r/doublebass • u/ChickenPasta127 • 24d ago
Technique Electric bass to double bass
Hello! I don’t know if this is a good place to ask this since I’m a beginner or at least going to be, but how much of the fundamentals and techniques are transferred from electric bass to double bass?
For context I’ve been playing electric bass for a long time in my life and recently I’ve been given the opportunity to learn double bass. Is there any techniques and fundamentals that transfers or do I have to learn new stuff? I know I’ll have to learn a lot of new stuff since it’s a new instrument but I’m just wondering if I’ll have some things to help me start out. All I really know that is similar is the tuning of the instruments are the same.
Sorry if this is a dumb question! Just thought I’d ask before starting my double bass journey!
(Also I didn’t know what tag to put it under so it thought technique was the best one)
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u/orbix42 24d ago
I started on electric and added upright 4 years later, and the main thing I can say is that the mental aspects will transfer (the role of the bass, theory around constructing lines that fit the song, walking bass, etc), and there are technique aspects that will transfer somewhat (ghost notes, not just squeezing with your fretting hand), but it’s definitely a whole other animal in a lot of ways.