Lucite electric basses pop up from time to time–I believe that my father-in-law actually has one. This photo, sent to me by Eric Hochberg after he located it on TalkBass.com, is the first example I’ve seen of a lucite double bass:If anyone has any other...
The short Contrabass Conversations video episodes (featuring Guy Tuneh, Ranaan Meyer, and Miloslav Gajdos thus far) that we’ve been putting together over the last few months have proven to be very popular, and we’ve got a lot more of them coming to you...
My students have often asked me if it is possible to slap on an upright bass. While I usually mention that there is a whole unique style of upright slap prevalent in rockabilly music, I know that they are usually talking about slap a la Flea or Victor Wooten.I usually...
We’ll be featuring an interview with Chicago Symphony bassist Brad Opland this week on Contrabass Conversations. Brad has also provided some great tracks featuring both himself on electric bass and an arrangement of Ibert’s Quatre Cansons de Don Quichotte...
Seoul Philharmonic OrchestraDOUBLE BASS – Section Double BassResume Date – On or before: October 1, 2007Audition Date – Preliminary and Final Audition: October 20-28, 2007 New York CityStarting Date – Not ProvidedSalary/Benefits –...
