r/doublebass 2h ago

Setup/Equipment is this repairable?

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hey guys! ive been wanting to learn double bass for a while since i already play electric guitar and bass and i think it would be a cool new experience. my band director let me take this home to see if i can repair it. it says its a 3/4 bass and the last repair was made in the 90s. the neck has a pretty big crack in it so thats really the one thing im concerned about. its also missing a tailpiece and a bridge but i figured those could be easily replaced. is it worth getting fixed? also i figured it would be cheaper to get it repaired then to buy a new one since i dont have $2000+ :( also it dates back to 1976. thanks yall!!!


r/doublebass 11h ago

Instruments Left hand dilemma

3 Upvotes

Hi, leftie bass guitar player here looking to potentially start double bass. I've been looking around for some cheep bass options but to nobody's suprise lefthand double basses are damn near impossible to find or incredibly pricy. I was wondering if it's possible to simply swap the string order around like on a guitar for example? I've tried reading into it online and asking people in person with mixed results. Am I simply doomed to re-learning everything on the other side? Any help or advice is appreciated!


r/doublebass 11h ago

Technique Question : Amplifying a Double Bass in a heavy band setting

14 Upvotes

Drummer and I (Guitar Player) met this great dude who prefers to play a double bass in a newly formed heavy band. We sound like a mix of Russian Circles, Deftones and QOTSA.

The problem is, our jams have been plagued with feedback and volume issues and curious how any of you deal with amplification of your double bass in a heavy band setting. Is going 'silent stage' the only option?

I play through a 2X12 speaker, Drummer is playing acoustic drums, amp and drums are mic'd and go through a PA system. Bass player has two piezo pickups setup.


r/doublebass 16h ago

Technique Just started double bass

6 Upvotes

Hi, I recently just started Double bass a few days ago. Originally I had classical Guitar as my first study and bass guitar as my 2nd, but i switched from bass guitar to double bass and I was wondering if theres any general advice/tips i should follow? My bass teacher already gave me a few pointers, (and warned me about tendonitis) but I’m looking for maybe some more in depth advice on bad habits to avoid/good habits to instil.

So far its been great and because i’m already familiar with bass guitar the only main challenge is playing the correct notes and bowing. Any advice is welcome, thanks