Thumb position question

Here’s a question from an overseas reader–feel free to chime in with some advice in the comments to this post: I’m not really sure what is the right way, to avoid injuries and other stuff, how to hold the bass in thumb position. My teacher says...

PBDB: The Toughest Question, Part 1

(crossposted from PBDB) I’ve addressed a variety of topics here on PBDB, and almost all of them are based on conversations with bass students that I have had over the years.  People ask me for advice on music school choices, technique questions, instrument purchases,...

The limping neck – gig story from Deborah Lamb

Here’s the next “worst gig ever” submission in our series, this time from double bassist Deborah Lamb. Deborah is a double bassist and music education student (awesome!) at the University of Oklahoma. This story is the latest submission for the Upton...

The grayest of all hounds – gig story from Kells Nollenberger

Here’s the next “worst gig ever” submission in our series, this time from double bassist Kells Nollenberger. Currently based out of Boulder, Colorado, Kells and I know each other from DePaul University when he was living in Chicago a few years back....

Here comes the rain – gig story from Eric Hochberg

Here’s the next “worst gig ever” submission in our series, this time from double bassist Eric Hochberg. Eric is located here in metro Chicago and has contributed several times to doublebassblog.org in the past (as well as being a part of the quite...