The Fabulous ButtCradle

Ashley Eidbo from buttcradle.com makes, hands down, the best double bass stool covers. You have to try it to believe it–I love it! This stool cover has extremely thick padding that provides great support. I’m used to using either cheesy thin pads or the...

Bass pic of the day – Awesome double bass sculpture

Here’s a very cool segmented sculpture of the world’s noblest instrument. The photographer writes: All 12 sections of the Double Bass come apart and this enables the sculpture to be placed in any position. Each section also has a stencil by C215. Any...

Rockin’ the Brahms with the New World Symphony Bass Section

I just stumbled across this great video showing the current New World Symphony bass section playing an excerpt from the first movement of Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. Cool! If you want to hear interviews with several former New World Symphony bassists (including my...

Gary Karr plays Paganini Moses Fantasy

Here’s a vintage recording of Gary Karr performing Paganini’s Moses Fantasy–a staple of his performing career. I know that Gary’s recording inspired me to learn this piece when I was in high school, and I’m sure that he did the same for...