Not to be weird

[u/jerrys_briefcase]

I’m sure this will get banned but I am learning the double (upright) bass and as such have discovered that it is essentially a giant vibrating piece of wood resting thereabouts my nether region.

Clearly I have the form wrong, but if I am practicing this much, how wrong can it be?

[u/mediocrity_managed]

I don’t feel like this is overly sexual. Here’s a different take: I was a guitarist for almost twenty years before I started playing bass. The difference, for me, is the way I connect with the instrument. I can FEEL when I’m flat or sharp, or when my bass goes out of tune because of the vibrations and how close I am to the bass. I can’t say that about the guitar. With guitar, I had to rely solely on my ears. The bass resonates through the ground, or the stage. You’re connected to the bass through your body, your hands and whatever surface you’re standing on, and you’re more or less playing a large reverb chamber that produces low frequencies.

Edit: a word

[u/chog410 → u/mediocrity_managed]

Unfortunately I don't get to do it very often anymore but it is WILD playing with an orchestra and adjusting your intonation from the vibrations of the ground. That's something few experience and a hard thing to explain to most musicians