Double Bass Celebrating my two years of playing !!!

[Lionel Albert]

Hi !

It's not so good, caught with my phone...

I feel more comfortable...
I should feel happy.

 

[Steve Freides]

Nice! Congratulations on your anniversary.

-S-

 

[Lionel Albert]

Nice! Congratulations on your anniversary.

-S-

Thank you !

 

[Lionel Albert]

I encourage everyone who plays the bass guitar to learn to play the double bass, overall if he or she plays jazz. The gates widely opened to me, I play with professional and I'm just an amateur.
That couldn't have been possible with sax, guitar, bass guitar, keyboard... No question about how I learnt or how I'm learning, they only want me to play.

 

[Ketbass]

Congrats on your anniversary. Playing jazz on a DB definitely opens up possibilities for all sorts of musical styles. Outlining chord shapes, soloing and exploring during jams can really illuminate the music you're playing and help you hear more in the music you're listening to. I'm into my 5th year(40+yrs on fretless electric) and I really feel the DB has made a bigger impact on my playing/listening skills than any other of my instruments. Currently starting to learn cello(as if I needed to add to my burdens) and am excited to deep dive into that world too.

I'd encourage you to also start learning how to bow. That skill changes all dynamics and gives you another tonal palette to enjoy. An added bonus is it will help you dial in your intonation even if you never decide to use it public. Cheers!

 

[bass player 53]

I encourage everyone who plays the bass guitar to learn to play the double bass, overall if he or she plays jazz. The gates widely opened to me, I play with professional and I'm just an amateur.
That couldn't have been possible with sax, guitar, bass guitar, keyboard... No question about how I learnt or how I'm learning, they only want me to play.

I would encourage anyone who plays jazz, or especially wants to play jazz to have basic keyboard skills, with hearing and recognizing chord types and extensions/alterations. This is a required basic skill, and will improve your ear training in general. Bonus points if you can do this for guitar. A 61 key basic keyboard with a reasonable acoustic piano sound is all is needed, nothing fancy.

Oh, and congrats to the OP!

 

[Lionel Albert]

Thanks !
@Ketbass I performed several times with the bow, one of the musician I play with, has got a brother who is a renowned double bass teacher, his brother gave me a free lesson about the bow but that was after I performed.

@bass player 53 I play the keyboard.

 

[Lionel Albert]

That's pretty difficult, not ready for a double bass duet !


I tried also to play like if I was playing for real.