Double Bass "squeeks" causes

[Paul Warburton]

Hey Mark, welcome to TBDB!
Did I come to your house to look at a bass?
Mark and I live in Golden, Colorado a suburb of Denver...Pretty funny!
80401 is my zip as well.

 

[stefaniw80401]

Hi Paul, yep -- that was me. I did sell that Bohemian bass a couple of weeks later. Thanks for dropping by back then. Now I live up here in Evergreen.
- Mark

 

[robobass]

Two things no one has mentioned are perpendicularity and maintaining a single spot on the string. Allowing too much angle (less than 90°) between the hair and the string, as well as allowing the hair to skate up or down the string during the stroke can both lead to squeaking. Practice in front of a mirror and make sure you aren't doing these things.