Recent content by bblumenthal

My first fretless was a used single-pickup Peavey. I didn't know any better at the time, and I liked it... fine to learn on. A few years later I found a great deal on an Alembic Epic fretless 5-string, and I'm completely hooked. Everytime I play a gig, folks comment on the tone and I'm just...

A phrase I like to tell my students is... "A right note at the wrong time will ALWAYS be a 100% wrong note; it doesn't belong there. However, the wrong note at the right time is at least 50% right.. it's at the right time!" The ultimate goal of perfect sight reading is to translate the...

Sort of like asking me my favorite food... too tough a question. However.. Scott LaFaro Milt Hinton Paul Chambers Talk Bass' own Lynn Seaton is a real mother, too... Barry

As always, Lynn, good advice. Another practice technique I use for fast tempi is dividing the tempo by 4. i.e., if the tempo you want to practice is quarter note = 280, then set the metronome on 70, and hear the click as being on beat 4. You know... "1, 2, 3, CLICK, 1, 2, 3, CLICK"... it take...

Bassman, Thanks for the reply; much appreciated... especially since it was with good news. I'll check out the Alembic site you mentioned. Best wishes.. Barry

Hey, all.. Nice to find this community.. I just joined. I was searching the web trying to get a handle on what a bass I own is worth and one of the google hits was this site. I'm primarily a jazz pianist and classical violinist (go figure), but I started playing upright bass 25 years...