You can play the Double Bass either arco. (which is with a bow) or pizzicato (which is plucking the strings).
Yes.
It's used to play the bass drum faster
There are two options: If you are talking about bass drum. . .Two bass drums with a pedal attached to eachA single bass drum with a double bass pedalIf you are talking about upright double bass, it can be plucked with the fingers, or bowed.
Yes
The Viola can play higher. Pitches of String Instruments from highest to lowest are: Violin Viola Cello Double Bass
you pluck it with your fingers or bow it with a bow.
Double Bass
You can play any metallica song with even a 5-piece drumkit. What you need to play Metallica's songs properly is a double bass pedal or double bass drums.
Yes if you have a double bass on a drum set it can go really fast.
It depends what you mean... i know what you mean by electric bass but what do you mean by "Bass" If you mean an upright bass/double bass like thishttp://shannonspositiveimages.com/images/UprightBass.jpgthen with a few minor adjustments with the way you play you can.. To play an upright bass you need to use your hands all the time instead of a pick.. so finger picking is a NEED. Watch some youtube videos..
You can play any instrument with the bass clef. This is just a convention to write notes of certain height in the bass clef. You can play a piece on an instrument if their diapasons match. Or even it is not so, you can transpose a piece to the diapason for your instrument. Usually, pieces written for bass instruments (for example, electric bass guitar or double bass) are noted on the bass clef.
Yes. He also plays Double Bass, Piano and sings as a bass. Viola is his second instroment