The difference between Bass fiddle and Bass viol

When used as nouns, bass fiddle means double bass, whereas bass viol means a fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. it occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. similar to (but smaller than) a cello.


check bellow for the other definitions of Bass fiddle and Bass viol

  1. Bass fiddle as a noun (musical instrument):

    double bass

  1. Bass viol as a noun:

    A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello.

    Examples:

    "My piano teacher also plays the bass viol."