The headless five-string certainly turned a few heads when it first emerged last year, but it’s proven to be an absolute hit ...

A five-string guitar may seem bizarre to the casual ... It’s a pleasure to see the norms of the instrument challenge, even if this turns out to be a niche few others catch onto.

History The double bass is generally regarded as a modern descendant of the string family of instruments that originated in Europe in the 15th century, and as such has been described as a bass Violin.