For nearly three years, a pair of popular YouTube channels have been engaged in a musical debate. Italian “slapper” Davie504 insists that bass is the best, while the well-practiced duo TwoSetViolin claims their titular instrument belongs atop the orchestral tier list.

On February 17, the two foes will settle their feud at a 5,000-seat venue. Their “Violin Vs. Bass” battle will determine which stringed apparatus is “the best instrument” of them all.

Davie504 and TwoSetViolin have been collaborating together since 2020. That’s when they engaged in a battle of epic proportions — which proved inconclusive. Since then, they’ve given each other lessons on their respective instruments while pretending to hold each other at gunpoint.

The argument came to a head when the TwoSetViolin hosts — Brett Yang and Eddy Chen — challenged Davie to an in-person face-off. Davie accepted, and the date was set. “Violin gang, this is the perfect opportunity to save...