Yazan: Jason | 04 March 2010 | 4 Comments
Categories: bass
Hawkes basses are a thing to behold if you haven’t had the pleasure before. Here’s one for sale from Jena Huebner. Interested? Email her: jenabass -at- aol.com. About the bass (from Jena): I need to sell my Hawkes, which I have had for (gasp) 20 years. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the [...]
Yazan: Jason | 03 March 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, events
The influential double bass pedagogue George Vance passed away last year after a bout with pancreatic cancer. Influenced by Suzuki, George codified an approach to teaching younger bassists that has influenced countless players and teachers (myself included–I use his materials with all of my younger students). Here’s some information about the workshop: George Vance Memorial [...]
Yazan: Jason | 02 March 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: bass
Beginning this month, we’ll be holding a raffle to win a free Upton Bass Revolution Solo Pickup. I’ll point out some of the features of this very cool bass pickup, but first I’d like to outline what you need to do in order to be entered in the raffle: What is your worst gig story [...]
Yazan: Jason | 01 March 2010 | 41 Comments
Categories: bass, bass videos
Here’s a video of double bassist and friend of doublebassblog.org Guy Tuneh performing a excerpt of Bruch’s Kol Nidrei with the Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra. Enjoy!