First who did this fourth tunning was Ray Brown, there's an album by him "jazz cello", and thats the origin of bass picollo... Fourths are really easier to learn, theres not much shifting. But after you learn how to shift fluently, and use thumb positions, the fifths become your friend, gives you bigger range. I played bass before, and as i could play scale and arpegio in any key without shifting, it actually made me lasy on that instrument... Now i play cello :)
alot of us forget about the other musicians who actually make the music go like bass players. good for the people who watch this you appreciate good music :D
yeah, and joel quarringnton, plays some classical and is still alive now ive got my electric bass tuned to fifths, it has 5 strings, low C high E, its very cool, same fingerings as cello.
What's that noir, beatnik style of jazz that emphasizes jazz cello & brush sticks. It's difficult music to find. I think I'm looking in the wrong paces. My word search keeps turning up trip hop or new age lounge music. The closest i can get is the Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, but it's overkill with the ambient trip hop.
nice lesson, FYI, for future lessons, instead of using the bow and arrow to describe the pulling technique; the official name of the plucking technique is called the "rest stroke" whereby as soon as you pluck a string (wit the exception of the lowest one), the finger immediately rests on the adjacent string. Basically as soon as you pluck the A string, the finger rests immediately against the D string, etc... It's the technique used by bassists and fingerstyle/classical guitarists
I kinda think of the cello as a bass guitar and normal guitar hybrid, with some extra qualities. For one the guitar can effectively power chord 3 strings at once, the cello can play 2 strings and the bass really only 1 string at a time effectively, with 2 strings being difficult to play consistently. I’ve got my bowing strength to the point where I only need to use 1mm of hair to make a sound on it without bouncing. The secret to rock and metal is having a lot of rhythmic precision, so music from Bach, Mozart and Vivaldi played somewhat fast will be good practice to getting up to speed.
I think this might be a good lightweight option for carrying a bass on my bicycle. Also considering a ubass or fretless electric...only problem is that both need and amp which is extra weight and less flexibility.
+Edwin Ruiz As a bass player, I think it's not ok. You're better off buying an electric (fretless) bass or an electric upright. 'bass' is a function. You can play 'bass' lines on a cello but you're never really going to fulfill that function.
+Nathan Vleugels Yes, you can go an extra half octave down if you play a bass, but I like the versatility of doing bowed melody lines on cello. It's not ideal for bass, but it's fun and a decent substitute!
+Keith Groover It's not just about the extra notes. It's the thickness and warmth of the strings as well, it sounds totally diffrent. You're right though, it it can be fun and even add something to the music. But you're never really going to fulfill the purpose of a walking bass line.
Marvin The Maniacal Dancing Ape yes. I was referring to an electric fretless bass as a better alternative for double bass then a cello. As far as electric double bass goes, I bought mine for 350€.
