[Tomas Bouda]

hello, my name is tomas bouda. i'm a bassplayer who plays in fifths - my teacher plays in fifths and he challenged me to follow suit two years ago. now, this is partly why i joined this discussion board. as a composer/improvisor (my undergrad degree actually reads like this: Bmus Contemporary Music: Composition Improvisation) i spend a lot of time with my bass. i've noticed that the bass has a few problems...like having a less-responsive g-string...that i am setting out to solve. any suggestions will be appreciated. i have also been researching luthiery schools, or courses because i am very curious about building instruments (basses in particular) and how they resonate to various pitches. very interesting.

anyway, i play a lot of jazz and new music as well as a few stints on cruise ships playing top 40 pop stuff.

thanks!