Jason Heath's Double Bass Gear & Recommendations for Students

Interview with Jason Heath

Geoff Chalmers sits down with Jason Heath to talk about Jason's bass gear, his bass recommendations for students (particularly for beginners), and travelling with your bass.

Find out more about Jason Heath. Jason’s online course, Beginner's Classical Bass is perfect for beginners on the classical double bass.

TIMECODES

00:00 Introduction
01:00 Jason's bass + bow and recommendations for students
03:15 Jason’s Jackstadt
04:35 Bass dimensions
06:52 Travelling with your bass

Links:

Albert Jasckstadt - Double Bass

Bernd Dolling - Bow

Eastman Strings - Double Bass

Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

Contrabass Conversations

YouTube Channel

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