Recent content by Gavin Hobbs

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    What year did you start playing bass?

    I think I was lucky enough to start on an origonal American made Fender P , didn't even know what the string names were and without YouTube and no internet , you taught yourself what you could , I was a legend in my own mind..
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    What year did you start playing bass?

    I started on a JD Brothers 4 string acoustic bass about five years ago. I then transitioned onto the Double Bass and have been playing both every day since ( even most Sundays too lol .)
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    Double Bass Am I the only Double Bassist in Johannesburg / Gauteng , South Africa ?

    What a lovely piece of Music thank you , fantastic quartet . And therein lies the goal of such effortless playing whilst sight playing , incredible.
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    Double Bass Am I the only Double Bassist in Johannesburg / Gauteng , South Africa ?

    Hi Papageno. Thank you for the link I will see if I can make contact . Cheers. Gavin.
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    Double Bass Am I the only Double Bassist in Johannesburg / Gauteng , South Africa ?

    Found it , thank you for kindly pointing me in the right direction.....
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    Double Bass Am I the only Double Bassist in Johannesburg / Gauteng , South Africa ?

    Hi. I thought I was on the right forum, sorry.I will re-post on the right forum.
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    Double Bass Am I the only Double Bassist in Johannesburg / Gauteng , South Africa ?

    Hey Hi. A shout out to any and all Double Bassists residing in South Africa.(If there are any aside from myself ???? Cant believe I'm actually saying/typing this. ) OK as I stated above , are there any other Double Bassists residing in the Johannesburg / Gauteng area ? I would love to chat...
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    What year did you start playing bass?

    Three years ago I was 52 years old....
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    A theory 'question' that I am batteling with big time.

    Howzit CaptainWally. Thank you for getting back to me with this helpful advice , recently I have cleared up quit a few issues and received a lot of really good advice now I am going over it .
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    A theory 'question' that I am batteling with big time.

    Hi Steve. George Martin is a fantastic Bassist and teacher his tutorials are fantastic. Aside from this site I have picked up so much helpful( and some somewhat rather confusing) content off YouTube which has helped me improve on the bow and help with the theory side of things. I absolutely...
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    A theory 'question' that I am batteling with big time.

    Another question sorted thank you , really interesting info you gave me.
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    A theory 'question' that I am batteling with big time.

    Ok I will dive into half and first positions and for the next couple of weeks and months .
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    A theory 'question' that I am batteling with big time.

    Thank you for the link so helpful.
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    A theory 'question' that I am batteling with big time.

    You are correct , thank you for your reply, Cheers. Gavin.
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    A theory 'question' that I am batteling with big time.

    It is helpful , thank you. LOL I am almost scared to ask I HAVE ANOTHER DUMB QUESTION ....hope this is still music theory related so that I am still on topic... As a bassist should I focus on the Bass Clef or all the Clef's ? As most of our lines are written on the Bass Clef I find that most of...
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