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[quote name='ubassman' timestamp='1389829228' post='2338538'] CAPTION? [/quote] Joe was soon to realise that the free Base Camp where his walking would reach new heights, may not have been a typo.

[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#000000]17th October at the Royal Academy will be [/color][url="http://www.ram.ac.uk/events?event_id=2032"][color=#0000cd]Joel Quarrington[/color][/url][color=#000000] instead of Edicson Ruiz.[/color][/font][/size]

The emphasis is on Famous, rather than bass player!

Hi All, The event was being held in Mill Hill School and we were going to be using the schools boarding rooms for our accomodation. However, the school is also running other activities/camps over the Easter period, so I am guessing that is where the "scheduling" issue was. Bree did tell me that it was going to be limited to about 25 students, so maybe that is why it was not widely adverstised. I am sure they would have got enough interest to get make the course viable.

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1355316126' post='1896775'] Laurence just did some great work on my Kolstein bass and is clearly a talented luthier [/quote] [b][url="http://www.classical-music.com/news/new-%E2%80%98house%E2%80%99-double-bass-arrives-ronnie-scott%E2%80%99s"][color=#0000ff]Talented[/color][/url][/b] is correct and here is a [b][url="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=497579576953173&set=vb.111188225592312&type=2&theater"][color=#0000ff]clip[/color][/url][/b] of the bass

another plus for the [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/"]Bass Gallery[/url] Martin is a top guy, and they have a lot of gear in store that is not on their website It is very easy to walk straight past the shop, if you are not looking out for it.

Hi, I would second all the points about practicing scales etc, both across and along the strings, in all positions and all keys. Yes in the beginning it is can be boring, I still practice them but make them musical! The point about using a keyboard is good, I play through a difficult passage on the keyboard to hear what it sounds like, then practice it on the bass. But I am not sure about using dots.... The main thing is that you know that you are playing out of tune, which is a step in the right direction!!!