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I never played in 5ths but i think not because if you play in 5ths your top string is an A string which is the same as in solo tuning. If you are interested read what Joel Quarrington wrote on his website about this tuning that he use.

It means that you play reading the music exactly as written in C major but using solo tuning (bass tuned one tone higher - sounds D major). The piano score is also written one tone higher to match the tonality. You can usually find the popular pieces also in orchestral tuning. You will find...

I am sure that they exist as I heard them before in bass recitals. You can also hear them in this videos from Klaus Stoll. Its just complicated finding them in any book. The orch. version of Rigoletto was released in Solos for the double bass player by Oscar Zimmerman.

Hi I am preparing Rigoletto and Pulcinella solo passages for orchestral auditions I would like to rehearse them with piano accompaniment in solo tuning. I have searched all around Internet for the piano accompaniment and couldn't find anything. Does anybody know where to find or would be...

I would like to thank all of you for sharing your experiences. It´s been really helpful for me. The thing I fear the most is causing cracks on top of the bass, because of uneven string pressure on the bridge during the process of installation. Altough the tension will probably be so low that it...

Dear Jim, I have sent an e-mail to David Gage and I am waiting for their reply. I thought it would make sense to ask at Talkbass as well since there are a lot of experienced bass players here.

Hi Occasionally I need to play gigs with a pickup. I would probably use the pickup 4 or 5 times a year for a week or so. I wanted to ask for opinion if Realist Lifeline pickup would suit my needs. Is frequent (de)installment of the pickup dangerous for the instrument in any way? Is it...

Hi I would like to buy a small portable Audio-Video recording device to record my DB performance. Zoom Q2HD and Sony HDR-MV1 are available for a reasonable price. Has anybody here tried both of them and could recommend me which one would be better. Zoom Q2HD + accessory pack (tripod..) is 214...

I think like always bowing scales is the best place to start. First 2 notes on one bow than 4, 8... Doing this with metronome at different tempos. When I practice whole scale on one bow (very hard), I always have the same problem I lose volume and come to the end of the bow too fast. Because of...

I have uploaded a lot of photos. If admin thinks its too much I will delete them.

I finally got my bass back. I think the luthier done good job. I haven't noticed change in volume for now, color of sound is little different - G string sounds very bright but I think its because of setup change (G string is very low). As you can see in the photos he decided to put new wood...

the picture with screwdrivers is of my bass.. luthier did not mention anything about neck block being to thin. I will ask him what he thinks. I am still waiting for him to finish with the repair. I didn't think it will take so long.

I think probably he will reinforce them to support the box since its straining.. I don't know. Do you think that I will have constant problems in future because of green wood or it will mature with time? I had one repair since I bought the bass (2years ago) .. the fingerboard came off and the...

I took my bass 3 weeks ago to luthier near Udine in Italy. He sent me some pictures and said that hopefully the work will be finished this week. He said that he had some problems with opening of the back because it was glued with some synthetic glue. There is another problem.. he thinks that...

The Okamp team has finally announced the program, it will be M. Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition. as a bass player you can participate in addition with OkamP Wind Ensemble and there will be a string chamber orchestra but the program is not yet known. The mentor for bass...