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05-19-2011, 12:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2011 Location: Virginia Beach | | | I'm New
Hey people, hope all is groovy. After 25 years as a bassist, I finally purchased an upright & figured I'd join Talk Bass.
Have a great day!
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05-19-2011, 12:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lighthouse Point, FL | | | Howdy!
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05-19-2011, 12:46 PM
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Standard advice: get a teacher, as trying to apply electric technique to the DB is a recipe for disaster, and form a relationship with a local luthier, who will become your best friend when your bass inevitably has a problem.
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05-19-2011, 03:21 PM
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05-19-2011, 03:37 PM
|  | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | Quote:
Originally Posted by lowblowmusic  Hey people, hope all is groovy. After 25 years as a bassist, I finally purchased an upright & figured I'd join Talk Bass.
Have a great day! | You mean after 25 years, you finally became a bassist! 
Sorry--- couldn't resist. Welcome to TB!
Excellent advice from Kungfu. A teacher will not only set you on the right path in terms of good habits and technique but will help you to avoid injury. Grab a chair and search through the threads. There's a wealth of information archived here. 
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05-19-2011, 08:20 PM
|  | Hammer On! | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Babbling Brook | | | Welcome to TalkBass! (TB)
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05-19-2011, 09:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia | | | I see you're in Virginia Beach...so am I! I started playing double bass last August. It's become a complete obsession. If you want to talk, sent me a message.
As stated earlier, a real bass teacher should be a priority.
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05-19-2011, 09:16 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MD/Metro DC | | | I also bought an URB after playing electric bass for 15 years.
Find the best teacher you can.
I took lessons from the late George Vance. I feel strongly that the method he espoused advanced my playing by years.
Light strings, low action, French bow.
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05-19-2011, 09:28 PM
| | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MKoby ...Light strings, low action, French bow. | Well, not for everyone.
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05-19-2011, 09:50 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Flint, MI (USA) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by drurb Grab a chair and search through the threads. There's a wealth of information archived here. | +1. You can't imagine how much valuable info there is here until you look. It's just incredible. And I'll add my voice to those recommending a teacher. I think you'll quickly find your DB learning falls into two categories: the stuff that is the same as BG, and the stuff that ain't. There's a lot more in that 2nd category than you'd first imagine, and almost all of it is quite physical and better learned with someone right there with you. Welcome.
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06-20-2011, 04:58 PM
|  | Paid to be here | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Orange County, California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by PostBop | Great info, thanks for posting this. I'm leaning towards trying my hand at upright too. Great resource from Gollihur here.
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