Recent content by Aryah Zyx

I really liked Mr. Karr's video, that is brilliant how he allows the weight of the bass to come forward into his hand. I was always taught to allow the bass to rest slightly back and connect at my hip, so that the bass stays up with no pressure at all from the left hand. That's probably good for...

I played my double bass from 6th grade to senior year in high school, but sort of let it drop once I entered college. I'm going to be 21 soon, and I'd like to pick it back up once I'm old enough to jam with some friends who perform regularly in a place that does serve alcohol. I'm a couple of...

Well, I don't really have this problem. Maybe it's a girl thing, but I like to be able to keep my bass upright without using my hands. Usually I wedge a corner of the bass between my left leg (which goes behind the bass) and my hip, which allows my hands to focus less on support and more on...

I've been playing bass orchestrally for 5 years now, and my teacher was not altogether familiar with the bass. He actually started out playing trumpet, and then went from that to violin, viola, cello, and then bass, meaning that he wasn't nearly as helpful as I would have liked. Unfortunately...

I don't have much experience with bows, but I can tell you that I like the Chinese pernambuco bow I bought for $50 (Plus $40 shipping) off ebay worlds better than the carbon fiber one I got as part of the beginner package from Paige's Music.

I was looking for information on how to deal with blisters. I'm a sophomore in high school and I play the string bass, and just recently joined jazz band. Whole different ballgame than orchestra. Anyway, thanks for the tip about super glue!