Recent content by talentless_hack

Pau, figured I'd chime in as a fellow beginner. I have a history of halfassing learning new instruments and wasn't sure whether I'd really like the double bass or be able to make it do anything musical, so I rented my first bass - it cost me about $70 a month for a surprisingly nice plywood...

Exactly what I wanted to hear, thank you!! Was worried I wouldn't get enough out of a nice bass to be able to really appreciate it.

Thank you all for your replies, a lot of great advice. Sounds like I'm going to be playing a lot of basses! I'll be hunting down an instructor in San Jose as well, so once I find one I'll see if he wants to come along and make a few bucks by helping me pick a bass. Upton is back on my radar as...

I'm new to the double bass and have been renting and taking lessons for the past 3 or 4 months to feel out whether I enjoy the DB, am capable of playing it, etc. Well, it turns out that I love the double bass - it's by far my favourite instrument that I've played. I've been poking through the...

I'm in British Columbia, out in Surrey at the moment. The open mic is at a pub a few blocks from my place.

To clarify, it's a jam. Going up to play by my lonesome would probably fall more under the category of standup comedy than music. Thanks for all the advice - I am going to head over on Tuesday to get a sense of what they're playing and talk to the leader to see what's what. Might put off going...

But what if she's busy?

I am a total beginner who discovered bass a couple of months ago after playing guitar off and on for years. I've really become enamoured with the bass - I have sold a bunch of my guitars and am now focussing my musical efforts exclusively on becoming a better bassist. I'd like to pop my...