Recent content by Ryan Berg

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    Double Bass Headphones for practicing upright

    I am looking for some headphones to practice upright with recordings where I can still hear the upright naturally. I have nice headphones but am looking for something I can hear the bass without it being muffled.
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    Double Bass Endpin screw on bottom

    I want this endpin screw on bottom piece with the rubber. Does anybody know what it is exactly or know what I should order? I can't seem to find it on the intertubes. It is fairly standard I think. Thanks!
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    Double Bass 1970's walter woods min amp 1 channel

    anyone know the value of one of these?
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    Double Bass 1970's walter woods min amp 1 channel

    Anyone have any idea what the value of this is? for music instrument insurance purposes. thanks! ryan
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    Double Bass broken full cirlce pickup

    My thoughts too! I am just waiting to run into someone so I can try another jack. Still no word from Fishman. Maybe they are busy with Santa stuff.
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    Double Bass broken full cirlce pickup

    Thanks for the replies. Fishman still hasn't replied. It's been about a week or so. Nothing is visibly damaged. Just when it gets plugged in. And for the policeman-the person cut in between me and the amp. There was about 1 foot of space between. It was the drummer. Rookie mistake. Is there...
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    Double Bass broken full cirlce pickup

    So someone tripped over my cable the other night and it popped the jack of my full circle off of the strings. This has happened before, but this time the pickup was noticeably quiter and making EEEEHHHNDD noises, so I can no longer use it. I wrote an email to the company with no reply. Anyone...
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    Double Bass Bow rehair

    any other recommendations?
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    Double Bass Bow rehair

    Anyone have any recommendations for the best place to get my bow re-haired in NYC?
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    Double Bass using duets to teach

    I like to use the bach 2 part piano inventions and play tunes duo for jazz.
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    Double Bass Informal survey: Jam Session Tunes

    NYC How High the Moon honeysuckle rose along came betty jeanine bolivia there is no greater love summertime our love is here to stay inner urge one finger snap beatrice pinnochio nardis
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    Double Bass Informal survey: Jam Session Tunes

    I hate There Will Never be Another You
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    Double Bass Jazz trio and trading

    solo if you want to solo
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    Double Bass Is it time to burn my Real Book?

    My 2 cents. If you want to get better at learning songs by ear, start learning them by ear. Learn them from the records. Start learning what things cue what. ex...1Maj to 1dominant is almost always going to 4. learn all the theory you can and then learn it all with your ears or vice versa...