Hi everyone,

I'm usually on the DB bass side, but I have a question for all of you. I recently got asked to play a night for the show Rent (somewhere in Rochester). My primary instrument is double bass, but I DO play proficient bass guitar. I'm not very good at slap, but I can play different styles, read music, play with good time, etc. I've played musicals before and my strong focus is in jazz (I'm a jazz major at Eastman), but I was wondering if anyone knew if the book was a challenge or not. I've certainly heard the music quite a bit, but don't know how techincally demanding it is. Thanks so much!

Danny

I just watched the movie last night! Crazy. I was thinking about learning some of the tunes from the movie, myself, though I really can't say if it is technically challenging. Sorry :(

Hi everyone,

I'm usually on the DB bass side, but I have a question for all of you. I recently got asked to play a night for the show Rent (somewhere in Rochester). My primary instrument is double bass, but I DO play proficient bass guitar. I'm not very good at slap, but I can play different styles, read music, play with good time, etc. I've played musicals before and my strong focus is in jazz (I'm a jazz major at Eastman), but I was wondering if anyone knew if the book was a challenge or not. I've certainly heard the music quite a bit, but don't know how techincally demanding it is. Thanks so much!

Danny

If you heard the music quite a bit, why wouldn't you know how technically demanding it is for you?

You don't always hear everything, and sometimes it's written differently from what it sounds like. I was only asking if there's anything physically demanding (such as slap) along those lines.

I know there's at least one Fretless tune, "Without You", but possibly more. I can't remember if there's any slap, but from what I understand it helps to have a 5-string across the board (fretless and fretted). Sorry I couldn't be of more help =\

I have heard that at least some of the bass parts are rather challenging... but have not had any first-hand experience with the score, sorry.