Listed below are a series of topics, and links to previous discussions of same. I'll be adding to this list periodically whenever anyone suggests a new topic that should be covered here. For the sake of housekeeping and cleanliness, I'll be keeping this thread locked and stuck to the top of the forum: so if you have any suggestions or links to send me, please notify me by PM.
NEWBIES: the purpose of this thread is not to discourage posting by new members, but rather to encourage informed posting by new members. Feel free to respond to any of these older threads - if you do, they'll get bumped back to the top and become open discussions again in case you have any questions or anything to add. You are of course also always welcome to start a new thread in any of the forums. Welcome to Talkbass!
WHY YOU NEED A TEACHER
Ray Parker's Monster Fingering Thread
Discussion of Ray's Fingering Thread
Discussion Topics
Advice for DB Newbies
Along the Strings vs. Across the Strings: Discussion
Alternatives to Simandl
Blazing Tempos
Double Bass (REALBASS) vs. Electric Upright (FUDGESICLE) Technique
Endurance Training
Fingerboard Markings
Fingerboard Position Markings: Good or Bad?
Fingering What You Hear
Half Steps between LH Fingers
Hand Size Discussion
Harmonics: Discussion on usage
Hearing Chord Changes
Height of the Bass
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How to Use a Bow
Intonation Practice
Intonation While Descending
Left Hand Cramping and how to get past it
Mistakes, Recovery and Focus
Practice: Walking, Soloing and The Big Picture
THE POCKET: What it is and how to find it
Simandl Editions: Sankey vs. Peters
Sitting vs. Standing
Sitting vs. Standing
Sitting vs. Standing
Three Octave Scales
Transitioning From Plank to Double Bass
Vomit Exercises
Uptempo Walking
Walking Bass Lines
Walking Bass Lines: Embellishing
Why Simandl?
NEWBIES: the purpose of this thread is not to discourage posting by new members, but rather to encourage informed posting by new members. Feel free to respond to any of these older threads - if you do, they'll get bumped back to the top and become open discussions again in case you have any questions or anything to add. You are of course also always welcome to start a new thread in any of the forums. Welcome to Talkbass!
WHY YOU NEED A TEACHER
Ray Parker's Monster Fingering Thread
Discussion of Ray's Fingering Thread
Discussion Topics
Advice for DB Newbies
Along the Strings vs. Across the Strings: Discussion
Alternatives to Simandl
Blazing Tempos
Double Bass (REALBASS) vs. Electric Upright (FUDGESICLE) Technique
Endurance Training
Fingerboard Markings
Fingerboard Position Markings: Good or Bad?
Fingering What You Hear
Half Steps between LH Fingers
Hand Size Discussion
Harmonics: Discussion on usage
Hearing Chord Changes
Height of the Bass
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed][Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
How to Use a Bow
Intonation Practice
Intonation While Descending
Left Hand Cramping and how to get past it
Mistakes, Recovery and Focus
Practice: Walking, Soloing and The Big Picture
THE POCKET: What it is and how to find it
Simandl Editions: Sankey vs. Peters
Sitting vs. Standing
Sitting vs. Standing
Sitting vs. Standing
Three Octave Scales
Transitioning From Plank to Double Bass
Vomit Exercises
Uptempo Walking
Walking Bass Lines
Walking Bass Lines: Embellishing
Why Simandl?
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