The function of a bass player in the jazz combo is to work with the piano player and drummer to provide both a harmonic and rhythmic stability for the tune. Our expert tutors cover a diverse range of styles including jazz, classical, blues and more. Tao of bass a look inside jason heaths double bass blog. Double bass, cigar box guitar, guitar building, book images, vintage guitars, acoustic guitar, instruments, bass guitars, violin. It has two basic designsone shaped like a viol or viola da gamba and the other like a violinbut there are other designs, such as that of. We are happy to accept your order at and also through our call center. Unlike his friends, to get home he must travel across town and with a double bass on his back. Jason heath is the host of contrabass conversations, a podcast devoted to exploring music and ideas associated with the double bass. Teach yourself to play bass guitar at your own pace. Hal leonard ray luziers double bass drum techniques book. Upton bass also services all instruments and bows of the violin family with world class restoration and repair, to view our online restoration portfolio visit. Building bass lines by ron carter accompaniment track taken from the cd included in the book.
Part one of a threepart series, this book introduces music theory, scales and chords. I was working with my friend duane rosenguard on the biddulph guarneri book. Guitar musical instrument double bass cigar box guitar guitar building pedalboard mumford cello acoustic guitar instruments. My double basses are handmade by me using figured english sycamore or bosnian maple for the back, ribs and headneck and a variety of different spruces and firs for the fronts depending on availability. For example, when you do steps 1, 2, or 3 above, you are creating the most basic kinds of ostinato. The ultimate challenge, on pedagogy and performance on the bass, was released in june, 2009 by music for all to hear, inc. The many illustrations and photographs greatly help to make the. How to create bass lines 5 ostinato or riff bass an ostinato is a repeated rhythmicmelodic. Upton bass is ready to offer advice and answer any questions regarding.
Double bass, stringed musical instrument, the lowestpitched member of the violin family, sounding an octave lower than the cello. During his travels, he runs into a dog who is nearly ready to eat himand his instrument. Books and videos, at gollihur music upright basses. Books and videos, at gollihur music upright basses, pickups. Double bass making plans, life size patterns building, construction, upright, acoustic bass making book and plans, for building an upright string double bass kontrabas husle nastroje a naradie napady silhouettes violoncelo gitary muzikaly hudba.
This book has been written to help the single bass drum player attain the most effective and efficient results. These sizes do not reflect the size relative to a full size, or 4. He must then board a crowded city bus, where is he. Upright bass orchestral excerpt books string emporium. In fact, i had him on the podcast not too long after the book was published to talk about his unique way of integrating multiple technical approaches to the double bass at 217 pages, this book in an encyclopedia on left hand approaches that may, upon first glance. Building up is an online course with 45 lessons and 4 hours of video. We have over 150 freely available lessons, interviews transcriptions, and articles to help you learn the double bass. Every serious bassist i know has worked out of it, and all good teachers use it. An easytouse, stepbystep approach to basic theory is given as a foundation, and then the essential stylesand many styles within each styleare explored from the bass point of view. Even though this book is decades old, it is still making waves as a radical text. Ron carter is a master at the jazz bass and gives you all the help you need in this excellent book and cd package.
The history of the double bass has its origins in a far away period when music was linked to the ordinary and extraordinary events of everyday life in the noble houses as well as in the wonderful chapels. Book about everett hull and the ampeg company, who have made the first pickup for double bass, the ampeg baby bass, and many popular bass amps. Building a double bass bluefiddles west wind strings. If youre a beginner, it makes sense to start out with double bass method books that teach you all the fundamental techniques and theory needed to get underway.
Wake first published in 1982 and revised in 1995, this howto book is a detailed guide on building your own instrument, complete with diagrams and fold out blueprints. Chuck traeger with david brownell and william merchant publ. Youll find valuable information on wood selection, pickup winding and active electronics, too. Solo time for strings, book 4 etling, forest minuet pg. Oct 24, 2015 designing and building a double bass demands a lot of forethought and planning. This is a sweet, melodious picture book about how dedication, music. This is a violincornered soloist bass, of big leaf maple and european spruce. This book is essentially an annotated and expanded collection of columns originally published in bass player magazine. Bass plans life size patterns for basses illustrated and discussed in the book by peter chandler. The making of martyn bailey double bass luthier martyn j bailey playing one of his own double basses. Dec 10, 2019 as i read double bass blues, i cansee and feel the double meaning of the title. There have been some advances since simandl first published it, but for purposes of building a solid foundation, this is the way to go. Georges method of teaching the bass fused the approach of suzuki with the approach. Upright bass orchestral excerpt books, 8006002689, lowest prices.
Bass making book by peter chandler, for building an upright string double bass lemuel violins double bass making book building, construction, upright, acoustic home. The double bass stands around 180 cm 6 feet from scroll to endpin. Bass making plan, full size pattern double bass, bass. The second book was written for luthiers who want to learn about repairing and setting up the double bass to sound as good as possible. To make a double bass, a strad model cello plans, viola making plans, amateur fiddle makers q and a, violin bow rehair and repair, a luthiers scrap book, and, the technique of violin making. But i cannot find someone who has been so kind to place a usefull plan for it on the internet. Recommended classical and jazz study materials for double. Simple walking bass line for jazz beginners talkingbass. Wake first published in 1982 and revised in 1995, this howto book is a detailed guide on building your own. That first bass was a nice start, but i was pretty much flying by the seat of my pants. New method for double bass this method took the double bass world by storm when it was first published. Development of the foot on a single bass drum can present quite a different challenge from double bass drums or double pedals. As i read double bass blues, i cansee and feel the double meaning of the title. Solar double bass lesson upright and electric bassist, jared plane presents his new ongoing series of video tutorials focussing on creating walking bass lines.
Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. Players and composers arrived in italy looking for fame and glory, and easy earnings. In the early 1990s, i was working with my friend duane rosenguard on the biddulph guarneri book. I did what the book said, and called the author a few times, to get more specific instructions, but when it was done i was amazed that it actually worked wellthere was virtually no planning. In early 2019 we published johns first course for discover double bass, jazz bass vol. For example, while traditional schools favor using only three fingers in the lower positions, the tao of bass suggests that double bassists should use all the left hand fingers equally, independently, in all positions.
This book teaches everything you need to know to create great bass lines. As a teacher, john has selected the lessons which made the biggest impact on his students. Building bass drum technique digital waudio modern. There was too much lacking in critical details and information in that book, but enough to get me going. For those interested in constructing their own string bass, this book fills the need for a book that carefully and thoroughly discusses the processes of bass construction from start to finish.
Double bass making plans, life size patterns building. His blog and podcast are highly regarded in the music world and have been featured as top offerings in the world of arts and culture for the past decade. A jazz quartet is nothing without that smooth double bass line underlying the rest of the group, providing them something to groove with. Introducing a set of six positions that utilize pivoting to reach notes was quite a departure from other technical approaches. I also wanted the mold to be slender enough from front to back that i could install the front and back linings without running into. These plans consist of life size drawings plus measurements needed to make a bass. This video teaches you the best way to care for your double bass and avoid potential hazards that may cause damage to your instrument. But the thing is that these things are made since 1800 or so.
Plans for basses pictured in the book are available. As such, its more of a disconnected set of essays than a narrative. An easytouse, stepbystep approach to basic theory is given as a foundation, and then the essential stylesand many styles within each. Double bass making plans, life size patterns building, construction, upright, acoustic bass making book and plans, for building an upright string double bass guitar musical instrument violin music cello double bass cigar box guitar guitar building. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz online jazz handbook welcome to the bass chapter of the thelonious monk institute of jazzs online jazz handbook. More recently i had been asked to judge basses at the violin society of america competition. With 766 colour photographs presented over 526 pages this is a musthave for anyone with an interest in the double bass.
Building a double bass mold bluefiddles west wind strings. Bass making book and plans, for building an upright string double bass. There must be some lost website that holds a plan i can use. It has two basic designsone shaped like a viol or viola da gamba and the other like a violinbut there are other designs, such as that of a guitar. Featuring nearly 700 photos and illustrations, luthier martin koch details the complete building process. Buy this book at setup and repair of the double bass for optimum sound. Whenever someone on the online forums pipes up where can i get detailed plans to build my own upright bass, this book usually gets a shoutout.
I designed this upright bass mold to be collapsible and to allow me to affix the blocks to the mold with screws, so that there is no glue to have to separate later. Ive been a fan of marcos machados tao of bass ever since it came out a few years ago. Nic makes his way home from a busy day at school with a double bass on his back, the symphony of his surroundings in his heart, and a sweet surprise for the reader at the end of his journey. The foundation hosted the 2010 international double bass solo competition with the largest prizes in double bass history. I discovered george vance and his progressive repertoire books. Using a cello head as inspiration for a double bass head may seem strange, but the thing about. I show you the best way to lay the bass down, rest it in a. The history of the doublebass has its origins in a far away period when music was linked to the ordinary and extraordinary events of everyday life in the noble houses as well as in the wonderful chapels. Double bass making book building, construction, upright. I already checked out the book matthew was talking about. Building bass drum technique is designed in a very simple, methodical manner. It comprises 4 hours of hd video across 45 lessons.
Apr 17, 2020 the tao of bass rejects some of the rigid rules that have been present for years in some traditional double bass schools. The kjos string basics book 1 for string bass is a topselling example, plus it comes as a series so once youve mastered the first book, you can move on to kjos string basics book 2. Wake harry wake, a longtime professional cellist and engineer, originally selfpublished this book in 1982 and then revised it in 1995. Dec 23, 2011 eric rene roy, head luthier at upton bass begins work on the edge of an upton bass deluxe top. That book had a lot of the critical information in it. Gone are the days of realizing that ive tossed a particular student in. The english double bass book explores in great detail how the double bass came to england. Nic is a young black boywho plays the double bass at his suburban school. How i teach double bass to beginners jason heaths double. The bass lines are good and one simple addition to know is that just about any chordwalking bass line, you can always use a leading tone that is, 12 step below to whatever is the next chord.
Orchestral excerpts for double bass a collection of authentic parts in the public domain of audition excerpts for double bass compiled into a book. I have build an electric guitar there were plenty of resources for that. The course covers john goldsbys most effective materials, learnt from studying with and transcribing the music of our jazz bass heroes. Bass making book and plans, for building an upright string double bass guitar musical instrument double bass cigar box guitar guitar building pedalboard mumford cello acoustic guitar instruments more information. Hal leonard ray luziers double bass drum techniques bookvideo online the book provides notefornote transcriptions of the drum lessons on the accompanying instructional video, which can be accessed online at via a unique code in the book. Like most retailers at this time, due to covid19, we may experience shipping delays on some orders.
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