We Try Learning Double Bass in 1 Hour 

*Final scores* _Brett_ +2 being a hazard +12 old tired man +11 weak a** violinist _Eddy_ +1 sacrilegious boi +15 old tired man +11 weak a** violinist +1 blaming the bass +1 blaming the bow

"Are you trying to play it badly?" "No, I'm actually trying." Yeah, yeah

Violinists trying to play double bass for the first time: MY BACK HURTS! The double bassist: yeah actually my RIBS are UNEVEN

"Nice overtones!" is one of the sickest backhanded compliments I've ever heard, I can't believe Eddy didn't just fall out of his chair dead

"my back's sore" "my fingers are red" "my bum hurts" *laughs nervously in pianist*

Video content: 10% “Uhh it hurts” 90% Whales chating

Eddy: Is this the french or the german grip Phoebe: T H A T I S N O T H I N G

I was a violinist in my school band who got "chosen" to play the double base because we needed one. I can confirm that their portrayal of pain and discomfort in this video is accurate.

Professional: “My ribs aren’t even because of playing the bass” Brett: *IMMEDIATELY SITS PROPERLY*

“is this the german way to hold the b-“ “that is n o t h i n g”

This makes me want to practice I can feel my bass staring at me saying " now you don't want to sound like that do you??"

I have a feeling Phoebe and Editor-San will be great friends.

who else feels so bad for the poor teacher who had to deal with two whiny violinists for an entire hour?

“Nice overtones” “Are you trying to play it badly?” Definitely a roasting channel. Edit: omg never thought of getting so many likes and comments, thank you all lovely linglings😘

Everytime someone tells me playing the double bass is easy, imma show them this video and ask if they would like to learn.

As a bassist who started out as a violinist, I can speak on behalf of all of these comments about how difficult it really is. Glad to see fellow bass support.

Piece at the beginning: L'éléphant Piece at the end: Dying Elephant

Me, a double basist, seeing those violinists suffer: f i n a l l y they understand

No one’s talking about how good Phoebe roasted them 🔥

Bass is probably my favorite part of a symphony. Rachmaninoff always used it to its fullest potential in his concertos and symphonies.

"honestly sometimes we forget to play and the conductor doesn't even notice" ~every bassist ever

twoset: whines for an hour me, sipping my bubble tea and smirking: QUALITY CONTENT

“I can’t even see my feet” Every pregnant person 😂

so in my seventh grade orchestra (the place I started learning bass), I was the only bass, so when my teacher would guide me through the bass part, everyone would just stare at me. Multiple times throughout the year, I'd hear some random violin say "bass looks so easy" and then turn around and see them turning their head away trying not to look like they'd said anything. I take a lot of pleasure in seeing these violinists suffer.

After listening, I believe the complete title of the piece in English, is: "The Dying Elephants."

Final scores: Eddy: +15 tired old man +12 weak a** violinist +1 sacrilegious boi +1 Eddy blaming the bass +1 Eddy blaming the bow Brett: +12 tired old man +10 weak a** violinist +2 Brett being a hazard Hope I calculated this correctly and hope this helped

As a bassist, it's nice seeing people struggle to lift up a surprisingly light instrument, not sure if it's because I play the french bass which doesnt have a B string so that may be the reason

Finally, muster enough courage to watch this episode at the end of 2021. Just want to say thank you to Twoset and Phoebe, this video means so much to me as an ex-bassist. I have learnt the double bass for nearly a decade, but I remember I played really poorly. I don't have much strength, can't even hold the bow properly (I was doing the french bow). The music education I received was very exam-oriented so I was really bad at sight-reading and felt like I could only play the three pieces from the ABRSM and still played it badly. Also, I didn't practice enough, partly because I was lazy and also partly due to other factors in life. Even my teacher once suggested I should quit learning when I was preparing for my Grade 8 exam. I cried a lot and told her I wish to just stop it after I passed grade 8 because we have already spent so much time on it. I literally just passed the exam, still believed the examiner took pity on a little girl (I looked younger than my actual age)and just give me the pass when my playing didn't justify it. Then I never once touched my bass and it has been 8 years since. I thought it meant I didn't like double bass that much and it doesn't matter. And later I just locked away some of my memories...for example, If you asked me at the start of this year, I don't even remember how to read bass clef but can at least read treble and tenor clef given the time. However, I found your channel in the middle of this year and you guys bring me so much joy. Slowly but surely, I started to remember stuff related to double bass. The exam pieces I used to play, the beautiful harmonic sound when I go beyond 5th position, some funny stories when I was playing in the orchestra. And there's suddenly one day I realize I actually can read the bass clef, it just clicked in my head. And I have been tempted to start learning an instrument since I joined this community. I've always wanted to learn piano, and the tone of cello/flute is very lovely, but I realize if I am ever going to start playing any instrument again, I would still pick double bass. (But double teachers are so rare in where I live and I can't even find any double bass sheet music in music stores that are NOT syllabus of ABRSM LOL) I guess this means deep down I am still very fond of double bass and thank you for letting me make little peace with my past self. Back to the video, it was hilarious to see you guys now understand what it was like to play the bass! And even better when Phoebe just roasted you. I remembered the pain from playing but I don't remember I ever complained so much XD It is also funny to see Brett did a finger vibrato on the bass and Eddy whined about the pinky when you were not even pressing on the thickest string. Definitely give me a confidence boost when I think back to my experience of playing! Thank you so much. 2022 is approaching whilst I am typing this, once again thank you Brett and Eddy for the love and passion of classical music you shared with me and many others in the world. Wish you a happy new year from the bottom of my heart!

Brett and Eddy: “Why is this so heavy, ugh!” Me: *a 5’3”, small, unathletic girl, who had to carry my upright all around school and performance spaces* “oh, how cute”

Prayers for editor-san who had to endure the practice session

9:12 "my body is breaking" im 12 and have been playing the bass for 4 years my ribs,shoulders, and back are ALWAYS in pain i feel you there TwoSet

Nobody: Non-musicians-that’s a big violin you got there

Piece's name: L'elephant The way the piece was played: L'elephant qui veux juste mourir.

I’m 15, I played the double bass for four years now, and everyone keeps saying it’s so easy, seeing these two violinists suffer was the highlight of my entire day, they finally get it!😌😌

When Brett said “You’re losing your tone,” I half expected Eddy to say “I’m losing my mind.”

This video becomes 100x funnier when you watch it as if Eddy and Brett aren't playing the double bass but instead have been shrunken down and are playing violins as tiny people

"this is so heavy!!" me, a child who had to carry my bass (with the bag on), backpack, music, and bow half a mile to rehearsal during a music conference: *w e a k l i n g s*

as a bassist i really appreciate this cuz everyone else is like “bass is so easy” and i’m like “are you ready for hand pain”

I love the moment at the symphony when the music is boring, then we see the scrolls atop of basses come forward all together, and we know that the bass players have stood up, ready to make the music rich and exciting. Hurray for sensei Phoebe.

As bassist this is really fun to watch. Honestly getting a good sound out of the double bass you need to have confidence in your bow strokes. Also I imagine your ribs wouldn't be screwed up if you learned to play in standing position like i did.

White girl: so you hold it a bit like a pencil Asian dude: so like a chopstick?

She is burning these violinists for the double bass society

The horrible double bass sounds eeking out as it gets played by someone in a MUSICIAN shirt is peak entertainment.

It's impressive to see Brett unknowingly play his Lo-Fi song while trying to learn the double-bass!

Literally any time any violinist picks up a bass for the first time: "I didn't realize how big it was!" "This bow is so heavy!" "How do you even push down the strings?" Every time. Without fail. And they wonder why basses can't play 10 notes per second or play across 3 octaves in half a second. Everyone needs to try bass for an hour to appreciate what a monster of an instrument it is.

Simply piano: learn piano in two weeks! Twoset: sAcrELigiouS Also Twoset: learn double bass in one hour!

And now they've lost permission to play bass ever again

@1:15 "it's a bit like a pencil" Asian: "like a chopstick?" Lolll

I need “+1 tired old man” printed on a hoodie EDIT: I need all the “+1” points printed on a hoodie

Brett and Eddy: Did you do it? Double bass player: Yes Brett and Eddy: What did it cost? Double bass player: my ribs

🔥 moments 2:12 "That is nothing" 4:14 "Are you trying to play that badly?" 4:39 "Nice overtones"

Ahhh the good ol days back when basses and violins lived in harmony

What if you guys did "teaching other people to play violin in an hour"?

"Yeah actually my ribs are not even because of playing the bass" Me: *I knew I should've gone with cello*

My dad has a dad who has a dad who had a hobby of learning all sorts of instruments, so he has a double bass. I remember as a child, going inside the softcase, sometimes with my sister. It's absolutely massive.

I wonder if they'll ever do something like "learning bass guitar in one hour" with Davie, after both the feud and the pandemic are over...maybe it's a reach, but a man can dream

"Try learning double bass in 1 hour" or "getting roasted by a double bassist in 1 hour"?

Her- Sometimes we forget to play Me, a bassist: The amount of times I have slept on my bass during orchestra bc the other sections can’t play their parts and spend 90% of the class working on their parts is...too high

I sat behind the bass section for a performance of B9 once and gained a whole new level of respect for bassists.

omg that's not a bow, that's a saw

Phoebe: Matricia Elephant Eddy: stumbling baby elephant Brett: Dying elephant

+1 tired old man shirts pls

I lost it when Eddy called the Bass Sacrilegious, but then she called Him out about his sacrilegious bow hold

The teacher, like a pencil, Bret the asian:LIKE A CHOPSTICK Edit:how did this comment get so much likes!!!

“We forget to play and the conductor doesn’t even notice” This is FACTS basses are f o r g e t t e n all the time

Me: *plays double bass* double bass isn’t hard TwoSet: this is kinda difficult Also Me: *tries to learn violin*Man violin is hard Also TwoSet: Violin isn’t hard

As a double bass player myself I have to say it feel good to be appreciated by the violinist.

This was so satisfying to watch as a bass player

As a bassist, seeing them suck at this song I can play with ease raises my self esteem from 10% to 1010%

We Try Learning Guitar in 1 Hour next? I just want to see Brett and Eddy trying to learn the six-string sacrilegious fretted sideways violin

I like that When Brett is up against the wall he goes for the style points.

After over 10 years of playing violin, in the last year my best friend picked up double bass and he was hoping more of his violin technique would carry over. He's gotten the hang of it now, but he refused to let me hear him for the first few weeks because it sounded about like this, lol

“Why are there 5 strings?” Le gasp “It’s a sacrilegious bass”

“You sure you want people to hear this😂 I like how twoset always rmb they are here to promote music not to scare people off lmao

In 17 and play the bass for four years, and having been in orchestras and seeing violinists look down at us makes this video sooo satisfying, finally having them understand how hard it is and impressive to play well.

Been playing upright bass for years now, and seeing this was absolutely comical I must say. Seeing these violinists play them for the first time really is how it is for everyone. It hurts the first year or so. But once your finger callus up and gain strength, its great.

Double bass tutorial content. "Ouch." "Aahh..." "Ow my pinky." "It hurts." Thanks for the inspiration.

"This is so heavy." "This is so so heavy." "Why is this so heavy?" Me, a bass player: 🙃

I just remembered that basses aren't light after seeing that, because I got used to the weight of my bass.

10:35 I thought Brett gave up and decided to play some Michael Jackson lmao Major props to Phoebe for putting up with two old men complaining about their deteriorating bodies for an hour!

0:58 Eddie: Is my head meant to be hitting this? Pheobe: (laughs) Yes Eddie: Really? Phoebe: (laughs) No

“Why is there five strings?! This is a sacrilegious bass.” “No it’s the German way.” Five strings = German Five string violin = German Diamond incrusted five string electric violin = German 👀👀

I was a violinist for like three years(I still play it) but in middle I switched to double bass because it seemed cool. It wasn’t that hard and I actually didn’t have to press down hard. I quickly got used to it and has been playing it for 3 years now and I recently started the cello.

1:55 love it

I love her cause she is savage! "how are you vibrating with your shoulder... that's nothing... It's been 15 minutes... are you trying to play that badly... Nice overtones... I think we agreed to stop here... Just give it to me... etc" I also love her face when they play the piece. This was priceless.

As a bassist, this has improved my self esteem greatly

Plot Twist: Those are violins, they just shrunk.

She's like a mom who is getting slightly annoyed at her children

Please do a "we try learning saxophone in an hour" or smth like that, I would love to see you trying to play an instrument without strings or keys lol

“Is this the German or the French *inaudible mumble*” “That is nothing”

I think we can all agree editor-san was amazing in this video

Twoset: This hurts my pinkie! Phoebe: I literally destroyed my rib cage for this

'So it's a bit like a pencil' -> Brett: 'Like a chopstick' He can't hide his asian side =))

"How do you rate us?" "Actually Eddy did a pretty good job" Well, those arm muscles aren't there for nothing sis 👀

Loved watching this! Watching violinists going through what us bass players do through was great

“this is so heavy!” me carrying my double base, music sheets, stand and my backpack up 3 floors every day: *mhm?*

I actually played this piece in an orchestra, but when i first clicked into this video and I skipped to their performance part, I could not tell what they were playing.

Double Bass = made of woods no woods = *no Double Bass* *PETITION* for Brett and Eddy to join the #TeamTrees and join the fundraiser raid!

Just learned this piece the other day. It's interesting to come back and watch Twoset attempt it lol

I ccried when eddy was like... eddy : is that the german or the french or.. Phoebe : That is nothing xD