I play the cello (not like those guys ^^), but have never played the bass. It's so huge
You play the cello? I bet you'd make a pretty badass bass player. Electric bass pretty much covers the double bass with the exception of the very lowest octave And the cello with the exception of the highest octave or so.
I bet you're a badass bass player. All you're probably lacking is a drinking habit and a stupid hat.