Bass guitars
four string bass guitar Bass guitars are similar to traditional acoustic and electric guitars, but they have larger bodies as well as longer neck and scale lengths. The acoustic bass is similar to an acoustic guitar while the electric bass is similar to an electric guitar. The bass guitar usually has four strings, compared to the six strings of a regular guitar, although bass guitars can have five or six strings as well. On a standard, four-string bass, the strings are tuned at E, A, D, and G. The strings are tuned an octave lower in pitch, in the bass range. Hence the name “bass” guitar! Strings can be made of metal, metal covered in another material such as resin or plastic, or a non-metal such as nylon.
The bass guitar evolved from the violin family’s upright double bass, but is used in a much wider array of music styles than its predecessor. By the late 1940s, as louder music was becoming popular, some bass players fitted pickups to their floor-standing acoustic double basses and played them through adapted amplifiers. Others, like Les Paul, simply played the bottom strings of electric guitars. In the early 1950s, Leo Fender designed a solid-body bass guitar which was supported by a shoulder strap. Gibson followed with a solid mahogany “violin bass,” and Rickenbacker introduced their 4000 bass during the late 1950s. More than a decade later, during the 1970s, American Alembic established their reputation as a top-tier bass guitar maker.
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