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Hi , just joined the forum and came across this thread-got one or two comments make having spent a good deal of my youth learning to play classical double bass. there seem to be a number of you eager to take up DB ,this is good , the double bass is a fine instrument ,however before taking the plunge you should be aware that if your going to go down this road and hope to become better than the idiots who stand there 'slapping' badly and playing grossly out of tune ,youre going to have to re-learn much of your left hand technique. In practice its easy to go from DB to bass guitar , but substantially more difficult to go the other way.The bass guitar technique does not transfer to the double bass well. Far better to learn the correct technique but prepare for a few aches and pains along the way. Good Luck

Hi- just come across this thread, first you need to choose between French or German bows ,both have their merits. If you think your going to need to be able produce tremolo and generally have an 'agile' bowing technique then this is easier to do with the french style bow.The German Style allows a greater pressure to be put on the string. Cheap bows are a waste of money weather wooden or carbon fibre its the horse hair and rosin that makes the string sound.

Hi -a quick hello from another newbie. Live in Burnham on Sea (Somerset) and been a bass player for more years than I care to remember. Originaly a classicaly trained double bass player, I've probably played in just about every kind of band you could think of over the years,but these days I play in a Rock Band and a Jazz Band . My favourite bass is my old Les Paul , but I'm getting lazy these days and tend to use a five string, less shifting about, been through a few of these and currently on a Yamaha BB but can't seem to find one I really take to - come here looking for a few suggestions , its not the neck thing , after all I play Double Bass as well and to many Bass Guitarists that neck would feel like a lamp post. As my basses are regularly gigged I need the toughness and reliability of a old fender but want The Les Paul hummbucker sound. Cheers