Hello, Mom of Bass Player

[ZMom]

I have a Junior in high school that plays double bass (been playing since 6th grade). I joined to see if I could get advice from others. Sometimes he makes me want to pull my hair out.

[James Hart]

LOL, maybe I can give you my Mom's #, I'm 39 and though just barely.... she survived

Welcome to Talkbass! I'm an electric player since the 80's... just got my first double bass this month. Plenty of good people with good advise here... both Double AND Electric sides of the forum.

[snaverb]

Mommas..... Dont let your babies grow up to play Sadowskys, Laklands, Fenders, Warwicks, ect ect ect......

MusicMan Basses are the best basses on the planet, period.

[brianbj46]

at least he doesn't play something like trumpet or drums!!! (or guitar

[WalterBush]

Originally Posted by ZMom

I have a Junior in high school that plays double bass (been playing since 6th grade). I joined to see if I could get advice from others. Sometimes he makes me want to pull my hair out.

My mom, too, is the surviving mother of a bass player. We get better, grow up, move out, start developing GAS and molding our careers and budgets around Roger Sadowsky or Bob Gollihur's catalog, and life goes on

[brisonic]

Originally Posted by ZMom

I have a Junior in high school that plays double bass (been playing since 6th grade). I joined to see if I could get advice from others. Sometimes he makes me want to pull my hair out.

Good bassists are very much in demand, heck a mediocre player can still make decent cash. If he's a decent player support him to be a batter player (of the bass).