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    Esperanza Spalding wins.

    Esperanza Spalding...........did anybody mention that she is ''''HOT''''.............
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    Double Bass How should I store my bass?

    I have to agree......you couldn't fit an upright under the bed I now have..... but if you would like to 'drop off' your bass I could find a way to squeeze it under..........
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    Double Bass Cleaning Plain Gut Strings

    I've used 'coco butter' on my guts for the last twenty years ..... some other cats turned me on to the 'butter',,,,,,,,[not on my wraped e&a strings].....
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    Double Bass Juzek Hybrid

    I never heard of 'ply Juzek'.....I guess you learn something new every day....... Those labels look real to me.....I've got a 1926 Juzek'3/4'....a real sweet bass... and those labels look like the 'real deal'.....
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    Double Bass The Real Book!

    I know 'old thread'.......there are so many versions of the 'real book'......its crazy.. so many fake books......but its true that you have got to listen to what the cord player is doing.....after a while its not that hard.....there are just so many variations.... hang in there....learning to...
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    How to tell my parents?

    Dam.....It's an old thread but ....but only now read by me......great advice ...I guess.... But on the other hand you can always just go for it.....jazz, as an example is full time..... there is no way you could listen to all the music you need to hear in order to get a nice feel for...
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    Beautiful 200 Year Old German Bass for Sale

    Sweet looking bass......when I hit the 'lotto' you'll hear from me.......lol
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    Old German Bass, late 1800's

    Sweet looking bass for sure....I like the dark color......
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    Double Bass Eddie Gomez

    When I was a kid [35yrs ago]my bass teacher told me he didn't like Eddie's sound, it sounded like a banjo to him.........I stopped studying with him....to me Eddie was the '****'........
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    Jazz and the Bass Guitar

    I understand the 'debate' ..........I play what we used to call 'The Wood'......I was a snob like a lot of cats.................then when I was much younger a guy came along named 'Jaco'........................never more a 'debate' for me..........Musicians take and make music and...