DOUBLE BASS Roll Call

MahlerGrooves · Unread post by **MahlerGrooves** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:35 pm

I know there are some general bass player roll calls, but I wanted to see who specifically plays DOUBLE BASS.

Please list how long you've been playing, what kind of music, and what, if any, instruments you own.

I have played classical for the past 10 years and jazz for the past 2. My instrument is a German double bass made around 1875.

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:43 pm

you're obsessed with double bass.

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:46 pm

GSRLessard14 wrote:you're obsessed with double bass.

MahlerGrooves · Unread post by **MahlerGrooves** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:47 pm

indeed I am. I play about 6 hours per day, study it in school, and hope to play as my job. But I would say I am no more obsessed with DB than some people here are with guitar.

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:49 pm

MahlerGrooves wrote:indeed I am. I play about 6 hours per day, study it in school, and hope to play as my job. But I would say I am no more obsessed with DB than some people here are with guitar.

at least you have grammar skills unlike the people who are obsessed with guitar

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:50 pm

i like tictacs wrote:
MahlerGrooves wrote:indeed I am. I play about 6 hours per day, study it in school, and hope to play as my job. But I would say I am no more obsessed with DB than some people here are with guitar.
at least you have grammar skills unlike the people who are obsessed with guitar

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:51 pm

double bass rules all, i wish i could play an instrument without frets

cj4258 · Unread post by **cj4258** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:19 am

Double bassist here. Played for the past three or so years (two orchestras and one string quintet), almost started teaching and one point.

I have a student-level bass with a laminated top that is (strangely) sometimes confused with, say, a German-made instrument somewhere around 1875. :shock:

It's a workhorse bass with sustain and tone that you'd never suspect. I set it up myself and spent almost a week getting the soundpost in just the right place - I'm proud of my piece of crap! I just can't afford anything better at this point in my life. I'll be putting a low C extension on it myself sometime soon.

I want nothing more than to play in a small jazz ensemble, but I don't have the time for it. Sadly, I don't have the time or energy to play it much anymore at all, thanks to work. One day that will definitely change.

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