Difference Between Bass Cello and Bass Bass

The difference between the double bass and the double bass is in three aspects: shape, sound and use.

Difference in shape:

The cello is smaller than the double bass, and it is played on the ground, with its legs clamped around the *** sound box. The double bass is a big thing, more than one person high, the player has to stand or sit in a high chair to play.

Sound difference:

The bass is lower than the cello, and the bass sound is thicker and technically more difficult.

Difference in use:

The bass cello is played by hand, while the bass is played with both hands.

Expanded Information:

The double bass is a Western stringed instrument and the lowest articulated instrument in the string section of a modern symphony orchestra. The double bass is distinctly different from the other instruments in the string section (violin, viola, and cello): the shape of the double bass is more derived from the violoncello, and is different from the shape of the other three violins.

For example, the shoulders of the instrument are slanted for the double bass and rounded for the other three; the bow of the double bass can be either an evolution of the Viennese bow (now called the German bow, which needs to be held in the opposite hand, similar to the Chinese huqin), or it can be used in a similar way to the cello bow (now called the French bow). The other three fiddles can only use the latter type of bow.

The double bass is the only stringed instrument in a symphony orchestra in which the principal player does not sit in front of the conductor. The double bass is the only symphonic string instrument that uses only 3 fingers to press the strings in the low grip position, where the distance between the grips is so great that it is impossible to use all four fingers evenly. The double bass is the only symphonic string instrument to occupy a standard position in jazz.