The Perils of Fingerboard Markings - Page 10

chicagodoubler · #**181** 08-20-2011, 09:02 AM

Yeah, I spend a lot of time playing Bach and Bottesini on someone else's bass. YAWN. If you aren't playing classical rep you may never need a dot at all. When I'm playing the second suite at pitch, those little specs of white out are a *lifesaver.*

ThumpPlunkJunk · #**182** 08-20-2011, 10:13 AM

I think dots would just distract me.

Ben Mitchell · #**183** 08-20-2011, 10:23 AM

I just use the different natural marks of the fingerboard to judge distance, although I've gone without it for a long time too.

rdwhit · #**184** 08-23-2011, 10:06 PM

I can think of one broadway show that came through town which had a couple of very exposed whole notes around 7th position. Amplification & headphones exposed the long notes much more. Everyone in the pit including the conductor can hear every tiny detail with headphones. I put a small wax pencil mark on the harmonic G & the A 1/2 step up just to be sure I'd nail it in those spots to get the passage started. When you are at the mercy of headphones & a sound man I see no reason not to do this for just a few notes.

chicagodoubler · #**185** 08-26-2011, 03:01 AM

Yeah, Rob

Pride vs precision....

Professionals make the choice that works. Period.