On Friday evening I picked up a second-hand Stagg Electric Upright Bass from a fellow bassist from the earlier this month (and which funded most of this new acquisition.

I am not a complete beginner in the world of double bass, having rented one for a few months at the end of 2004. We had an extra service at church yesterday evening so I decided to take it along, on the grounds that I couldn’t ask for a more forgiving setting to make my DB performing debut.

All in all, it went very well, although I did revert to my normal bass for a couple of songs. I think it will definitely work as an option for church in future; my next challenge is to be ready to take it out on a jazz gig!

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