Shifting Lesson by Jason Heath
Our classical expert, Jason Heath teaches a really important technique you'll need as a developing double bassist: shifting in and out of thumb position. Jason demonstrates how to do this with your fingers, hands, and body movements to get a smooth and accurate shift every time.
If you want to learn more from Jason, check out his course perfect for developing bassists, Intermediate to Advanced Classical Bass. The course fully covers thumb position and shifting, alongside many other techniques you need to take your playing up a level.
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