Summary: Bowing an acoustic bass is very different from plucking it and has specific techniques to get the best possible tones from the instrument. learn this free bowing exercise from a bass expert in this free video clip.
Shane Allessio lives in Boston, where he studies classical/jazz music, and gigs at night with local jazz, R&B, and rock groups. He has been musical since childhood. At the age of...read more
"In this video I'll be demonstrating double string crossing. So what we're going to do with the bow start on the G string cross all the way over the D and A string to the E string. Cross back to the G string. And you also need to do this from a low tie. Cross over. Now as always it's important to practice with a metronome. Forty beats per minute, two beats per bow."