gapiro Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Mini rant about GAS We rehearse in a school music block (our drummer is in IT there and our singer a music teacher too) Halfway through a rehearsal we go for a little break. Wandered into another music room, and lo and behold, a Double Bass, and a couple of banjos. Anyway, cue a country style version of Billie Jean and now I really fancy learnin to play double Bass properly. It just felt so natural in terms of fingering and play style. Anyone else made the transition on a whim? I'ts not likely to happen yet to be honest, given the cost of a DB, and then lessons, but something for the future I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philparker Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I've just made the transition, but not on a whim, I have been meaning to give it a try for a long while. However, I bought my double bass without actually trying a double bass first! I'm now four weeks into it, I'm taking lessons and studying and practising as much and as good as I can. It's quite addictive and the study I'm putting in is helping me improve as a musician (again) and focus on my task in hand. GAS will no doubt come again in another year or so when I will want to upgrade to a more expensive DB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I want a db but I don't think I have the resolve to practice enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Yep. I had some spare cash, saw an Aria EUB for sale and bought it. Five years on, I'm exclusively playing double bass, two or three gigs per week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 early this year i really felt the itch,bought a Stagg EUB which was ok but only 4 weeks later had ordered a propper DB & i'm just loving it to bits,no lessons required i just picked the thing up my band loved it that much we now just play 1950's tunes with a few original numbers all in a blue grass / rockabilly style. the poor old bass guitar doesn't get much of a look in now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyd Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 [quote name='artisan' timestamp='1351615873' post='1853313'] the poor old bass guitar doesn't get much of a look in now. [/quote] Yep, I'm the same. I have the DB leaning in a corner of my kitchen which makes it really easy to have a quick noodle whenever the fancy takes me. However, it also instantly lets everyone know where I am and that I'm not doing whatever I was supposed to be doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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