Comments on: This New Bass (A Painful Journey) – essay from Eric Hochberg

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:02:43 +0000

This article is really encouraging – I’m an electric bass player who is transitioning to DB – I’m the same as you were, as soon as I got my bass, I started playing it, even though I knew it needed a bridge reshape and a new spike. The high action and higher tension strings have wrecked my plucking fingers, and I ended up playing two gigs with very painful blisters – not having had to cope with blisters for many years, the differences between instruments caught me unawares somewhat! I’m worn out after one tune! I’m going to persevere, as this a new chapter in my playing life, though I still love my electric bass too.

By: Eric Hochberg’s Perspectives on Double Bass Strings

Eric Hochberg’s Perspectives on Double Bass Strings — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:01:05 +0000

[...] double bassist Eric Hochberg (who has both been a guest on Contrabass Conversations and has written previously for the bass blog) recently put out a post detailing his thoughts on some of the more popular string brands being [...]

By: Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog » New Bass Musician Magazine features Contrabass Conversations guest Eric Hochberg

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:11:57 +0000

[...] or at his Contrabass Conversations page. You can also read his excellent piece titled This New Bass (A Painful Journey) here on the [...]

By: Jason Heath

Jason Heath — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:12:00 +0000

What a bummer it is to have these sort of instrument issues. One of the problems with playing such a non-standardized instrument, no doubt.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:04:00 +0000

Thanks so much for this essay, I went through the exact same kind of thing, I went to Mexico this year from January to the end of July with my family. Are car was packed and all my parents would allow me is one of those Palatino electric uprights. The neck on that instrument makes the Englehart necks look mammoth. Man did it take a toll on my hands and fingers lucky I get my real bass, that I love back tomorrow. I’m so excited to play without pain and enjoy practicing.