Double bass rental for classic & jazz – Berlin, Germany & Europe

If you are looking for a double bass rental in Germany or Europe, you have come to the right place here in Berlin. We rent out our double basses for rehearsals, concerts, studio recordings and music festivals, in short for events of all kinds. For concert travels / orchestra tours / tours of professional symphony orchestras, youth orchestras, ensembles, soloists and jazz musicians from all over the world, we transport the instruments within Germany and Europe upon request. No matter if Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Prague, Lucerne or Amsterdam.

The double basses of our instrument rental

Our rental range includes over 30 double basses for classical music and jazz. We rent out very old and valuable master basses for professional use, good medium-quality double basses, but also simpler instruments made of plywood. You can rent specially equipped double basses from us for jazz and unplugged music. Also we offer double basses for jazz with an external or built-in pickup upon request.

From our double bass rental you can hire 4-string double basses and 5-string double basses. All rental instruments are fitted with high-quality double bass strings of famous brands like PIRASTRO, D’ADDARIO or THOMASTIK.

Rental of old masterclass double basses for professional orchestra and soloist

The highest quality standards of professional orchestras and soloists we can fulfill with the rental of our very old double basses of famous master luthiers. These double basses are between 70 and 120 years old and in absolutely unique condition. They have been restored with great attention to details and are adjusted for use in the classical orchestra. Each double bass is a unique instrument of finest craftsmanship.

Here you will find instruments from famous double bass makers such as RUBNER, POELLMANN, ZAPELLI and MOECKEL, to name just a few of them. For use in baroque music, a small selection of these double basses are fitted with high-quality gut strings made by PIRASTRO, PURE CORDE or LENZNER.

Double bass rental for orchestra tour / concert travel

Depending on the type of use our double basses / acoustic basses are packed in a custom-made PREISSLER flight case or a in a padded softbag and can be used – like all our double basses – not only for concerts in Berlin and the surrounding countryside of Brandenburg. We also rent out our double basses for complete orchestra tours / concert travels with truck transport or air freight in Berlin, Germany and Europe. Under certain circumstances we even rent world wide.

Double basses as props for film & TV

For photo shoots, or as musical props for TV & film productions and theater performances, you can hire decorative double basses and white lacquered double basses. Also you can hire beautiful instruments with a special patina as purely decorative objects or for playback use from our double bass rental. More information about this rental service you can get here on our website: Musical props for film & TV.

Accessories for double bass

As accessories for double basses you can hire:

• Professional double bass stools / bass thrones made by KOLBERG.
• Stand aids for double bass player by KOENIG&MEYER.
• Double bass stands & spike boards made by KOLBERG.
• Double bass bows of different quality levels made of Brazil wood, Massaranduba, Pernambuco wood, or Carbon. We also rent French bows.
• Rosin from the best brands, especially for double bass. (only in addition to double basses rented from us)
• Acoustic transducer / pickup for double bass / upright bass made by DAVID GAGE, BARCUS BERRY, SHADOW, FISHMAN, UNDERWOOD, etc.
• From our catergory Backline Rental you can hire double bass amplifiers, speaker cabinets and bass combos made by AER, AGUILAR, GALLIEN KRUEGER, AMPEG, MARKBASS, SWR or HARTKE.