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Looking at the three triplets at the start of this Berklee jazz bass exercise, would you use strictly alternating right-hand fingers (1,2,1,2, etc., which can make for awkward finger crossings), or 1,2,1, 1,2,1, etc., which seems slower to execute, or 1,2,2, 1,2,2, 1,2,2 (finger-sliding the 2d...

As a fairly new bassist, when reading exercises or transcriptions I try to work out the fingering first. But I'm stumped if I should use two different fingers when playing on adjacent strings at the same position (is that "legit"?), or "bar" one finger across the two strings. I assume it may...

So I put Watco rejuvenating oil on my fingerboard in an effort to stop the darkening of my fingertips from the black polish the maker seems to have put on in the factory. While the oil did indeed seem to work--or at least reduce the black fingers--I now swear that the strings sound duller...

I'm a new player (but guitarist for 60 years) and can find my way around the bass OK but have questions about fingering. Is there a "right" way to go from this note to that note? Should I shift positions here...or there? What if there are two notes on adjacent strings, same position? Also, do...

I recently installed a brand-new set of Pirastros and after practicing for 15 minutes my right hand and left-hand fingers are completely smudged! Will this stop or is there some way of cleaning new strings to stop this? Thanks!

I bought a bass that was supposed to come with some cheap strings on it. So I ordered a set of Spirocore light gauge strings and immediately installed them on the bass the same day I received it. Later that day the seller emailed me to say that since I had to wait so long to get the bass (9...

I just took delivery of a new Eastman VB95, and put a new set of Spirocore weich strings on it. (I'm a guitarist learning the double bass.) Is there a "break-in period" where the bass improves with playing? I know that guitars certainly do that, and they even sell a contraption that attaches to...

I just received my set of Spirocore Weich (medium) 3885 strings for my 3/4 Eastman bass. Amazon.com is selling the set for $228, Sweetwater.com for $275, but I bought them from Thomann.de, and they were $141 + shipping! Shipping to the US was $30, so I came out way ahead. Just a heads-up.

I live in Mexico and plan to drive across the border to try out and buy an upright bass (probably a hybrid). Can anyone recommend a store or workshop that sells good-quality basses, new and/or used, within a couple hours drive of the border (Laredo would be ideal)? Thanks!

Hi: What do you folks think of this bass? Worth a look or not? I live in Central Mexico, and the bass is also in Mexico, though around 3 hours away. I'm a guitarist looking to buy a bass with a good sound, for recording purposes. Styles: jazz, folk, pop. From the listing: Double bass: Munich...