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Hi all pros, Need some insights/advice on when to use embellishments and fills so that it's tasteful. Finding the sweet spot between overplaying and playing too little. Some players can play so much yet make everything sound tasteful all at the same time(Mononeon, Sharay Reed etc) Do you have...

Thanks a lot for great advice guys! So I guess it's best to work out different fingerings for the same phrase and think about it based on how I want the phrase to sound? All these while working out with Bass methods from Simandl/Quarrington? I haven't really got to it but my teacher when I...

Hi all! I am still relatively new to double bass, crossed over from electric awhile ago. Would like to ask some of you pros, how do you figure out the best fingerings to play a particular phrase? The considerations that you have when you have a melody in your head and how to approach...

Thanks for all the advice and encouragement guys, really appreciate it. I have experience playing in bands, currently in one right now and I am constantly playing with others. There arent a lot of complaints regarding my playing but when there are complaints its usually about me messing up a...

Thanks for all the advice guys. The big issue for me is really trying to maintain the consistency. For example I could play a groove for 32 bars and most of the time there would be at least a few mess ups where I would be out of sync timing wise. I think it could be a concentration issue but...

I have been playing for about 4 years.

Hi everybody, I have a problem that should probably be every bass players worst nightmare. I have trouble staying in the groove. I cant seem to be able to hold even simple grooves for a extended period of time. Too many times I will either be a little bit off on certain beats and I cant seem...