Recent content by Rompi

Unfortunately, the bridge and soundpost recently collapsed on my bass. I was able to get a luthier to reset the soundpost and bridge, but the bass has not been playing as well since. I have found that the strings have been stiffer/harder to play and it has been more difficult to get a full sound...

Many of you will have seen this legendary video with Christian McBride and his trio a few years back on Fried Pies. It's a sublime video with showcasing the trio's dazzling virtuosity, while still sounding sincere and having an amazing feel to it. I've been transcribing McBride's bass solo...

Hey all To my excitement, I'll be visiting New York for 3 weeks in July to check out the awesome jazz scene over there. I'll be staying in Brooklyn for the first week and studying at NYU through their jazz improvisation summer course in the second two weeks. I have a few questions for more...

I've just finished high school and I'm about to jump into a jazz course at uni on the double bass. While I kept my practice up throughout last year, I did not get much time to play with other people, particularly drummers. Although I have reasonable time and rhythm, sometimes I am not as tight...

Hi Everyone I've just finished school, and I'm looking to ramp up my double bass practice regime! One of the areas in my playing I want to improve is my sight reading, particularly with respect to jazz rhythm and harmony. Does anyone know of any good books (apart from the real book) which...

I've recently been trying my best to incorporate odd meter tunes into my practice regime. I've never really explored jazz beyond the scope of 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8 with a little bit of 5/4 sprinkled in. I have decided to start by focusing primarily of 7/8, as it seems to be the next intuitive step. I...

Hey all I've been recently scouring the internet in vain hopes of finding a copy of the album 'But Not Really' by Les McCann. Superb album featuring Victor Gaskin on bass and Paul Humphrey on drums, but they're so together throughout the album that you can imagine them as one! The album's just...

Hey I'm mostly into straight ahead jazz but recently, I've been looking into playing better bass lines over funky/riff based tunes (on the Double Bass). I've been using 'Strasbourg St Denis' as a reference to start, using this video with the Roy Hargrove quintet. I chose this tune as I love...

Hey Pnchad, thanks for the advice. I guess you're right, listening was how I got an understanding of jazz so I suppose I must start listening to latin too! Any names of artists or tunes to get me started? Just need some ideas to feed off so I can start to scratch the surface! Cheers

Hey everyone So I've had my head in straight ahead jazz for awhile now. Just just going through my real book, reading chord changes, doing a bit of transcribing, learning to solo etc. I can safely say that at this point, I can read most chord changes on the fly at a jam session, being able to...

Hey guys Thanks so much for the help (the chart was much appreciated Iona Bass!). Funnily enough, although I regularly play 'Some Day my Prince Will Come', 'Very Early' and 'Waltz for Debby' at jam sessions, besides listening, I've never made the effort to practice them outside of a jamming...

Hey everyone I've been recently trying to improve my sense of groove and my sense of internal rhythm. I've been looking at the jazz waltz recently, as admittedly, I'm not too great at playing outside of 4/4. A particular tune I recently stumbled and have decided to work on was 'Question and...

Hello there I've been playing DB for a while and for the most part, have had minimal issues regarding serious pain and injury. However, recently when I have been playing, I have been getting a burning like pain in my elbow and forearm, a bit like the pain you get when you exercise. As a result...

Hey Everyone I'm primarily a jazz player and neglect my arco, but I try my best to at least play some scales with a bow each time I practice (for intonation). My arco tone in lower positions is probably sub par at best, but it's enough to get by. While I am able to sort of get by in thumb...

I've been following TB for about a year now (magnificent source for bass thank you very much), but onto the post. I've been playing DB for a few years now. However, it hasn't been until recently that I've started taking the instrument more seriously and doing practice everyday. I had been...