Scale Patterns on the Upright Bass

The simandl 1,2,4 technique was developed to prevent tendonitis. The ringer finger isnt strong enough for the bass. Im not a scientist but the position your hand is in on an upright puts that finger at a disadvantage. im an electric and upright player and use my third finger for electric but not upright. when i began i used the third finger and my hand began to hurt after awhile. im suprised your hands are fine

Thanks a lot Bassius - your videos are the best on youtube on DB technique - learnt a lot - good stuff.

The key thing is a good set up. When you buy an expensive instrument, it is normally well set up. Often not the case for cheaper instruments, but definitely worth the extra money! Then, there are different ways of DB setup - depending on the strings and player's preference you might want a high, medium or low action. Low action usually sounds good only with amplification and/or high quality instruments. HIgh action gives you a lot of acoustic punch and volume, but harder to play and limits speed

I suppose this Bassius guy could move his hand just as fast on your bass as well. The speed is in the hand, not in the price of the bass, i guess.

Btw, i've got a plywood bass and i love it.

Hey if you play an open A (during E maj.) then shift up to the B on the E string, then you don't have to shift from a closed note to a closed note.

Hey Denson! Wassup! Cool stuff!

thanks bruno!

Nice bass, man. I've been playing electric for eight years and I'm trying to save up the bread for an upright. If you don't do any teaching in person, you really should!

how long have you been on the upright bassius? Good chops, my upright teacher would bash it but if you can do it cleanly, all the power to you man

Sorry, my fault. I need ear training ...