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Hello ! I'm a double bass player and recently I've been working on rhythm changes, my walking bass lines are getting better (I did some...

I keep choosing bass as the instrument i connect with most, maybe because it is familiar at this stage, but the soloists I enjoy listening to play...

And if possible explain shortly (or long if you feel like it) why that tune, walking line, solo, etc. is personal and why do you recommend it!...

I love arco jazz solo's so I've been spending a significant amount of time recently thinking about how to use the bow as a jazz bassists. I also...

Forgive me if this is not the correct forum.... I'm not a funky player but I think I did ok putting something together over that drum break in...

I am looking for a set of strings for a period accurate Bottesini performance, which ones would work best?

Hi Bassists, in this video you can listen to, the difference of this type of tuning: 5ths, 4ths and solo. The bass is the same, fitted with...

On my new solo album "Juvenile Fish Tales" Michael Manring plays a great fretless part and an Ebow solo on one track. Here is an article and link...

Are you (or do you know) a bassist who is looking to up their artistic possibilities on unaccompanied solos or be truly competitive in concerto or...

I'm looking for something easy to work on as a beginner's solo piece, roughly one page in length. To give an idea of my level, I've attached an...

I've been working on my solos, trying to make them more sophisticated, and I've fallen into composing over the changes to So What, which I find...

Does anyone know where I could find free software I could use to transpose pieces down a whole step for solo tuning? I've been trying to play more...

As my latest solo video to post.. Honored to present the first recording of a neo-Baroque piece by the spectacular Michal Bylina... [MEDIA]

Enjoying some “high note bass solo” these days, such as American Elm by Janek Gwizdala, El Silencio by America Paz, that drives my crazy for the...

a piece i contributed to yet another wonderful consortium of David Heyes -- this time for pieces in homage to the legendary conductor-bassist...

Does anyone know how to play measure 57 of Bottesini Concerto 2? I cant find a good way, I've tried all on the G (next to impossible to intonate...

I was watching this video: [MEDIA] And I thought it sounded amazing and wanted to learn it but I couldn't find it on the bille method page on...

Does anyone have the sheet music for the 12 waltzes, specifically no.3 they could send to me?

Hi there, I’m having hard time finding double bass solo albums with lots of bowed melodies that are not classical per se but the double bass arco...

I had this memory of the horns quieting down for a bass solo on The Birthday Concert's Chicken, but Jaco doesn't take a solo on that recording. I...

I'm selling my incredible Bernard Walke French Bow that I purchased from David Gage in 2017. This is an incredibly agile and loud stick that can...

// TL;DR What is your solo writing process ? // I play in this early Jamaican ska band and I'm loving it. Some songs are just 3 minutes of the...

I got this set for a recital and decided to use orchestral tuning. I never even opened the packages. Brand new! Pirastro Passione.

Hey guys! Have worked super hard on this, hope you like it! Huge Jaco fan. Absolutely love Continuum...wanted to create something sorta in that...

I'm reconsidering my slap technique. I like to play my solos improvised (as much as reasonable), as I feel there's too much written stuff in my...

Spiro solo E's but with different ball ends?! What's going on here?!

Hi there, I am looking for a set of Spirocore weich orchestra strings that are lightly used. I have a lightly used set of Spirocore Solo strings...

Hi folks, I'm wondering if anyone has a score for the VII: Vivo movement of Stravinsky's Pulcinella? I can only seem to find piano scores online....

Exceedingly rare Gamut Solo set (E,B,E,A) of new gut strings. I put them on the bass and they are exquisite, truly works of art. I am taking on...

Salut all, My dad sent me that clip and said to me "LA BASSE, LA BASSE ! " Yeah yeah la basse, it is some reggae ok nice but it doesn't...

Here is the progression. Eb-Bbsus4-Eb-Gm Wondering about what your approach would be to this. Just something simple that you could really feel...

Full set of D'Addario Kaplan solos in good condition. I bought these from LouisF here on TalkBass. The full set was on my bass for a coupla weeks...

[MEDIA] Like Justin Johnson might do, except with a bass. If it does exist and there are recordings of it, or mayhap some accepted technique, I...

Salut all A guitar solo was asked on a backing track for a contest. I decided to play bass on it ! SURPRISE to you little six light gauge...

I’m gonna make this short. I really like Sam Kiszka’s (Greta Van Fleet) playing. I think he’s really creative and he plays bass in very different...

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I'm trying to get a cross between a Lemmy/Cliff burton sound with a Slash lead sound. Yes I have been playing Slash guitar lines and solos and...

A set of Thomastik Spirocore Superflexible Solo strings. Unopened packets Either use for solo tuning or great for concert pitch low tension as...

PRICE DROP - now asking $2000 obo German bow from the Thomas Martin studio with the name Claude Marchand. Fairly light, really nimble and easy to...

Hey all, Got a couple accessories for sale. Not playing much upright these days so just don't need them anymore. All prices include shipping to...