If you are talking about Classical Music, i think that the cello is used more often rather than double bass, as the tonality of the double bass is too low to be heard. On the other hand, if you are talking in terms of Jazz Music, the double bass is used more often, as it helps to maintain the beat and the bassline of the music.
Typically a string quartet is two violins, one viola, one cello.
The bass violin was an ancestor of the modern cello. There is no such thing as a bass fiddle. Actually the bass fiddle is just one of many names for the string bass, it's also called a bull fiddle.
A bass. It is much larger. Standing straight up, a bass goes over your head, and a cello goes up one half of your body to three quarters.
The cello is one of the 4 members of the string orchestra family. If you are talking about the full string family, it is viola, cello, bass, violin, piano, and guitar.
Strings ... along with the bass, or contrabass.
The classical string quartet has a first and second violin, a viola and a cello. It was formalized by Franz Josef Haydn and perfected by him and Mozart. Nearly every classical composer since their time has written at least one string quartet.
If you are referring to the one with a cello and fish, then the word is Bass.
The short answer is no, but the two have some important connections. First, the bass guitar is pitched a full octave below the cello. The bass guitar is in the same pitch range as what is called the double bass, bass, or upright bass. Second, the standard tuning of the bass guitar is in fourths (Do to Fa) starting at E, while the standard tuning of the cello is in fifths (Do to So) starting at C. The lowest note on the Bass Guitar with standard tuning is The lowest note on Cello is the C at around 64 Hz , also called C below C below middle C. It's just off the bottom of the bass clef. Using standard tuning of a 4 string base, the bottom note is the same as that of a double bass. It's the E at about 41 Hz. But a 5 string bass has a now B at about 30 hz. Many bass players tune the bottom note lower to provide a deeper sound. Some tune the guitar exactly like cello, but sounding an octive lower.
There are many different brands of vintage bass guitars. One of the more popular brands seems to be Bender. Gibson is another popular brand of vintage bass guitar.
One of the more famous and popular virtuoso cellists goes by the name Yo-Yo Ma.
No. Cello and Bass are different instruments and therefore they have their own methods of doing things. Bassists in general, for example, don't use the 3rd finger until after the octave harmonic point. The bow holds are slightly different as well. You also have to stretch further to get the same intervals between notes on the Double Bass.
Bass, Double Bass, Violin, Harp, Viola, Cello. The harp is an instrument with strings, which are plucked, but it is not normally considered one of the 'strings' sections.