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$1799.99 Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass V 5 String Electric Bass Black "The 5-string Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass V delivers the modern features that bassists demand in a sleek, familiar electric bass design. An updated preamp circuit brings deeply exhilarating active and passive tone. Powerful-yet-quiet N3 Noiseless pic MORE... | $1499.00 Lakl& Skyline Deluxe 55 02 5 String Bass 3-Tone Sunburst "The Lakland Skyline Deluxe 55-02 5-String Bass comes with custom alnico-magnet Lakland pickups: a humbucker at the bridge and a single-coil in the neck. These pickups are teamed with the same 3-band active preamp used in the US-made 55-94 to let you dial MORE... | $1649.99 Fender American Deluxe Precision Bass Black Maple Fretboard "The Fender American Deluxe Precision Bass is built with modern features that bassists demand, with a newly designed preamp circuit that delivers deeply exhilarating active and passive tones. The Fender P-Bass' powerful-yet-quiet N3 Noiseless pickups pres MORE... | $899.99 Ibanez Btb676 Btb 6-String Electric Bass Guitar Natural Flat "The 6-string Ibanez BTB676 Electric Bass is a powerhouse with unbelievable sound capabilities. The BTB bass also boasts quality woods, superior construction, and cutting-edge electronics. The BTB676 bass is made with a solid light ash body topped with wa MORE... |
$159.99 Dean Edge 09 5-String Bass Classic Black "The great-playing and very affordable Dean Edge 09 5-String Electric Bass Guitar features a basswood body contoured for playing comfort. The maple neck is profiled to be fast, sleek, and easy to play. A unique Dean-design neck joint and heel along with a MORE... | $249.00 Dean Edge 1 5-String Electric Bass Guitar Classic Black "The Dean Edge 1 5-String Electric Bass reflects every bit of Dean's 20-plus years of experience in designing bass guitars. It has a light basswood body that is styled and contoured for comfort. The 34"" scale maple neck is profiled to be fast playing and MORE... | $179.00 Dean Edge 1 Electric Bass Guitar Trans Amber "The Dean Edge 1 Electric Bass reflects every bit of Dean's 20-plus years of experience in designing bass guitars. It has a light basswood body that is styled and contoured for comfort. The 34"" scale maple neck is profiled to be fast playing and sleek fe MORE... | $1245.00 Godin A4 Ultra Natural Fretless Sa Acoustic-Electric Bass Guitar "This Godin A4 SA fretless bass features endless sonic possibilities brought to you by Custom Godin electronics. It comes equipped with individual saddle transducers at the bridge and a 13-pin connector for direct control of Roland GR Series and Axon AX10 MORE... |
$239.99 Axl Badwater Capricorn Electric Bass Guitar Crackle Brown/White "The Badwater Capricorn electric bass has all of the custom-shop vibe of a vintage bass without the huge price tag. Each bass is hand-distressed with Axl's award-winning Badwater finishes, so every single instrument is one-of-a-kindjust like you!The origi MORE... | $1395.00 Godin A5 Ultra Fretless 5 String Bass - Natural Sg En Sa "This Godin A5 SA 5-string fretless bass features endless sonic possibilities brought to you by Custom Godin electronics. The 5-string Godin bass comes equipped with individual saddle transducers at the bridge and a 13-pin connector for direct control of MORE... | $1099.99 Peavey Cirrus 4 Usa Electric Bass Metallic Wine Red "The Peavey Cirrus series achieved mystic status among professional bassists soon after the first models hit the streets. These bolt-on electric basses were designed to make the Cirrus sound and feel accessible to conventional players.Since debuting in 19 MORE... | $299.00 Schecter Guitar Research Raiden Deluxe 4 Electric Bass Guitar "The Schecter Raiden Deluxe 4 Electric Bass offers you a beautiful 4-string bottom-dweller for a steal. With a 34"" scale, a 6-bolt neck, a basswood body that pumps out big clear bass tone, 24 X-jumbo frets, a rosewood fretboard, and a maple neck, the Rai MORE... |
$299.00 Schecter Guitar Research Raiden Deluxe 4 Electric Bass Guitar "The Schecter Raiden Deluxe 4 Electric Bass offers you a beautiful 4-string bottom-dweller for a steal. With a 34"" scale, a 6-bolt neck, a basswood body that pumps out big clear bass tone, 24 X-jumbo frets, a rosewood fretboard, and a maple neck, the Rai MORE... | $1799.00 Music Man Classic Sterling 4 Electric Bass Guitar Black "Part of Music Man's Classic Collection, the Classic Sterling 4 electric bass guitar features many desirable appointments giving a look and soul that pays respect to design practices of the company's past. The bass comes with Music Man's chrome-plated, ha MORE... | $299.99 Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Candy Apple Red Rosewood Fretboard "The Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass puts classic Fender looks into a uniquely attractive and super-versatile bass guitar. Features include an agathis body and one-piece maple neck with stylish white pearl block inlays on the 20-fret rosewood fingerbo MORE... | $899.00 Esp Ltd Phoenix-1004 4-String Electric Bass Guitar Black "In 2009, ESP introduced the Phoenix-II guitars and basses to much delight. But not everyone can get an ESP. That's why the company designed these Phoenix bass guitars under the ESP LTD brand, so you can get the tone and appearance of an ESP Phoenix bass, MORE... |
The bass guitar was invented in the 1930s as an alternative to the stand up double bass that was typically used to create sonorous resonance in jazz and blues, the precursors to rock and roll. The advent of the rock and roll sound, which included loud guitar licks and strums that would overpower the traditional bass lines, meant that the electric bass became a staple for many different artists. The first widely successful basses, of the solid body model that we know today and which include pickups in the composition, went on the market courtesy of Leo Fender in 1951.
Most commonly, a bass guitar will have four strings, tuned E-A-D-G. These strings are set to match the lowest four strings of the standard 6 string, but are tuned one octave lower.
It was originally conceived as an electric instrument, meant to be amplified via an amplifier to give a rhythm and lower line feel to the music being performed. When performing acoustically or on quieter songs, artists would forego the bass altogether or go back to the stand up double bass model. This option was an expensive one, however, since large instruments such as the stand up bass continue to be the most costly and least portable (standard bass guitar cases are about half the size of double bass cases).
In the 1970s, Ernie Ball (a guitar developer well known for designing accessories) designed an acoustic bass that would accompany acoustic performances without drowning out the finer sound of the acoustic guitar. These basses, like their electric counterparts, had a larger body than the acoustic guitars, which means that if you play one you will probably need one of the many bass guitar stands available. Bass guitar pickups for acoustic models are usually piezoelectric or magnetic. Bass guitar pickups are generally encouraged in the acoustic models as the low sounds mean that they are difficult to hear over other instruments when unamplified.
Although the four string, fretted model is the most common type, these are by no means the only choices available. Musicians seeking to increase the range of sound in their music have the option of a 5 string bass guitar and (although rarely used) even a six string bass. In the five string model, a low B string is added above the E, while in the six string models a high C is added below the G. Acoustic basses with the added B string are often tuned differently in order to produce a sound that can be heard more readily while played.
Basses can also be purchased with no frets or with semi-fretting. Fretless basses are more akin to their stand-up originators and allow players more options in style of play, as well as a distinct sound created when the string is pressed directly on the wood. Semi-fretting models are very rare.
While bass guitars originally were created with 20 frets, modern basses will typically have 24 frets or more. This allows the artist to increase the range of sound created.
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