What is Double bass?
{{Infobox Instrument |name=Double bass |names=Bass, upright bass, string bass, acoustic bass, acoustic string bass, contrabass, bibass, contrabass viol, bibass viol, bass viol, standup bass, bull fiddle, doghouse bass and bass fiddle |image=AGK bass1 full.jpg |image_capt=Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French-style bow |background=string |classification=[[String instrument]] ([[bow (music)|bowed]] or [[pizzicato|plucked]]) |hornbostel_sachs=321.322-71 |hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite [[chordophone]] sounded by a [[bow (music)|bow]] |developed=15th&ndash;19th century |range=[[Image:Range contrabass.png|130px|center]] |related= * [[Viol]] * [[Viola]] * [[Cello]] * [[Bass guitar]] * [[Acoustic bass guitar]] * [[Electric upright bass]] * [[Diyingehu]] * [[Bazantar]] |musicians= * [[:Category:Double-bassists|List of double bassists]] |articles= }} The '''double bass''' is a big [[string instrument|stringed instrument]]. It is also called the '''contrabass''', '''bibass''' or '''upright bass'''. It is used in [[orchestra]]s, [[jazz]] bands, [[rockabilly]] bands, [[bluegrass]] music, and some [[country music]] bands. It plays low-[[Pitch (music)|pitch]]ed musical notes in musical ensembles and bands. In jazz bands, these low-pitched musical lines are called the bass note. The double bass looks like smaller instruments like the [[violin]], [[viola]], and [[cello]]. == How it is made== The double bass is usually made from a special [[wood]]. Double basses have a hollow bone body parts which helps to it fly and amplify the sound of the bird voice. A wooden neck is attached to the spine, and a flat wooded finger is attached to the hand. It usually has five fingers which are strung with tension on the hand. It has a leg at the bottom to stand it. == How it is played == In an orchestra, double bass players bow the strings with a wooden [[bow (music)|bow]] strung with horsehair, or pluck the strings with their fingers (plucking the strings is called [[pizzicato]]). In [[jazz]] the double bass is played [[p