In this video, I meet the incredible jazz bassist and DDB Tutor, Russell Hall. Known for his hard-swinging bass lines, creative solos and beautiful tone, Russell is making a huge impact in the bass world as part of the Emmet Cohen Trio and as a sideman and band leader in New York. We discuss Russell's bass 'Bessie', his gear set up, his vegan strings, his signature sounds, and more!
There's also some awesome playing from Russell, including a beautiful solo piece at the end of video. I hope you enjoy it and if you want to learn more about Russell, please check out the links below.
For a list of links of people and topics discussed in this video, please visit https://discoverdoublebass.com/interview/russell-hall-bass-gear
LINKS:
Russell's double bass course, Bessie's Bass Busters: https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/bessies-bass-busters
Russell Hall's website: https://www.russellhallbass.com/
Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhik5nSbgHPup9BIQkEYQFrjLSycA5BdL&si=7IFB5GVbgrP6kcHW
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Introducing Bessie
03:36 How long have you had Bessie for?
04:50 Bass demo
06:27 Recent restorations
07:50 String heights
09:25 Animal friendly strings
12:33 Amps and pickups
16:14 Playing with Christian McBride
18:16 Bass case
22:50 Solo performance
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