Reddit reviews Simandl - New Method for String Bass Part 1

At least a handful of lessons. If your school has an orchestra program, ask that teacher if they could give you a few-even if they weren't a bass major, they will be a better start than going without any type of instruction.


As far as books,Simandl is one of the main schools of playing. I started with Simandl and then supplemented it with the Michael Moore Bass Method. The catch, I studied each of those under the guidance of a bass teacher. Initially in high school (I was in the band program, took lessons from the middle school orchestra teacher-an actual bassist), and then in college. From there, it was a hodge podge of others when my teacher deemed them appropriate ranging from Petracci to Ray Brown.

For Upright Bass Technique: Simandl New Method

Also, the best way to learn is to listen to bassists you dig, and transcribe their lines; and then listen and transcribe the bassists they dig, to understand where they got their sound from. Start simple, then move to transcribing more complex stuff.