Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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I have had several people send me a link to the Washington Post story earlier this week about Joshua Bell busking at L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C.
For those who haven’t heard the story, the Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten (usually thought of as a humor writer) arranged a social science experiment of sorts with Josh [...]

There have been some updates to the ‘For Sale‘ page on the blog here, including a very reasonably priced set of Pirastro Permanent strings. Check it out, and if you’ve got any gear to list, just drop me an e-mail (jsh177@yahoo.com).

Thanks to all of the people sending instruments to add to the Bass Blog For Sale Page. Check out the page to see what’s available, and feel free to e-mail me if you’ve got some gear you’d like listed.

I just added two new basses to the Bass Blog For Sale Page. One is selling for $6000, and one is selling for $13,000. Check it out, and feel free to e-mail me if you have any basses, bows, or other gear that you’d like listed.

The Bass Blog ‘For Sale’ page is now active. You can click the link just below the Contrabass Conversations banner or the tab at the top to access this page (or you can click this link). If you are interested in having your gear listed on this page, just e-mail me with the [...]

In an ongoing attempt to improve the usefulness of this site, I am going to add a page listing basses, bows, and other gear for sale from bass players. If you are interested in having any instruments or other gear listed on this page you can e-mail me or leave a comment on this [...]

A couple of years ago a very funny thing happened at the Lyric Opera of Chicago involving orchestra musicians, administrators, and wacky street musician hustlers. I did not witness any of this, but I have heard the same tale from several Lyric musicians, so I hope I’ve got all of my facts right. [...]

One of the pieces I played for my recent recital on Gary Karr’s old bass was the Eccles Sonata. As I was preparing it I did a Google search to find a piano part in solo tuning. I hunted all over but could not find a solo tuning bass version for sale, so [...]

My University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student Tyler Bakken is selling a fully carved bass with an extension for $5000. This bass has gamba corners and a round back. The extension has individual closers for each note. Feel free to e-mail Tyler at bakkentj@charter.net for photos and more information.

Andy Anderson from the Lyric Opera of Chicago is selling an excellent 5 string Christopher bass. Any has done extensive work on this instrument to make the sound and playability as good as possible. I have played on this bass and have really enjoyed it. For more detailed photos, click here. [...]