I play the double bass. I've found that we bass players all despise the rest of the orchestra. We have good reason, too. Their instruments are inferior.

Ha! Never realized the deep, dark passion of bassists! Thanks for this insight.

By the way, who is the best bassist in the world? The one who says he can make his bass sound like any instrument in the world?

Thanks for his name. I would really like to buy some of his recordings this summer, and all I can remember about him is what he said he could do with his bass. Fascinating. And I hope it's true!

Bass regards,
WW