Recent content by Gbassment

Hey guys! :hyper: I've been playing electric and double bass for about a year (before that I played guitar for 5-6 years) and my current gear is a german double bass from the 30s, a Fender Mexico Jazz Bass, and a Ashdown Perfect Ten 30w amp. As you probably can tell I haven't really been...

Thanks for the replies! Most of my arco excercises has been playing open strings with a metronome, playing whole notes, half notes, quarter notes on each string. I bow the whole notes with the entire bow, aswell as the half notes. When I play the quarter notes, I play them with each section...

Thats a relief, thank you :hyper: I use a french bow with a grip similiar to what this guy uses at 1:48 And pops rosin. I don't really use my wrist that much while bowing. I've been trying, but I don't think I'm doing it right. Also, I'm "falsing" more when I bow from top to frog. Frog...

Hey everyone. New guy here! Some background.. I've been playing the double bass since september 09 with focus on jazz, but since the winter holidays I've become more and more interested in playing some classical music, mostly for the sake of intonation. I ordered a finale bow (from...