The BEST scale approach ever for double bass!

[@billyplaysbass]

So good!!!! And all the back drop of TMEA sounds with saxophonists blasting all the jazz licks they know is a nice juxtaposition on this, haha.

[@doublebasshq]

The TMEA exhibit hall is a noisy place for sure!

[@adamelmore898]

Jason thank you for this interview, Andy has made some of these concepts so much easier to communicate. Can't wait to get my book in the mail!

[@doublebasshq]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jamesgiles4061]

I’ve taught this for three decades, and each and every student profits from this approach (all credits and honors to Curtis Burris, as he opened me to this in my graduate studies).

[@doublebasshq]

Curtis has had such a big influence on bass teaching!

[@charliegordan6354]

Its incredible how you always seem to upload the right video at the right time. I just recently started discovering these concepts on my own. I'll definitely be getting this book for myself and my student

[@doublebasshq]

That's great to hear! I think what Andy has put together here is brilliant.

[@joonasvainio6587]

Oh man does this make a LOT of sense. As a long time player of the electric bass I'm now teaching myself the doublebass. (I know I should get lesson🤷🏼). I figured the E, A and D scales on my own. And boy has it made my shifting so much more confident. Thanks for sharing all this, and other, doublebass goodness with all of us 💎👍🏻

[@doublebasshq]

You bet, and great to hear!

[@nicholaswalkermusic]

Very thoughtful, Andy and Jason. Thank you!

[@doublebasshq]

Thank you so much! I think that this approach will help a ton of bassists and orchestra teachers.

[@davidbteague]

I didn't do well until I discovered the rewarding resonances. This is interesting. Thanks.

[@doublebasshq]

Glad it was helpful!

[@davidcraig6590]

Andy! This is great. 😎🎵

[@doublebasshq]

I love the approach Andy took here,.

[@joelpowell1982]

Just grabbed mine!

[@doublebasshq]

Nice! I hope you find it helpful.

[@JulianHaugland]

book sounds great, but your t-shirt takes the cake XD

[@doublebasshq]

Thanks!! It's a fun shirt. 😃

[@derekjones4253]

Thanks my friend. Awesome information!

[@doublebasshq]

My pleasure!

[@rabbathinstitutelosangeles7788]

❤ this! Thank you for sharing!

[@doublebasshq]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bassbar3239]

Hey Jason, love your content! Entertaining and interesting at the same time! Would love to See you make a video about chopping on the bass. Maybe a collab with Jacob Warren?

[@doublebasshq]

I'd love to do that--good idea!

[@ricobass0253]

The shop link above does not say whether it's a real paper book or a pdf download. Which is it? Are both versions available?

[@doublebasshq]

Both versions are available.

[@mark-stefaniw]

I've discovered nearly all of Andy's body-bass geometry, bow placements in the moving 1/6th harmonic "trough" or "node" I call it, scale types, and teaching sequences over the years. I still organize my own scale practice upon these concepts. I go one step further and incorporate Bornoff style 1-string tetrachords.

[@doublebasshq]

Nice!

[@skinnystrong]

Jason, great if you could link to printed copies when you first introduce something like this. I bought the PDF then spent $37 at my local UPS store to have it printed in color (like the PDF is) and comb bound. Better for those of us old fogies to buy print directly. Thanks very much.

[@doublebasshq]

Most of the products we talk about are digital-only, but you're right--Andy does have a print version available from his website. Folks can find it at www.thebassstudio.com/

[@michaelisvaramontgomery]

Hey Jason, How would you compare this to Hal Robison's Boardwalkin'? I was going to start digging into that book, but maybe this is a better start? Or maybe work on them in tandem/one before the other?

[@doublebasshq]

I’d say that Boardwalkin is best for the more advanced player, while this is great for people who are in their first 2-3 years of bass playing. They could totally work in tandem, though. Andy’s method is very step-by-step, while Boardwalkin is more of an encyclopedia of major scales mapped out on the bass.

[@lindasegerious9248]

I have zero experience with double bass, and I am not sure if I am reading too much between the lines of what he says, but... Do I get correctly that, if you're starting to learn the instrument from scratch and focus your first weeks/months' practice on following this book/method, you could achieve a decent beginners' technique rather quickly? Reading bass notes is no problem (I play piano)

[@doublebasshq]

That’s the idea. This is a way that Andy has used to teach the fundamentals of bass through major scales. My the end, you’re getting all over the bass. It also has a ton of info on how to approach these exercises, things to think about, etc.

[@lindasegerious9248]

@@doublebasshq Awesome, thanks!