what is a double bass
Classical music, rock and roll, country and western, rhythm and blues - you'd be hard-pressed to find a genre of music where you wouldn't hear the booming, robust sound of the double bass. The largest and lowest-pitched member of the viol family, the double bass dates back to the 15th century and is widely known as the patriarch of the string family. And while the double bass is a standard member of a traditional orchestra's string section, it's equally at home on stage with many of today's chart-topping music groups. Whether you're learning to play one of Joseph Haydn's famous double bass concertos or are looking to slap the strings in a psychobilly quartet, you're going to find the double bass to suit your musical needs in this section.