Double bass players don’t have many role models. The best known is 19th-century Italian composer Giovanni Bottesini, a bass soloist who wrote concertos and other showpieces for the instrument.

Stern goes on to ask Lars about the physical aspects of drumming and whether playing double bass drums makes his ankles ache. “No, the worst parts [after live shows] are generally the shoulder and the ...

Charlie Chaplin said, "Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot." I'm not sure where double bass player Mark Haney's bizarre album Aim for the Roses fits inside that ...

And if it doesn’t feature the bass, I want them to write better bass parts. Things that are more challenging.” The double bass has much more to give, he says, as can be seen in jazz and rock ...

Regal's Electrified Double Bass: still not the answer. Leo was a fan of country music and hoped the bass would be as well received in that genre as the Esquire/Telecaster were proving to be and indeed ...