1.   I originally studied classical cello from age seven until I was fourteen, then moved to the upright bass.

2.   An upright bass was strapped to the top of the car.

3.   He played upright bass in several blues and jazz bands.

4.   The music, I remember, came from two unamplified guitars, a fiddle and a scarred upright bass.

5.   Vibraphones and upright basses were in.