Our top 10 lesson suggestions for intermediate and advancing, including thumb position, intonation, bowing technique and scales!

Jason Heath shows and explains how he holds the double bass bow, and how it should be centered, support and well-balanced.

Olivier Babaz jazz bowing performance and transcription.

Join Olivier Babaz as he teaches how to play simple and effective gypsy jazz bass lines.

In this lesson, Olivier Babaz teaches how to play jazz melodies with the bow. To demonstrate, Olivier uses the melody to Ornithology by Charlie Parker.

Olivier Babaz performance videos, featuring Sam Dunn on guitar and Caroline Boaden on drums.

In this lesson, Olivier Babaz teaches a simple exercise for jazz bassists using the bow which can make a big difference to your playing!

In this double bass lesson, Olivier Babaz teaches how to play slap bass with the bow.

Should professional double bassists play both German and French bow?

The ultimate articulations and markings guide for double bass with 20 video examples.

learn how to play the melody from 'Chamber Mates' by Paul Chambers.

Learn how to use different sounds when shifting. 

In this lesson I teach you how to switch between pizzicato and arco when using the German pattern double bass bow. 

In this short video I teach you how to tighten a double bass bow.