My former student Ian Hallas (now a bass student at the Colburn School of Music) had a pretty bad experience flying back to Los Angeles after winter break this year. This is the sort of experience that we bassists fear–good thing it didn’t turn out even...
Georgia’s Mercer University has openings for two double bass students for the 2009-10 academic year. These students will receive four-year, full tuition scholarships (!), which is a heck of a deal. Any interested students (and I’m sure there will be quite...
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...
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...
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...
