Thanks city rat! No secret, I just try to use good habits: weight rather than muscle (sometimes a fair bit of muscle too - like for this excerpt); adapting bow speed and placement for different sounds; imagining the sound I'm after and experimenting with the previous elements until I find it. Also, I have pretty nice instruments and bows. :)
First, imagine the sound you are going for in your ear. It will take awhile but experiment until you discover the technical elements that create the sound you are imagining.
What an awesome tone and full sound. Very well done, I hope to achieve a similar tone and control because I am struggling already, on my 4th year of studying that great instrument.
Thanks, Kostas! All bass players are drawn to the sound, for sure. That's what keeps us battling the obstacles such a large instrument presents! Try to use weight, rather than muscle, as much as possible to release a big, fat tone. :)
When playing with the E string extension, are you able to “fret” notes that are on the extension itself? Like if you set it to D are you able to play a Eb?
Yes, you can do that. The gates, or capos, are great for pre-setting isolated or lowest notes of a passage. Fingers can be used according to each player's personal habit. Some extensions don't have capos at all. That was very common when non-machine C extensions were first introduced.
This bass has what is called a "C extension". That's the thing you see along the low string side of the scroll. It allows for extra notes below E down to the C a full octave below a cello's lowest note. Orchestral bass players need these low notes all the time. The other option is a five-string bass with a low B - similar to a five-string bass guitar. Basses have always come in many shapes and sizes. Even though this very old instrument has been altered for modern playing, it's not a particularly unusual model.
It's four-string bass so the bottom string would normally be an E. Many orchestral bass parts were written with five-string basses in mind. That extra 5th string is a low B - like with five-string bass guitars. Many of the great old basses have four strings so the best solution, in that case, is to add a custom-made extension. Well spotted! Most commonly, extensions are fitted with "capos/gates" that can be set in advance to stop any extra low notes. Others are built with "machines" that use key-activated levers to stop the lower notes. Least common are extensions without either capos or machine - just the extended fingerboard.
@@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist that’s really cool! i didn’t know that they made these!! i personally play double bass and violin and i’ve never heard of this! that’s so cool!!
Four-string basses' lowest string is an E but, to play the many notes in the orchestral rep that go lower, most professional players have an extension added beyond the nut that runs up the length of the scroll. The chromatic degrees are then stopped by either a combination of fingers and capos or by a levered machine.The other solution is a five-string bass with a low B.
@@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist fascinating and cool. on this particular bass what is the mechanism, do you have the low C# and then it picks up again by stopping at F, or is there a way to get D Db and E ? cheers
@@Johnwilkinsonofficial The E string has an extended length down to C. Capos (or gates) are preset, as needed, for a passage involving notes below E. If the passage involves more than one low note, the player can choose to preset the lowest tone and finger the others. The gate at the nut remains closed when no tones below E are called for.
It used to be that bass fingerboards were somewhat shorter. With a modern set-up, most players now like to have fingerboards that go a few tones longer so that higher notes can be stopped against the board. The downside to this is that the extra length can have a dampening effect on the sound of the instrument. A good compromise is to leave the extra length under the highest string and cut it away under the lower strings. This makes it look like there's a part missing but it's really the result of a piece being added. :)
Thanks and sorry I missed this question. Thanks to MrBlueMoose for explaining! Lots of orchestral music includes notes below the open E string so you need either a five-string bass with a low B or an extension of the E string going down to C (or sometimes a B).
It's cut time with some bars of big triplets. Sorry, I'm not able to attach the music in comments but you can search Salome on imslp.org and find rehearsal #140 in the double bass part.
@@tiagozawadzki Oh! Hahaha. It was cut down long, long ago. Now 42" (about 106.5 cm) string length. 7/8th size and fairly long in the body. I'm 6'5" so may look smaller.
Nice! That's one FAT sound! And super sustained, also.
Thank you, Federico!
your tone is amazing!! whats the secret??
Thanks city rat! No secret, I just try to use good habits: weight rather than muscle (sometimes a fair bit of muscle too - like for this excerpt); adapting bow speed and placement for different sounds; imagining the sound I'm after and experimenting with the previous elements until I find it. Also, I have pretty nice instruments and bows. :)
Strauss man, crazy stuff he writes. Amazing job!
Thanks, Kyle! Salome has super intense passages and very subtle ones too - very rewarding part!
Wow what a good and intelligent sound of a double Bass You Have. I wish i could have that
First, imagine the sound you are going for in your ear. It will take awhile but experiment until you discover the technical elements that create the sound you are imagining.
For anyone wondering, this is Act III around unit 140
👍 Scene 3 after reh 140.
i love all of your vids thank you so much
Thanks! My pleasure. 😊
Incredible sounding instrument and awesome execution ❤
Thank you, Esmeralda!
I look up your video every once in a while because you never fail to bring Strauss' work to life!
Thank you so much!
Nice
Thanks!
My Name Is Salazar Mikhael Luigi P.
God damn, that's hard
Strauss operas are loaded with gnarly passages!
Beast mode!
Grrrr! :)
Fantastic playing!
Thanks for listening!
Awesome! Such a good opera!
It really is! Thanks, Peter!
Holt smokes, that tone!
Thanks, Kent!
The last note was incredible! 🤓
💣 😁
Just fantastic Jeremy! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks, Elvis!
Thank you very much for that, it's very helpful 😊
You're very welcome! Thanks for tuning in. 😊
I would love to see a production of this someday, even more to play in one
Oh man, Wiggly, sign up if you ever have the opportunity!
So beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
Big big sound .
Thanks for listening, Taisho!
Crushing it.
Great opera, great bass part too!
awesome
What an awesome tone and full sound. Very well done, I hope to achieve a similar tone and control because I am struggling already, on my 4th year of studying that great instrument.
Thanks, Kostas! All bass players are drawn to the sound, for sure. That's what keeps us battling the obstacles such a large instrument presents! Try to use weight, rather than muscle, as much as possible to release a big, fat tone. :)
Yeah!!!! Great!!!
Poderoso!
Gracias! Es un pasaje poderoso!
Jeremy..you"be done it again!
Poderoso 💪💪💪
And Now picture 100 bass players
Whoa!!! :)
YES 😡👌
Thanks!
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REI! Extragen! 👊
You look exactly like my orchestra teacher lmao
Another comment said I look like Howard Hamlin from Better Call Saul. Never seen it but hear it's good.
Yeah!!! That’s the character 👈
Thanks, Yi-Wen!
Ahhhhh!!!!
😯 or 😌 or 😱? 😂
@@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist That is so powerful, juicy and tasty!!!🤌🔥🔥🔥
@@con3bass Cheers, Denis!
I've been looking more upright bass content, awesome sounds dude
Thanks! More to come.
When playing with the E string extension, are you able to “fret” notes that are on the extension itself? Like if you set it to D are you able to play a Eb?
Yes, you can do that. The gates, or capos, are great for pre-setting isolated or lowest notes of a passage. Fingers can be used according to each player's personal habit. Some extensions don't have capos at all. That was very common when non-machine C extensions were first introduced.
Una de slayer
Check out the whole opera - it's intense!
Don't let Al Cicneros of @OM see this
Hahaha. Doom!
Amazing😁there is sum odd about that bass is that a normal bass?
This bass has what is called a "C extension". That's the thing you see along the low string side of the scroll. It allows for extra notes below E down to the C a full octave below a cello's lowest note. Orchestral bass players need these low notes all the time. The other option is a five-string bass with a low B - similar to a five-string bass guitar. Basses have always come in many shapes and sizes. Even though this very old instrument has been altered for modern playing, it's not a particularly unusual model.
Oh ty
Can someone please explain how you shake your hand and move your other hand I’m trying to learn so long.
It's complicated. Find a good in-person teacher.
Thank you I will.
ridiculous!!
Hahaha!
@@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist 😁💪
what kind of bass is this? i see the extended finger board and it’s like intriguing me
It's four-string bass so the bottom string would normally be an E. Many orchestral bass parts were written with five-string basses in mind. That extra 5th string is a low B - like with five-string bass guitars. Many of the great old basses have four strings so the best solution, in that case, is to add a custom-made extension. Well spotted! Most commonly, extensions are fitted with "capos/gates" that can be set in advance to stop any extra low notes. Others are built with "machines" that use key-activated levers to stop the lower notes. Least common are extensions without either capos or machine - just the extended fingerboard.
@@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist that’s really cool! i didn’t know that they made these!! i personally play double bass and violin and i’ve never heard of this! that’s so cool!!
what a dramatic and lyrical melody, and for the bass! .. isnt the lowest open string an E ? i hear a low Db ??
Four-string basses' lowest string is an E but, to play the many notes in the orchestral rep that go lower, most professional players have an extension added beyond the nut that runs up the length of the scroll. The chromatic degrees are then stopped by either a combination of fingers and capos or by a levered machine.The other solution is a five-string bass with a low B.
@@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist fascinating and cool. on this particular bass what is the mechanism, do you have the low C# and then it picks up again by stopping at F, or is there a way to get D Db and E ? cheers
@@Johnwilkinsonofficial The E string has an extended length down to C. Capos (or gates) are preset, as needed, for a passage involving notes below E. If the passage involves more than one low note, the player can choose to preset the lowest tone and finger the others. The gate at the nut remains closed when no tones below E are called for.
@@JeremyMcCoydoublebassistagain, great and musical interpretation, thank you for taking the time to explain the low notes.
When were you born (month,numbee,year)?
Bet you can find it online pretty easily. 🧐
Why does your bass's fingerboard have a piece missing
It used to be that bass fingerboards were somewhat shorter. With a modern set-up, most players now like to have fingerboards that go a few tones longer so that higher notes can be stopped against the board. The downside to this is that the extra length can have a dampening effect on the sound of the instrument. A good compromise is to leave the extra length under the highest string and cut it away under the lower strings. This makes it look like there's a part missing but it's really the result of a piece being added. :)
Nice but what happened to his double bass!?!?!
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The scroll
@@arnavm7226 He has a C extension, which lowers the E string down to a C.
Thanks and sorry I missed this question. Thanks to MrBlueMoose for explaining! Lots of orchestral music includes notes below the open E string so you need either a five-string bass with a low B or an extension of the E string going down to C (or sometimes a B).
This is 3/4 ?
It's cut time with some bars of big triplets. Sorry, I'm not able to attach the music in comments but you can search Salome on imslp.org and find rehearsal #140 in the double bass part.
@@JeremyMcCoydoublebassist No, I was referring to the size of your double bass.
@@tiagozawadzki Oh! Hahaha. It was cut down long, long ago. Now 42" (about 106.5 cm) string length. 7/8th size and fairly long in the body. I'm 6'5" so may look smaller.
Is that low e string out of tune?
It's an extended E string that goes down an extra third to C.