I don't carry a bass in a plane with me anymore. I have a flight case and since I go to Europe and Asia a lot, it is easier for me to simply check my bass as baggage. So far, nothing has happened to my instruments and they have always showed up at my final destination!
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Hi to all from Jeff Berlin
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I don't carry a bass in a plane with me anymore. I have a flight case and since I go to Europe and Asia a lot, it is easier for me to simply check my bass as baggage. So far, nothing has happened to my instruments and they have always showed up at my final destination!
Hi Jeff,
Just wanted to say "hi". Am in the office today working dilligently on Markbass and Acoustic stuff. Your combo, of course is doing great.
I continue to practice and play doing a lot of sessions with some buddies, mainly to keep up my chops...40 years and still rocking...
Next time you are in St. Louis we should spend another evening on the deck!
Safe travels.
Patrick Stevenson
Just wanted to say "hi". Am in the office today working dilligently on Markbass and Acoustic stuff. Your combo, of course is doing great.
I continue to practice and play doing a lot of sessions with some buddies, mainly to keep up my chops...40 years and still rocking...
Next time you are in St. Louis we should spend another evening on the deck!
Safe travels.
Patrick Stevenson
Hey there Jeff.
With regard to practicing do you feel that, now in your career, where you are (or at least I assume you are) earning a decent income from your bass playing that you no longer have the necessity to practice for as much as you maybe did when you were younger?
Does family, business and other commitments get in the way of your shedding or do you still have the same drive you did before you made it 'pro' for lack of a better term?
All the best,
Sam
With regard to practicing do you feel that, now in your career, where you are (or at least I assume you are) earning a decent income from your bass playing that you no longer have the necessity to practice for as much as you maybe did when you were younger?
Does family, business and other commitments get in the way of your shedding or do you still have the same drive you did before you made it 'pro' for lack of a better term?
All the best,
Sam
If anybody is interested in the Dean Jeff Berlin bass, contact the Dean company in Tampa florida and ask for John Puhl (pool). He can answer your questions and he can also give you a discount. If he says that he doesn't know anything about a discount, just tell him that Jeff said that Elliott was offering a discount of the Jeff Berlin bass.
Once you have acquired your instrument, straighten the neck out with the hex wrench and check the action of the bridge pieces. You may have to do this a couple of times to make sure that the strings don't buzz.
Once you have acquired your instrument, straighten the neck out with the hex wrench and check the action of the bridge pieces. You may have to do this a couple of times to make sure that the strings don't buzz.
Pat Stevenson is the gentleman who was the head of artist relations for Crate when I endorsed this amp. He is a total gentleman, a great guy dedicated to excellence in everything he does. A truly fine fellow.
Have a great day Pat.
If I practiced to get a gig, i would have been finished practicing decades ago. I could read, solo, comp in different style when I was 21 years old. But I couldn't PLAY!
I have always practiced for the artistic inspiration of doing new and continuously creative things on my bass. These days, EVERYBODY plays faster than I do. They use five fingers when they pluck, they blaze through tunes. I am the old man now and I can't do these things. What is left to me is whatever it is that I can find that is different, inspirational, meaningful to me as a player.
I still work on new things and review some old ones. All in all, as I age, I am becoming a better and better player because, in art, as a young man, up until I turned 50, I SUCKED! I HATED MY PLAYING and I cannot listen to those records. But, now, at least I don't hurl when I hear my playing which means that maybe I am getting a little better as I get older.
My Sunday morning listening fare while I am in the office this morning is the Buena Vista Social Club. Tons of feel. Not much flash.
Thanks for the kudos, Jeff. PRS
I noticed that no one seemed to have a problem with my comment that academic groove lessons are unneccesary in the academic development a musician goes thorugh as they study. I am quite pleased that there wasn't a problem with this statement. If you do have a question about this, please let me know.
Man Jeff...you're over 50? I just saw you live not too long ago and I never would have guessed you were that much older than me. Dude...kudos on the age defying secret formula you've been using!
Then there still is hope! Thanks for the reply to my question and I look forward to meeting you in Clearwater in the near future!!
Jeff, I took a few lessons from you at Bass Centre in LA many years ago. At that time, I was mainly a keyboard and trumpet player, and obsessed with slap...you let me play your original bass for a minute, because I asked about the Barts you had in there. I played a Czech-built Dean of yours, and except for the pickups being different, it felt very similar. Do you still have the original? Or is it relegated to the Smithsonian?
I think that what I took away from our short time together was how to learn, how to teach, and the ear training that I lacked at the time. I thank you for the knowledge, it has served me well. It was an intense three hours, and it definitely changed my bass playing life. When you were at Mars Music in Houston on Father's Day 02, we got to chat a little bit again...that you remembered me then was amazing to me. Keep up the good work, and the honesty that is so lacking in society at large today!
Eric
Edit: You ever talk to Tris anymore? I know he's been doing the Chicago gig for years and years, just wondering if you still talk to him. If you do tell him hi from me...
I think that what I took away from our short time together was how to learn, how to teach, and the ear training that I lacked at the time. I thank you for the knowledge, it has served me well. It was an intense three hours, and it definitely changed my bass playing life. When you were at Mars Music in Houston on Father's Day 02, we got to chat a little bit again...that you remembered me then was amazing to me. Keep up the good work, and the honesty that is so lacking in society at large today!
Eric
Edit: You ever talk to Tris anymore? I know he's been doing the Chicago gig for years and years, just wondering if you still talk to him. If you do tell him hi from me...
Jeff:
I am a hobbyist who is trying to get back in teh swing of playing after years away from it. I intend to find a teacher, and set aside some practice time each week. That said, I was wondering if it would be better to pick up a five string over a four string for extra versatility? Have you always been a four string player, or have you experimented with a five string? Just wondering.
I am a hobbyist who is trying to get back in teh swing of playing after years away from it. I intend to find a teacher, and set aside some practice time each week. That said, I was wondering if it would be better to pick up a five string over a four string for extra versatility? Have you always been a four string player, or have you experimented with a five string? Just wondering.
I am 56 years old, in perfect health, a little overweight, I have all my hair and it is as black as when I was 17 years old. I have sexual stamina as i used to in my 20's. As of six months ago, I could go 6 rounds on a heavybag after doing shadowboxing, jump roping, loping around the ring and hitting the mitts. But, I let that go and I have to work out to get this back.
A bass isn't versitile. A PLAYER is versatile. You can play whatever you wish for the joy it brings you.
Thats because you're the pro and we're the fans sitting with our pencils and papers trying to grab all the wisdom and advice we can! Thanks again for stopping by!
I LOVE to play rock. I just would do better at it in a sideman capacity instead of as a leader. I also have a phenomenally huge rock tone, bigger than almost any rock bass player can get. But, there is little chance to demonstrate this sound.
Thats because you're the pro and we're the fans sitting with our pencils and papers trying to grab all the wisdom and advice we can! Thanks again for stopping by!
Just be aware that there are a lot of guys who have a problem with what I say. I can defend my self and explain why groove classes don't work. But, many supporters of this will disagree with my comments, and well they should if they see a flaw from their perspective.
I'd love to hear you play Some Rock. Maybe someday you could put up a video or sound clip on your Myspace? I'd love to hear some GRIT.
on a different subject, You actually gave me quite a boost of confidence a long time ago. I was at MI and you were the 3 horn band instructor that day. I usually did 3 horn on the days Bailey was there. The tune was "Do I Do" by Stevie Wonder.
I was scared to death to have to play in front of you but I managed to get through the chart and you told me "you liked what you were hearing and keep up the good work" with no other criticism. I felt so confident after that I never practiced again! Just kidding,
Thanks for all the honesty.
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