electric basses

Plugged-in low strings

Electric basses are bass guitars—solid-body instruments with four to six strings, played through an amplifier.

The electric bass largely replaced the upright double bass in popular music during the mid-20th century, becoming foundational to rock, funk, jazz, and most contemporary genres: The electric basses in that recording give it a distinctive low-end punch.

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amplification method

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Unamplified low-pitched string instrument

upright basses · upright bass · double basses · double bass · contrabasses

pitch register

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Amplified stringed instruments

lead guitars · electric violins · synthesizers · drum machines · electric pianos

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G