Hal Robinson's Boardwalkin' - it'll change your double bass life!

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[@davidbteague]

For the bass in 4ths tuning this is among the most useful of books.

[@doublebasshq]

David B Teague I’m a fan for sure!

[@bassdivamtm]

I was studying with Hal when he was writing this book and it is awesome!

[@richardbishop1916]

I love your "100cupsofcoffeewayofgettingitinmyheadin1piece" method !, I just sit and gape at the video ,unblinking with my eyes and ears open ,and get it in one chunk,..(Hahaha)thanks Jason

[@Musicman914]

Another fantastic tutorial, for myself being a newbie these tutorials are a lifesaver , thank you.

[@doublebasshq]

Thank you so much for checking this out! Best wishes on getting going with the bass. ❤️

[@Musicman914]

@@doublebasshq Practice, practice and some more practice....take a break then come back for some more...PRACTICE , thank you for the helpful tutorials.

[@Musicman914]

Your book" Fundamentals of Double Bass Technique " is to the point and so informative , thank you.

[@doublebasshq]

Thank you so much! I’m glad that you’re finding it helpful.

[@CapCrunch45]

Awesome tip! Thanks for sharing!

[@doublebasshq]

CapCrunch45 you bet!

[@sergeicherkes]

Thx for sharing. Great tips!

[@doublebasshq]

Sergei Cherkes thanks!

[@soundslikeben]

I just ordered both of his books. Looking forward to getting into it.

[@doublebasshq]

Awesome! You'll love them.

[@gavinhobbs3831]

Fantastic tutorial thank you.

[@doublebasshq]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrBassflute]

You are a brilliant musician, and an absolutely wonderful teacher. Thank you so much for this. I’ve been playing electric bass for 53 years, I Play, six string fretless in fretted, and at the age of 64, I have finally taken up the string bass. I have a Yamaha SLB 300 and I’m doing bowling and taking some lessons off one of my former students who is also a really fine string bass player. I’d love to see a video some time on your bass and your bows, or at least I’d like to know something about them. Your bass sounds absolutely wonderful, and I know a lot of it is you, but the instrument definitely plays a role. Could you do that sometime? Thank you so much for these wonderful videos. I’m sharing them with everybody I know who’s interested in the string bass.

[@doublebasshq]

Thanks for the kind words!! You know, I’ve been thinking about doing a video about my bass and bow. I’ll get that in the queue for sure.

[@jsiron6]

Thanks a lot Jason for sharing. I've been playing bass professionally for 45 years, and I'm now reviewing my fingering system… You gave me the push to do it ! In fact, I'm a former cello player, and I'm nostalgic of all the notes you can reach on the cello without shifting position. In the past years, I've found interesting to use what could be called as a "half-shift", eg. a quick half-step shift. I was getting close to the Rabbath system, but the pivoting thumb is the game changer. I would be delighted if you could make a video about the 1st position. Explaining slowly and showing slowly the left hand possibilities with a few scales. To me the Rabbath concept seems to want to go quickly "up there". But the bass is also about "down there", and the pivot system is more difficult there than in 3rd Rabbath position. Especially with the half-position on a large bass. Hence my suggestion. Thanks again for your enthusiasm and precious advice.

[@doublebasshq]

Thanks for this!! I’ll do some brainstorming on a video around that 1st position world.

[@adamludwig1826]

I bought Boardwalkin' and Strokin' a while back, but was never really sure how to use them. Thanks for your clear demonstration in this video! I can definitely see the benefit of working through these, especially with some extra practice time on my hands.

[@doublebasshq]

You bet!

[@BigNameJamesStuff]

The way your bass sings in the upper registers reminds me I need to upgrade my bass so bad. I compare bass shopping to buying a car, I want a BMW but all I can afford is a used Civic.

[@doublebasshq]

James Thanks! It’s a bass by Albert Jakstadt from 1995. I’ve had it for 15 years, and I really like it.

[@willb3698]

.....many a Civic has beaten a Lambo! With a few mods.

[@LolongwithFriends]

Awesome review! I feel bad because I didn't buy one before everything went down.

[@doublebasshq]

It’s a great addition to your library!

[@soundslikeben]

You can still get ahold of Robertson's and make the purchase via email. I just did it. :)

[@rodrigojardinimarques494]

The link to the book is broaken... Where can I find It?

[@Aragorn35016_]

Great video! Might already be known, but some of this is also covered in the position surveys of the Vade Mecum that George Vance released. Would you recommend this book over Vade Mecum for a 9 month beginner or are these books more compliments of each other?

[@doublebasshq]

Vade Mecum is great! I think of Boardwalkin’ as a more specific and a bit more advanced version of the skills in Vade Mecum, but I think they both complement each other.

[@nicholasdoan4030]

I just got the book, i have a question about the notation of it. Under the measures, there are brackest sayinga number, like 1, 2, 3, or 4. What do these mean?

[@doublebasshq]

That refers to the string you’re on (1 for G, 2 for D, 3 for A, 4 for E) - I hope you enjoy the book!

[@bassdivamtm]

Also Strokin

[@willb3698]

1:14 Storage boxes. The 3rd lid ..... my OCD...... Mind you, Let's talk about Jason...!

[@francisco3180]

Can You talk about Zimmerman bow method?

[@doublebasshq]

Doyle Rabath that’s a great idea! I’m a huge fan of that book. Need to start digging around to find my copy... 😊

[@bustabass9025]

Just bought these two books. Just started playing double bass a couple years or so ago. I am pretty comfortable finding the notes and positions using traditional methods found in the beginner method books like Rubank. Now I have to change that all around with Boardwalkin'. What do the o + - symbols mean? They are not explained. HELP!

[@doublebasshq]

Good questions! The o means open string or harmonic. The + means thumb, and the - means to pivot in the same position for those notes. It can be a little confusing m but you’ll get the hang of it with time.

[@bustabass9025]

@@doublebasshq 👍🏿

[@bustabass9025]

@@doublebasshq Well that helps. The fingerings are entirely different than the ones I learned from the Ray Brown method book. What to do...what to do. 🤔

[@ironcloudz52]

what do you mean by "using a drone"?

[@nicholasdoan4030]

its a note that is sustained while you are playing in order to check your intonation. Like if you are playing a c maj scale, youd use a C note drone to check your intonation in comparison to the note C.

[@alexandrossofianos2446]

Any tips or method to approach these scales?

[@doublebasshq]

Slower is better for me with this material. I think it’s an excellent way into fingerboard geography.

[@alexandrossofianos2446]

@@doublebasshq any bowings or metronome mark?

[@victorwong9622]

And what is so wrong with “barnyard sounds”?? Great lesson! From those of us that can only make barnyard sounds.

[@doublebasshq]

Ha! Thanks!