[78-L] Use of double bass in dance bands

[Bud Black]

Consider the wash tub.  I once worked with a guy who played a "gut bucket" and he made it sound remarkably like an upright bass.  I even recall making a record with him.

Bud

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On Oct 26, 2012, at 4:26 PM, Don Cox <doncox at enterprise.net> wrote:

> Hello DAVID
> 
> On 26/10/2012, DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
>> Re the question about which instrument is more difficult to play, tuba
>> or string bass. When I played the bass in a band many years ago, we
>> were playing a concert in which a tuba was required. I had never
>> touched a tuba but was told that since I was the bass player, it was
>> up to me to play the tuba at the concert. There was a book back then
>> (early '60s), called "Easy Steps to the Band", with a different
>> edition for each instrument. The first page of each book contained a
>> picture of the instrument, a staff containing all of the notes it
>> could play and under each note the fingerings for that note. I took
>> the tuba edition home with the music for the concert and under each
>> note in all the music I wrote which valves to push for that note. I
>> played the concert using this method and it sounded fine; I have not
>> touched a tuba again since that day.
>> 
> Great story.    ;-)
> 
> 
> Regards
> -- 
> Don Cox
> doncox at enterprise.net
> 
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