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Sam Sherry replied to the thread Double Bass Slash chord question.As far as I can tell, vast portions of human scholarship in general and the internet in particular are devoted to drawing gigantic... -
Sam Sherry reacted to fdeck's post in the thread How did you pay for your performance degree? with
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Over the years I've met a number of ex-military musicians. One thing I can say without exception is that they all had killer chops and... -
Sam Sherry replied to the thread How did you pay for your performance degree?.Although I am not a veteran, I always recognize that your service made it possible for me to make a different choice. We might...
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Sam Sherry reacted to Wasnex's post in the thread How did you pay for your performance degree? with Like.
I started on viola in 5th grade. I crossed to double bass at approximately 8th grade and participated in the city's youth orchestra...
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Sam Sherry reacted to Chris Fitzgerald's post in the thread How did you pay for your performance degree? with
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Each student is different. I think they are faring well. I have some 25+ student recital programs framed on my office wall, and to my... -
Sam Sherry reacted to koertdekker's post in the thread Double Bass After 47 Years, Switching From Underwood to Gage LifeLine Writeup with Like.
I have been using the Underwood since the '80s and was satisfied with the clear and loud output. But since I started to learn arco I...
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Sam Sherry reacted to winston's post in the thread Double Bass "Concord Musical" scam website with Like.
Good catch, as a reward here's Rufus Reid playing bass on Eddie Harris' "Inapplicable Concord" :thumbsup:
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Sam Sherry replied to the thread Jazz Guitarist Learning Upright confused.What I LOVE about this clip is how Joe Cohn does NOT comp four-to-the-floor. He's doing his job and letting the bass player do the bass...
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Sam Sherry reacted to Bruce Calin's post in the thread Jazz Guitarist Learning Upright confused with Like.
This has been encouraged many times in different forums on this site: If at all possible, find a DB player and/or teacher who can show...
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Sam Sherry replied to the thread Jazz Guitarist Learning Upright confused.Wise choice! Search around the DB side for "Gary Karr technique" or "Karr fingering" or "vomit" (no, I am not kidding -- "vomit") and...
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Sam Sherry replied to the thread Double Bass Collapsing travel bass.See you and raise:
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Sam Sherry replied to the thread Double Bass Different basses for different drummers?.Huy, forgive them. They don't know what they don't know.
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Sam Sherry reacted to Chris Fitzgerald's post in the thread Double Bass Different basses for different drummers? with Like.
About the only change I make is to occasionally play unamplified with a certain drummer in town who has the musical facility to...
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Sam Sherry replied to the thread Double Bass Different basses for different drummers?.If you, a topnotch player, think it's worth it then it must be worth it. You know what you're doing. I have to learn from that by...
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Sam Sherry reacted to Chris Fitzgerald's post in the thread Double Bass Different basses for different drummers? with Like.
Aside from having a ply handy for adverse conditions and hopefully having a bass set up for arco someday, no. Every group/drummer has a...