How to hear yourself better in orchestra when playing double bass

[@daveman_50]

I have a hard time during lessons when playing scales with my teacher. Typically, his bass is facing me and I can hear him much better than myself. (I'm usually performing jazz, so I can hear myself clearly -- no competition from other basses, etc., unless there's a heavy-handed piano player!)

[@idankoos4156]

Thank you for your Tipps...I am a singer, love the double bass, and am a cellist as well...singers often have problems to hear themselves from the outside...I love singing with a microphone bc of that..but feeling, intuition, resonance etc can also help

[@doublebasshq]

You are so welcome!

[@davidbteague]

Useful! Thanks.

[@doublebasshq]

Glad it was helpful!

[@skan8]

What I do is while playing long notes I plug my ear with my left hand finger that is avaliable. The sound vibration transfers through the bone quite well for me to hear the intonation .

[@doublebasshq]

Nice!

[@voornaam3191]

Just kidding, do you really play TWO basses trying to hear yourself?! When I hear "double bass" my first association is the SUB CONTRA bass, the huge one in that instruments museum. Isn't it about time, to stop calling the NORMAL bass a double one?

[@daveman_50]

The origin of the term "double bass": the early function of the instrument was to double the bass line, typically by playing one octave below the cello. You're welcome :)

[@clarkminer8650]

Instill a healthy sense of paranoia in your playing 😂 good tip though haha

[@doublebasshq]

Thanks!