Recent content by mikelcombs@gmai

  1. mikelcombs@gmai

    As a bassist how do you work on hearing/feeling the changes?

    I found it useful to recognize harmonic patterns by sight and by ear. Here's a book that deeply contributed to this in my life. Hearin' The Changes by Jerry Coker https://www.jazzbooks.com/jazz/product/HEAR
  2. mikelcombs@gmai

    Double Bass Colors..

    My bass is approx. 100 years old, has a flat back and most likely is from Markneukirchen. I play jazz. The sound is powerful, full of overtones, and projects well. As for the esoteric description I would say that it sounds like a forest. You can hear the respiration as the bass sounds. It is...