Recent content by Thibault_C

A bit out of the context of the online course and more about actual learning of jazz piano: Let's acknowledge that learning piano would open the door to a gigantic amount of harmonic concepts and studies that are simply not accessible on the bass. However, there is only so much time available...

It ended up being a smart move but I was not that smart in the first place. I tried to sell it with all my other basses (€120) and after two months when somebody asked for €90, I woke up, said to myself "shag no" and closed the online ad. I realized later that bass was important for me because...

Yes, I tried it with diverse blocky objects, and it helped by raising my plucking hand position. But I tought about the whole thing and decided to return it. I was happy learning jazz on my own on my bass guitar, until last month, when my GAS went through the roof after a bass player let me put...

Ok, thanks for your feedback. Lessons are planned, but until then I've only checked to set the bass height up with youtube tutorials (general advice found was basically having the F from E string at eye level in playing position). But with the endpin set on the last notch (15th) the nut is...

Hi ! I have a question for Stagg EDB owners. I just received a Harley Benton DB01 from Thomann, the endpin is only 47 centimeters (18.5 inches). I'm 180cm tall (5'9 feet), and I need to set the bass at the very end (like, 10-13cm above the last notch) ... Seems like a recipe for disaster. I...

Hi, my name is Thibault, Long time reader of the forum, but never registered before. Quick bio : Started playing bass guitar in 2004 (like many teens of that decade, because of Flea—remember when electric bass on early YouTube was all RHCP covers?). Joined my first band in 2006, playing...