upright basses
Jazz ensemble's tall strings
Upright basses are the largest and lowest-pitched instruments in the violin family, played standing up or sitting on a tall stool, with the instrument resting on the floor.
Distinguished from the smaller bass guitar, the upright bass appears in orchestras, jazz combos, and bluegrass bands: The upright bass anchored the rhythm section.
- contrabassLargest bowed string instrument
- stringedEquipped with taut cords
- acousticRelating to sound
- wooden instrumentMusic device from timber
- bassistDeep-string instrumentalist
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Amplified stringed instruments playing low notes
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