I think you have been gifted the ultimate P-bass. Congratulations!

Been playing electric bass for thirty six years or so.  Most of that time in gigging bands.  About five years ago I decided to rent a 3/4 double bass to see if it was something I could learn.   Fast forward to today...my main gig now is playing in an all acoustic Americana / jam grass band.

The hardest part of going from electric to upright was the sheer stamina needed to play an instrument as big as I am!  LOL.  In the beginning I couldn't play it for more than a few minutes without getting exhausted.  

If you've been toying w/ the idea of picking up the upright bass do know that  you can do this if you set your mind to it!! I am still nowhere near as adept on the upright as I am on electric (I still p/u electric gigs too!) but learning to play and getting to play an upright regularly in a gigging situation has been an absolute blast.

I started on double bass then added electric bass later, and just applied what I knew from upright without ever having any lessons on electric. Everything feels easier, there's less effort and energy expenditure so you can play and concentrate for longer if needed (and it's easier to carry around, with less risk of damage!)

There is a part of Slovenia that used to be part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire called Oberkrain, where the people still speak German. They use fretted 1/4 sized double bass for accompanying their traditional music. I have never played one, but am intrigued by the thought.

Dang, your double bass Growls under the bow. Sounds great

I'm not sure I'll ever go back to electric bass again.  I'm too far into the standup now and truly love it too much!

This is exactly what I am looking for. I took a few lessons in music school but it has been several years and I am coming back to Double bass. Thank you for this content!

Wow, those electric basses are awesome! I suppose your P bass is from 1958-1959. Very cool!
Nice video, thanks 😊

Dang it Jason, where was this video when I got my double bass five years ago??!!??  😄😄👍👍

I use 1-2-4 fingering on electric too up til the 7th fret or so cause my hands are too small!

Hey, casual nerdy Fender Connoisseur here, a 1952 Fender PBass would be a slab body so not quite what you have. Essentially a '52 would be a fat telecaster lol. The one you have is very likely a 57-59 just from the Gold guard/Sunburst/Maple board combo alone. I'd definitely get it checked out to see the true year, it's a killer bass for sure!

Cool electric basses!  I bet you'll get a bunch of nerd comments on them, like this -.  That P-Bass isn't 1952, more like 1957-59.  The Dan Armstrong is heavy as heck but be aware it has a unique pickup design, vertically stacked coils; the "tone control" actually is a blend control for the 2 coils.  Two very nice old basses.

I self transitioned to upright bass, thanks to a few very good online teachers 😉
I marked positions of 3rd 5th and 7th 'frets'.
I recently bought a french bow.
I'm glad I'm good enough to play in a music school jazz band (I'm 52 by the way 😊).

Awesome Fender  PBass. I stared on double Bass in 5th grade. I play electric bass electric guitar 🎸 also. I always use 1,2,4 fingering on electric bass 🎸  until harmonics thumb  position than anything goes. I love the Upton Rosin.

Hello thanks to share
I try to switch bass guitare to double bass.
I can see it’s not easy.
I love so much double bass. Because Jazz is my favorite style of music.
I imagine lot of Time is necessary for practice correctly.
In septembre I go to music school for a teacher.
Thank you so much for your YouTube vidéo
Phil

Excellent

You have a 1957 model P-Bass. 51 or 54 are very different.

And what about the opposite: coming from Double bassiste to electric bass?

The lovely p bass is a '57 at earliest.

That being said, how easy is the transition form upright, to electric? I played in my high school's orchestra for 6+ years, and am looking to get into the electric bass world. Anyone know if its a hard transition? Or... got any tips for me?