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double bass
noun
: the largest and lowest-pitched of the stringed instruments that is tuned in fourths
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Violin, double bass, and a whole lot of synthesizers and guitar pedals and samplers and things which are great for mangling sounds.
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2024
Sparks was also influential in helping boost the careers of Steve Martin, John Denver and Kenny Rogers, with Rogers playing double bass for the group in 1966.
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
The flickering strum of a wheeled double bass set the tone inside the Metro car.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
During a 2008 interview with The Times at his home, Mr. Lee played piano and double bass.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 24 May 2023
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2024
Sparks was also influential in helping boost the careers of Steve Martin, John Denver and Kenny Rogers, with Rogers playing double bass for the group in 1966.
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
The flickering strum of a wheeled double bass set the tone inside the Metro car.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
During a 2008 interview with The Times at his home, Mr. Lee played piano and double bass.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 24 May 2023
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“Double bass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20bass. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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