I have included these long tones in my daily warm up routine , and being a self taught Bassist was not aware just how important this aspect of playing/practicing (LONG TONES.) Your vomit tutorials have completely changed my whole warm up routine and playing , thank you.

This channel is damn good. Rivaling “Discover Double Bass” good.

Another Incredibly Useful tutorial , thank you....

Grateful for this video. The points about matching bow speed with string speed and finding the ideal buzzing sensation are especially helpful.

Great advice, explained with clarity. Thanks

Thank you very much for this helpful exercise. I'm definitely gonna include it in my practice routine. Looking forward to the next exercises.

Thank you ! I’m going to give this a go.

Well done. I like how the record model shows that the speed is not the same for a given frequency.

Thank you so much. Really great advice.

Great exercise! You make it look easy.

Thank you!!! This is great!

I like your clear approach to categories and exercise goals. Great exercises too :) I subscribed

In all my years I somehow never contemplated speed versus frequency in this context! Thanks for the video...I better shed!!!

Super nice exercise! Please explore more on long tones! You're a great teacher! Thanks!

Thank you so much prof. Whittaker, I found this exercise more than usefull and it helped me realise what not pressing the string really means. Wish you all the best!

Thanks for this. I sent a link to my niece and nephew in Milwaukee who also play double bass.

44 at 120 bpm :) Articulate and clear. Thank you.

I have loved watching these. When is the book going to be available?

Yeah, Man!!!

your bass sounds so good, i can clearly hear the overtones

From France. I was looking for a video showing How to keep one note singing under the bow without a stop. How does it work? merci

This is one of the best online bass lessons I’ve seen, thank you so much!!!

Dennis, I liked your videos so much that I went out and bought the book! I can't seem to find videos that were once here, like Finger Vibrato scale or 3 note progressive scale. Is it just me or were they taken down?

Dennis, thanks for sharing these ... um ... incredibly useful exercises. I have a question about the sound in this video ... I notice especially in the slower speed (longer note) parts, there seems to be a bit of a pumping sound to the note. It is as if you were ever so slightly articulating the beat with your right hand/arm. But I suspect it might be an artifact due to the sound of the metronome coming through the microphone which is picking up the bass. For instance, if the audio signal is being compressed, the loud click of the metronome could cause an increase in compression. So the question is, are you consciously 'articulating' the beat while you play the long tone? Thanks very much!! Jacque

Great video and excersice! There's any way to adquire the book in digital format, or only printed version available? Thanks a lot

I’ve been doing this wonderful exercise for almost a year now and I maybe just noticed something, do you pick the bow up and set it back down at the end of each bow travel? Thank you for all the great instructional videos!

What string tuning do you use on your solo bass, and why?

42 beats! Puh, I have some shedding to do now … 🙂

Love long tones but the example is not the greatest. I feel like the direction isn't clear enough. Imagine a child going to an ice cream café. It knows where it's going and will have a very clear direction, translating into a very even movement, which the bow stroke here lacks. 🫣😇