Yes. This is an instrument with many names. Double bass, upright bass, contrabass, acoustic bass, string bass, big bass, bass fiddle, as well as just bass.
The double bass is much like the string bass, but it is also known as an upright bass, and commonly used in symphonies. It can be played with fingers, (pizzicato) but is usually played with a bow,...
No. The double bass is a huge 4-stringed instrument that must be set on the floor, upright, while playing. For this reason, it is often called an upright bass.
No. The double bass is a string instrument, and the double bassoon is a double-reed instrument that is the larger, deeper version of the bassoon. The only similarity they have is that they have a...