So I have been playing bass semi-prefessionally for the last 33 years. At age 49, I made the leap and decided to cross over from electric bass to upright bass.

I rented a Franz Hoffman and a French bow to try to see if I could make the transition from electric to upright. I have been practicing daily for a month and am now convinced that I can make the transition. I am now going to do a rent to own program on a Nice Morretti Italian made upright bass with solid wood top and back instead of the laminates I have been practicing on. I can't wait to get it.

Now, I have to credit straight razor shaving with the transition. "What" you say? "How in the duces do you make that leap"? Well, as I have transitioned from a crappy Mach XXX to a straight razor, I have learned a very simple joy in life. Low Technology - High Technique. The same way I have gone from a High Tech razor to a simple scary sharp piece of steel with the balance made entirely by skill, I am trading in a very High Tech electric bass for a box of wood with strings and no frets - the balance made entirely by hands and ears.

And there my friends is just another benefit of straight razor shaving.

Cheers!
Alembic