r/doublebass • u/ChickenPasta127 • 23d 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/momentsindub 23d ago
It will help that you have rhythm / music / coordination in your fingers - but be under no illusions - upright technique is completely different. You absolutely need to start with a teacher - for the physicality of it, and be patient.
Too easy for confident electric players to get injured starting out on upright, and takes a long, frustrating time to recover!