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- Traditionally has four strings
- 5- and 6-string models are also popular
- 4-string standard tuning, from low to high: E A D G
- 8- and 16-string basses duplicate these notes with octave strings
- Tuning is generally one octave lower than a guitar
- Played by plucking or slapping with the fingers, or by picking
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The electric bass guitar was developed independently by several inventors between the 1930s and early 1950s in order to replace the bulky stand-up basses then in use by country and jazz bands. It reached wide notice among musicians in 1951 with the introduction of the Fender Precision Bass, a four-stringed fretted instrument not much larger than a guitar, but tuned an octave lower.
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Widespread popularity
After the Fender Precision, or "P-bass," became popular, any other models followed from Fender and competing companies, and the bass guitar soon became ubiquitous in nearly all forms of popular music, providing rhythmic foundation and counterpoint to melodic instruments and vocals. While in no danger of extinction, it has been displaced to a certain extent, especially since the early 1980s, by synthesizers and sampling technology.
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Bass Guitar Questions
Could anyone suggest a fairly priced Bass for a beginner? 2 AnswersYamaha makes some excellent beginning-priced basses. I would put them above those introductory basses from Ibanez as more versatile, although many of the cheape... read more
please if u want to use the bass guitar for any music which key will u use to play the music 1 AnswerYou're not so much in a "key" per se. Open bass strings don't really give us a "key" to work within. You can play progressions from the keys of C, A, G, E, and ... read more
How early are the Largemouth Bass on their spawning beds in Michigan ? 2 AnswersHere is an excerpt from a site I came across: Spawning occurs in Michigan during late May through late June. I have caught spawning largemouth in Paw Paw La... read more
how to play a bass guitar? 2 AnswersHi @stcopia and welcome to Mahalo. Practice, practice, lessons, and practice. However you can get a head start on all of that because right here on Mahalo is a ... read more
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@SkirtsandScuffs Kyle winning on his birthday at Richmond..Kyle smashing the Sam Bass Guitar at Nashville Kyle's outburst against Jr Nation!
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he ate my heart! And he is bass-guitar! I want you so much!!!!!
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i would kill for the chance to play guitar with @taylorswift13 and @martinsays...and @petewentz can play bass=)
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