Recent content by JonRobinson

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    Double Bass A Career as a Jazz Musician

    I know this thread is a little old, but I smiled when I read it because it reminded me of a quote I heard... I was at a clinic with a guitar player, forgive me if I'm wrong, but I think his name was Vineet Davidson. Really good player. But someone asked him about what he thought of making...
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    Jamerson tone/warmth in a bedroom amp?

    I've had my Minimark with the 2x10 Traveler cabinet and I gig with that 2 or 3 times a week and I practice everyday with the Minimark. It has an aux jack and a headphone jack, so its perfect for practicing, and it sounds great. If you're playing on a big stage, its not quite enough, but as far...
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    Double Bass Bass string audio samples

    Thank you so so so much for posting this... I've been wanting to experiment with new strings, but I'm afraid to because of the prices... And this site has the 3 sets I'm trying to decide between.
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    Double Bass D'Addario Zyex

    I forgot to say, I prefered the Zyex strings to Helicores without question. The sound is much more even, and I got a beautiful growl. The sound was really fat the whole way up the finger board, and you were still getting really nice tone all the way up the G string.
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    Double Bass D'Addario Zyex

    I recently played the Zyex strings on a friends bass and I liked them a lot. They have a gut-like feel and a nice controlled, round sound. The tension doesn't really feel any different when you compare the E and G string. You can't dig in a whole lot though, so it's a bit strange to adjust to. I...