Bass Guitar Overview
The electric bass guitar is a descendant of the double bass (a cousin of the violin and viola da gamba) and shares design attributes of the electric guitar and features in common with a range of other bass instruments. Electric basses may be fretted or fretless, although fretted basses are more common.
The electric bass, in contrast to the upright bass (or double bass), is played while being held horizontally across the body. It is not played with a bow; instead it is usually plucked with the fingers (and sometimes also the thumb) or a plectrum (pick).
In electric basses, as with the electric guitar, the vibrations of the instrument's metal strings within the magnetic field of the permanent magnets in the pickups (pickups), produce small variations in the magnetic flux threading the coils of the pickups. This in turn produces small electrical voltages in the coils. These low-level signals are then amplified and played through a speaker. A less common variant of pickup uses one or more piezoelectric elements usually in the bridge assembly directly to sense the mechanical vibrations of the strings. Various electronic components, and the configuration of the amplifier and speaker, can be used to alter the basic sound of the bass instrument.
The electric bass is the standard bass instrument in many musical genres, including country, jazz, rock and roll, soul, funk, and modern orchestral music.
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Bass Guitars For Sale
- Ibanez RDGR Bass Guitar For Sale - Stoneham, MA - USA
042908 - Ibanez RDGR Bass Guitar for Sale. Barely Used like NEW, Custon Paint job! Comes with Behringer Thunderbird Bx108...
- Fender Roscoe Beck Bass Guitar For Sale - Vancouver, BC - Canada
042508 - Bought in 2005 was given to me through inheritance, guitar is in exellent shape...
- Ibanez BTB556MP (6 String) Bass Guitar For Sale - West Monroe, LA - USA
041408 - I bought this bass a couple years ago as a backup, it's not been played alot. I prefer 5 strings over the 6 string so since it's hardly ever used and I want another 5 string...
- Peavey Unity Series Koa Wood Bass For Sale - Camillus, NY - USA
041408 - Peavey Unity Series 4-string bass guitar made from koa wood. Absolutely gorgeous bass with neck-through...
- Fender Fretless Precision Bass (P Bass) 3 Tone Sunburst For Sale - Rutherford, NJ - USA
040408 - Fender 3 tone Sunburst Fretless Precision Bass For Sale...
- Epiphone Embassy Special IV Bass Guitar For Sale - Lynnwood, WA - USA
033108 - Epiphone Embassy Special IV Bass Guitar, still in production Epiphone/Gibson...
- 1976 Fender Fretless Presicion Bass For Sale - Madison, TN - USA
033108 - 1976 Fender fretless p bass in great condition. natural finish with maple neck...
- Fender® Squier® P-Bass® Guitar For Sale - Duck River, TN - USA
031408 - The bass guitar is around three years old. Moderately played. Excellent condition...
- Gibson Epiphone Bass For Sale - Chelsea, MA - USA
031108 - I am selling a black Gibson Epiphone bass guitar for $200...
- Electric Upright Bass For Sale - Greenbelt, MD - USA
031108 - Eminence 4-string fixed-neck EUB for sale. Used very little - 2 gigs. 4 years old, excellent condition. Comes with padded gig bag and stage/display stand...
- Carvin LB 70 Bass Guitar For Sale - Columbus, OH - USA
031108 - Carvin LB70 4-string Active bass, used, alder through body neck and alder body, clear natural finish, fully rounded body edges, black hardware, excellent condition...
- Michael Kelly Bayou IV Bass Guitar (resonator bass) For Sale - Arlington, VA - USA
022708 - I have a lightly used Michael Kelly Bayou IV acoustic/resophonic bass. Note that this is NOT the acoustic/electric version, only acoustic...
- Citron Custom Bass Guitar For Sale - Boston, MA - USA
021408 - Citron Bass Guitar, 5st (high C), Mahagony body and neck...
- Peavey Fury VI 6 String Bass Guitar For Sale - Norfolk, VA - USA
021108 - This 6-string bass has a beautiful blue finish. It is in great condition...
- Ibanez EDB600 4 String Bass Guitar For Sale - Hatboro, PA - USA
020408 - Ibanez EDB600 Electric Bass Guitar for sale. This bass is in great condition. Professionally set. No dings, dents or dimples. Comes with a padded gig bag from Cintioli's...
- Cort Slammer Bass Guitar For Sale - Blauvelt, NY - USA
020208 - Lightly used black Cort Slammer Bass. Short scale neck, perfect for guitarists or beginning bassists...
- Peavey BXP 4 Cirrus 4 String Bass Guitar and 450 Watt Amp For Sale - Dallas, TX - USA
013108 - Peavey BXP 4 Cirrus 4 String Bass Guitar and 450 Watt Amp For Sale. Mint cond. never been out of the house. comes with stand, soft case. rockit headphone set. digital tuner. 450 watt behringer BX4210A amp, plus electro harmonix flanger hoax and octave multiplexer...
- Black 4 String Bass Guitar For Sale - Cedar Grove, NJ - USA
012208 - 2007 RIC 4003 Electric Bass Guitar in special "color of the year" Amber Fireglo. Absolute mint flawless condition. Original RIC hard shell case included...
- OLP MM2 Bass Guitar For Sale - Lake Hopatcong, NJ - USA
123007 - Like new, used once. 4 strings, blue. Comes with Ritter bag, 20w Rogue combo amp, strap, brand new set of DR strings, and Hercules stand...
- Ibanez Soundgear 4 String Bass Guitar For Sale - Harrisonburg, VA - USA
111307 - Slightly used blue Soundgear bass guitar. Active EQ Used very little...
- Fender Jazz Bass Guitar Flame Neck For Sale - Fremont, CA - USA
110607 - This is for a Fender Jazz Bass made in Mexico with a flame pattern in the woodgrain of the neck. This bass works great and is in near mint condition...
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Bass guitar (also called "electric bass guitar" "electric bass" or simply "bass") refers to an electric bass string instrument with a similar appearance to the guitar, with a larger body, usually four strings, longer scale neck and tuned an octave lower in pitch than a guitar.
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