THIS method = better double bass intonation

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - intro
0:36 - Alex on intonation
1:29 - "build the bones" framework
2:26 - testing it out (1)
4:05 - more efficient than a drone
4:20 - testing it out (2)
5:32 - adding in the "string quartet" notes
5:50 - testing it out (3)
7:21 - the longest string length possible

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@thebadcellist 5 ай бұрын

Also play the available harmonics. B on the G string, lighten up and you can play the harmonic two octaves above. And listen to the sympathetic vibrations. Playing the F# on the G string you can hear (a little) the vibration on the D string.

@doublebasshq 5 ай бұрын

For sure.

@dougwelch8098 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason for this share. I like the comment about drones. All be them helpful, they do not have the resonance "feel" that "hearing" your own instrument "ring". When notes are consistently in tune, the overtones are beautiful.

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Very true!

@Khayyam-vg9fw Жыл бұрын

This is great!

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking this one out!

@truthpopup Жыл бұрын

On a fretless instrument, playing every note on pitch is a phenomenal human achievement, akin to playing a theremin, whose pitch depends on the placement of hands in space.

@merrill-el-richmond8649 Жыл бұрын

this is a great idea. will give it a try.

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Awesome--it has been working well for me!

@MrDanilop45 Жыл бұрын

I am just playing the 12 major scales for now, and it’s a lot of work. I will start to break down the scales to the root in the way you are suggesting before starting the natural minor challenge.

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@giovannisanguineti3955 Жыл бұрын

So he play only 4 degrees of the scale 2 octaves + lower where possible? Am I right?

@doublebasshq Жыл бұрын

I think so--it's a pretty flexible approach. You can check out the entire event and the complete masterclass from the livestream here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zs1_lNKh2MW7k6c.html

@bassmonk2920 Жыл бұрын

Intonation security.....

@peerx7866 Жыл бұрын

Nee, 432 Hz. Niet 440.

@anthonywilliams6764 Жыл бұрын

This upload is of no use to a jazz bass player, where if he is improvising at very fast or very slow tempo, and not using arpeggios, it is usually more luck than judgement that every note is in perfect pitch. The narrative of your upload is misleading, I used to practice four hours a day every day for years, and still found it difficult to play some things perfectly, there is no shortcut , it comes down to literally thousands of hours of practice, and sometimes markers need to be made on the side of the fingerboard too.