Blues so bad, mishandling this? (6,4)
I believe the answer is:
double bass
'this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'blues so bad mishandling' is the wordplay.
'mishandling' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'mishandled' mean this).
'blues'+'so'+'bad'='bluessobad'
'bluessobad' is an anagram of 'DOUBLE-BASS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for double bass that I've seen before include "Musical instrument" , "... as part of orchestra" , "Low-pitched string instrument" , "One taking a bow" , "Stringed instrument" .)