Upright Bass Lesson: A simple trick to get started with the thumb position

This little trick is especially helpful for players who come from the electric bass. What I forgot to mention in the video: You will need to develop specific muscles needed for pressing down the strings in thumb position. This exercise (from my left hand warm up video) will help you to achieve this:    • Upright Bass Lesson - THE warm up routine ...   but start slowly!! If you like my videos you have options and I would be very thankful: Subscribe to my channel Download my duo album "Lagamas" (by Hervé Jeanne & Gregor Fticar) Make a donation onto my PayPal account: [email protected] Thanks for watching. And if you want to compare the sound of different bass strings, check my website: http://www.hervejeanne.de/en/string-m... I use: G + D strings: Pirastro Oliv A + E strings: Sonores Wraps Bass mic: Audio Technica AT 4041 Speaker mic: AKG C 414 BULS Electric bass: G&L