However, the reason Lee began to use the electric bass as opposed to the double bass had nothing to do with sound. Rather, it was a way for Lee to avoid carrying the large and heavy double bass to the truck to move from gig to gig.
Lee began utilizing the electric bass rather than the double bass; this decision was unrelated to sound characteristics. Rather, it served as a means to evade transporting the hefty and cumbersome double bass from one gig to another.