Recent content by musicman1586

No, let me make this clear. I have no intention of becoming a soloist as a career. I was mentioning that I was attracted to the bass to begin with because for whatever crazy reason I adore it as a solo instrument. I know I am waaaay too late on the soloist gig, I was merely mentioning it as...

Alright everyone I need some advice, er, reassurance I guess. So recently I have decided that I can’t pursue academia as a career anymore, at least not going into the field I was going into. To make a looooong story short, I’m finishing a masters degree, was applying for doctorates...

Sorry to just get back, had a busy month so far. I appreciate this link, but personally I think there is more to discuss still. The tone of that thread borders on negative and discouraging, but given the number of schools and orchestras that now require at least one movement from a suite as part...

I'm kind of surprised that I need to ask this question, I figured surely someone would have asked such in preparation for auditions etc., however a search turned up nothing. My question is simply this, is there a general consensus as to which of the movements from any of the suites is the "best"...

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Yeah my father has the exact same problem and that is kind of why I posted up because it scared me for a second because he has a lot of trouble playing these days and surgery is the only solution. My finger kind of seemed like it was doing what his does, except that I could never get it "stuck"...

So before I ask my question, I do have a teacher but unfortunately I haven't been able to see him in about a month because of scheduling conflicts, so I do intend to seek his advice on the matter, but want to get some info before I see him next. So I've been having an intermittent problem...

Bump, still seeing if I can find anyone, anybody have a better suggestion for which area to post this in for better luck perhaps?

Hey everyone, going to keep this quite simple: I'm looking for any one in the Dallas or Austin area that uses any of the variations of the laborie end pin, whether its a "proper" Laborie, a tiltblock, and eggpin, whatever, that would be willing to meet up with me to allow me to try it out. I...

This is my intention here. Let me reiterate that I am not looking for the perfect pickup solution at all, far from it in truth because at this early into my playing I probably wouldn't even know it if it was right in front of me. My question is NOT about MY bass, MY setup, MY sound. It is about...

Question of curiosity for everyone. Seems like most people have to try out a number of pickup/preamp/amp combinations before finding the one that works best for their set-up and the sound they want. As a beginning DBist I'm still more concerned with whether or not I'm producing a sound even...

You aren't hijacking at all, this is EXACTLY what I was hoping to find out starting this thread, and in the back of my head I hoped someone with a background like yours would chime in. If you wouldn't mind me picking your brain a bit more I have some further thoughts about this. There are two...

Let me reiterate, I am not worried about this problem for myself, I play German and that will stay my main grip for a while. I am worried about how much this issue is ignored when advising other beginners on how to play French grip. Do a search yourself, almost every time a beginner asks about...

So in other words then, there is some agreement that the problems a beginner faces in learning to play might quite possibly just be a matter of necessary strengthening and not strictly attributable to overgripping, not knowing how to use the weight of the bow/arm, or an improper grip? In other...

Yes, this is true for good tone production, but I do not think that the pain/soreness that many beginners seem to have is simply because they have learned to properly use the weight of the bow yet. (On a side note, I should mention that I use to play violin, and while the grip and angle of...