Originally published 14-Apr-17 Hi Friends, New Music – Pop/Rock Hallelujah Chorus: I first released this recording of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus before Easter in 2017, but it has become pretty popular and I think it is also good to play during the Christmas season. Enjoy! I am releasing today as a single my own pop/rock instrumental […] The post Ne…

Hi everyone, I thought I would share my attempt at emulating the synth bass sound in Michael Jackson’s Thriller using the Roland GR-55 guitar synthesizer and my Ibanez bass equipped with a Roland GK-3B bass pickup. The Pickup First of all, the pickup and controller installation on my bass is not ideal from a playability […] The post Michael Jackson…

Hi everyone, I thought I’d share my quick install of the Roland GK-3B divided BASS pickup on my Ibanez 5-string bass. I have been using the Roland GR-55 for several years with my guitars. I am also a bass player, but I just never felt the need up to now to add synth access to […] The post How to Install the Roland GK-3B Bass Pickup for Synth Access…

This is lesson DB-19 How to Rosin New Bow Hair, and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as an adult double bass student. See the video for a few pointers. Watch The Video Lesson Here is what I know about how to rosin a bow. First of all, I use Kolstein […] The post DB-19 How to Rosin New Bow Hair appeared first on Christopher J…

This is lesson DB-18 Introducing the Roland Micro Cube Bass Amp, and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as an adult double bass student. See the video for a few pointers about using the Roland amp. Watch The Video Lesson My main bass amp is a Gallien-Krueger 700RB-II in a 12 […] The post DB-18 Introducing the Roland Micro Cube…

I published my video to go along with my arrangement and recording of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” played in the awesome style of the vocal group The Drifters. This is a ukulele and string bass duet on White Christmas while thinking of all of our men and women in uniform serving America so far away from […] The post White Christmas is Here – W…

This is lesson, DB-17 Playing Parisienne Walkways Melody on Bass, and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as an adult double bass student. I have wanted to post a lesson about some simple melodies that you can play on the double bass so I decided to just post something that interests […] The post DB-17 Playing Parisienne Walkwa…

Watch The Video Lesson This is lesson DB-15 Music Reading Basics, aka Real, Real, Basic Music Theory, and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as an adult double bass student. See the video for a few pointers about the rudiments of reading music. The illustration below shows how the various values […] The post DB-15 Music Readin…

Watch The Video Lesson This is lesson DB-14 “How to Use the Metronome”, and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as an adult double bass student. See the video for a few pointers about using the metronome. Be sure to check out my Double Bass Lessons page for a complete list of all […] The post DB-14 Introducing the Korg MA-1 Met…

Watch The Video Lesson Updated 08/02/2016: Added link to lesson video! This is lesson DB-13 Beginning to Finger Notes on the Double Bass, and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as an adult double bass student. See the video for a few pointers about fingering of notes. Be sure to check out […] The post DB-13 Beginning to Finger…

Watch The Video Lesson This is lesson DB-12 Left Hand Form and Fingering on the Double Bass, and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as an adult double bass student. See the video for a few pointers about the unique aspects of left hand positions on the neck of the double […] The post DB-12 Left Hand Form and Fingering on the D…

Watch The Video Lesson This is lesson DB-11 Position Numbering on the Double Bass, and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as a beginning adult double bass student. See the video for a few pointers about the unique aspects of left hand positions on the neck of the double bass […] The post DB-11 Position Numbering on the Double …

Watch The Video Lesson This is lesson DB-10 Playing Your First Notes on the Bass, and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as a beginning adult double bass student. See the video for a few pointers about beginning to play your first notes. Be sure to check out my Double Bass […] The post DB-10 Playing Your First Notes on the Bas…

Watch The Video Lesson This is lesson DB-9, How to Hold the Bow, and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as a beginning adult double bass student. See the video for a few pointers about holding the bass bow. This is for the French bow. Be sure to check out […] The post DB-9 How to Hold the Bow appeared first on Christopher J Ha…

Watch The Video Lesson This is lesson DB-8, How to Hold the Bass, and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as a beginning adult double bass student. Be sure to check out my Double Bass Lessons page for a complete list of all of my lessons! Unlike the bass guitar, […] The post DB-8 How to Hold the Bass appeared first on Christoph…

Watch The Video Lesson About Accessories for the Bass This is lesson DB-7, “What Kind of Accessories Should I Get For the Bass?” and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as a beginning adult double bass student. Be sure to check out my Double Bass Lessons page for a complete list of all […] The post DB-7 What Kind of Accessories…

Here is what I’ve learned so far about how to tune the double bass. Watch The Video Lesson About Tuning the Bass This is lesson DB-6, “How to Tune a Double Bass” and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as a beginning adult double bass student. Be sure to check out my Double […] The post DB-6 How to Tune the Double Bass appeared…

Here is what I’ve learned so far about how to safely transport my double bass. Watch The Video Lesson About Transporting the Bass This is lesson DB-5, “How to Transport a Double Bass” and is a continuation of my journal of things I have learned as a beginning adult double bass student. Be sure to check […] The post DB-5 How to Transport a Double Ba…

Here is what I’ve learned so far about how to safely change the strings on my double bass. Watch The Video Lesson About Changing Strings You wouldn’t think there is much involved in simply changing the strings, but there a few things to be aware of which will save you a lot of trouble in […] The post DB-4 How to Change Strings on a Double Bass appe…

Watch The Video Lesson Common Double Bass Construction terms… The anatomy of the bass is pretty simple, many of the names are like the human body! This should fill you in on all that, so that you know what I am talking about in my lessons! First of all, you need to know that there […] The post DB-3 The Parts of the Double Bass appeared first on Chr…

Watch The Video Lesson A few tips about getting your first double bass: If you are in school use the school’s bass to get started learning the basics. When you’re ready for your own, you can RENT or BUY. (Take an expert with you: Your teacher or a friend who plays bass.) Local music instrument […] The post DB-2 What kind of bass should I get? appea…

Watch The Video Lesson First, a few questions: What’s the purpose of this bass lesson series? These lessons are different that other lessons that you may have come across. I am presenting them as my step-by-step journal and commentary from a student’s perspective as I learn how to play the double bass. In each lesson […] The post DB-1 Frequently As…

I purchased a Samuel Eastman double bass several months ago. Since I having been an electric bass player until now, I have been working on learning how to play on an upright these past few months. It is a VB90 model, which is a step up from the entry level VB80 bass and it has a […] The post Eastman Upright Bass appeared first on Christopher J Hart…