bass guitar
Rhythm section anchor
A bass guitar is a stringed instrument resembling an electric guitar but with a longer neck and thicker strings, typically four, tuned an octave below a standard guitar.
It provides the low-frequency foundation in most rock, jazz, and pop music.
Often shortened to simply bass: She plays bass in a punk band.
The bass guitar locks in with the drums to create the groove.
- slappingStriking with open palm
- fretlessHaving no fingerboard dividers
- pickupsOpen-bed work vehicles
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- musicianOne who performs melodies
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Plucked eight-string lute descendant
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