Double bass luthier James Condino (also available in our luthier directory) sent me this photo of an early 1930s Alcoa aluminum bass that has been fully polished for the blinding stage effect:Related Posts:Strollin’ Down the RiverExtreme Off-RoadingDouble basses...
August 6th will mark the launch of what promises to be a very interesting new resource for jazz double bassists. JazzDoubleBass.com promises to:provide a meeting place for exchanges of opinions, ideas and material;provide an educational resource for all levels of Jazz...
This news item may be of possible interest to some readers out there. BassGirls.com, a magazine devoted to profiling female bassists (mainly electric at present), is putting their site up for sale. They write:For personal reasons, we have decided to offer this...
I stumbled upon the following video while visiting Blogging Basics 101. It clearly and cleverly explains the reasons why one should subscribe to blogs, what that term actually means, and how to go about doing it. It also mentions Google Reader, my favorite RSS...
I’ve been noticing a real uptick in traffic after redesigning the Contrabass Conversations website. If you haven’t checked it out, take a look and let me know what you think! I’ve got some more plans for increased usability in the future, but I think...
