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Double Bass new method of Hein van de Gein

#6
I had the luck to study under Heyn for one week in Capbreton 2 years ago. Amazing experience : fantastic player, incredible teacher. Ron Carter and Eddie Gomez dropped by for two days of master classes, but they couldn't compete with Heyn as far as teaching is concerned !

I also had the chance to work with some excerpts from the book.. really the best material for jazz technique and bass in music in general. Book 1 is on the way !!
 
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.matthew e wengerd. said:
This sounds great and I would definitely like to add it to my collection, but over $200 shipped?!?!
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I have seen the method of Hein van de Geyn, and it is really great!!! The first volume offers a complete method for jazz bass improvisation: practising, fysical aspects, comping, soloing, some harmonic theory. The second vol. offers an elaboration of the exercises in part I, in all twelve keys, with complete fingerings.

So, if you want to spare money, you can stick to the first volume, and use your imagination to work out the rest.
(Or stay with the exercises as written in pt. I, which makes you 1/12 as good as Hein, and that is rather good as well!)
 
#11
Hi Guys!

I have received the volume one of this method...

W O W ! ! !

What a book! First - it's bueutifully designed and printed - large format, clear setup, a loooooot of great exact photos - and that's just visual side.

I haven't got enough time to get more inside - over 300 pages of core informations. And the language - so simple, encouraging and endlessly to the point. I am just amazed that a book I was almost dreaming about is real.

It gives so power to go to my woodsheed and dive there for a year or more. I just need to finish my diploma exams from college and I definetelly will start a journey.

And - yeah guys - I remember that a teacher is a must - I was searching for the good one since 2 years, and have found 2 of them - classical and jazzy. Need to stick with them along work with the book.

Sorry but I am so excited that I think I write childish, but that drives me even more...:hyper:
 
#12
Yes it is expensive and Hein is not the most famous bass player there is. But this is the best double bass method there is to REALLY improve your playing (and I tried them all: Sher, Carter, Brown, Reid, Simandl). I own both books (lucky enough I live in Holland and I could buy them cheap from my bass luthier).

Book I is fantastic but personally I study a lot in book 2 and especially the numbers under each note mentioning which finger to use are very helpfull to really improve your intonation and fingering. I have been using this book for 4 months now and several hick ups from the past in my playing have already disappeared. If you want flashy tips on solos from a famous bass player or transcriptions from Chambers or La Farro don't buy this book. If you want to become one with your instrument you can use this book for the rest of your life.
 
#16
Old thread, but I've just got both books as a birthday present.
Think it was the best present I've ever got...
That is really COMPREHENSIVE! And it is not expensive compared to all that waste of paper bass books I have purchased over the years.

To pick up the former question: Yes Hein is strictly in 3-finger system and controlled positions. He just names the positions from 1. to 12. instead of the strange Simandl naming system I've never liked.

These books will be a fellow supporting the livetime quest to become your best master of bass as you can...

Thank you, Hein, for this gift.
 
#17
I also have both books. Although some things are great and the first book is very informative I don't see it as method which you follow step by step. Book two is only a lot of exercises. For me a lot of these are too chromatic in nature which make them somewhat boring and hard to concentrate on for the ears. I did of lot of these exercises in my first year of playing but I don't use the books much anymore. Also don't think they are cheap.
 
#19
There is a third book available called "12 Jazz Etudes". Hein relates his solo-concept based on standard-tunes chord progressions.

Concerning his great books "Comprehensive Bass Method", I was a bit deceived that on the CD included in Vol.2 he's not playing the exercices himself, but it's only a computer-generated midi-file.

Not the same in this book "Jazz-Etudes", where he plays himself with the amazing Karel Boehlee on piano and Joost van Schalk on drums, really motivating. There are play-alongs without bass too.

The record "Angel Dance" by Toon Roos (sax) includes
Karel, Hein and Peter Erskine, one of my favorite recordings :)

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#20
Emoody said:
Concerning his great books "Comprehensive Bass Method", I was a bit deceived that on the CD included in Vol.2 he's not playing the exercices himself, but it's only a computer-generated midi-file.
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Well, personally I do like the midi files, as I can import them to Finale and transpose/change to whatever I do like.
What a work I sometimes did to enter written notes to Finale just to change and extend the stuff!

For all kinds of Bass books I'd like to see playing samples played by the master himself AND midi files for further use.
 

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