Today we’re digging into a question that I’ve asked many of my past podcast guests: what advice would you give your younger self?   This question is answered today by the following people (in order of appearance): Tom Zera - Utah Symphony Christian McBride - renowned jazz bassist Susan Wulff - San Diego Symphony Peter Seymour - Project Trio Carlos Henriquez - Wynton Marsalis quintet Matthew McDonald - Berlin Philharmonic Lois Robinson - Shreveport Symphony executive director Eric Hansen - Bringham Young University Mitch Moehring - Mitch Moehring Strings Arnold Schnitzer - Arnold E. Schnitzer Fine Cellos and Basses David Gage - David Gage String Instruments Bill Gould - Faith No More Donovan Stokes - Shenandoah University Jacqueline Pickett - Columbus State University Joe McFadden - Atlanta Symphony Geoff Neuman - Las Vegas-based performer and teacher Melody Chia - Melbourne-based bassist and shoemaker Steve Tramontozzi - San Francisco Symphony Marek Romanowski - Polish bass soloist and teacher Micah Howard - Pittsburgh Symphony Pascale Delache-Feldman - New England-based performer and teacher Corey Brown - no treble founder Craig Butterfield - University of South Carolina Cielito de Jesus - Long Beach-based performer and teacher Sandor Ostlund - Baylor University David Heyes - UK-based performer, composer, and teacher David Allen Moore - Los Angeles Philharmonic Carmen Rodriguez - Panamanian bassist and teacher Chris Hanulik - Los Angeles Philharmonic Caleb Quillen - Kansas City Symphony Adam Booker - Appalachian State University Ranaan Meyer - Time for Three   A big shout-out to Krista Kopper for cataloging these past conversations—it’s what makes an episode like this possible!   Check out more “best of” episodes like this at contrabassconversations.com/highlights.   Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: Kolstein Music The Samuel Kolstein Violin Shop was founded by Samuel Kolstein in 1943 as a Violin and Bow making establishment in Brooklyn, New York. Now on Long Island, over 60 years later, Kolstein’s has built a proud reputation for quality, craftsmanship and expertise in both the manufacture and repair of a whole range of stringed instruments, and has expanded to a staff of twelve experts in restoration, marketing and production. Robertson & Sons Violins For more than four decades, Robertson & Sons has specialized in providing the highest quality stringed instruments and bows to collectors, professional musicians, music educators, and students of all ages. Their modern facility is equipped with three instrument showrooms as well as a beautiful Recital Hall available to our clients to in their search for the perfect instrument and/or bow. Upton Bass String Instrument Company Upton's Karr Model Upton Double Bass represents an evolution of our popular first Karr model, refined and enhanced with further input from Gary Karr. Since its introduction, the Karr Model with its combination of comfort and tone has gained a loyal following with jazz and roots players. The slim, long “Karr neck” has even become a favorite of crossover electric players. D'Addario Strings This episode is brought to you by D’Addario Strings! Check out their Zyex strings, which are synthetic core strings that produce an extremely warm, rich sound. Get the sound and feel of gut strings with more evenness, projection and stability than real gut.   A440 Violin Shop An institution in the Roscoe Village neighborhood for over 20 years, A440's commitment to fairness and value means that we have many satisfied customers from the local, national, and international string playing communities. Our clients include major symphony orchestras, professional orchestra and chamber music players, aspiring students, amateur adult players, all kinds of fiddlers, jazz and commercial musicians, university music departments, and public schools. Contrabass Conversations producti