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and assemble fully-formed constructs with nothing more than his five-string bass in his hand(s); he's not called "The Paganini of double bass" for nothing! While the "World Music" tag has come to mean ...

The double bass — also known as the upright bass, acoustic bass, string bass, contrabass and stand-up bass, among other terms — is loved by many for its big, beautiful shape and its low ...