| The guitar stands as being one of the most popular of | | | | available, for those with specific demands or sounds. |
| musical instruments used in the world today. | | | | Electric bass guitars are usually preferred over double |
| Regardless of what music genre, they could be used | | | | bass guitars, this being because they are smaller than |
| in various performances. It has proven to be one of | | | | double basses. They have been used since the 1950s, |
| the most versatile of all musical instruments. | | | | and today they have become a standard when music |
| There are many different classes of guitars in the | | | | performances are concerned. Various genres of |
| world: acoustic, electric, left handed, archtop guitars, etc. | | | | music utilize bass guitars in providing low-pitched bass |
| Another of the many classes would be the bass | | | | lines, giving the music an overall tone and feel. It doesn't |
| guitar. They are basically a 4 or 5 string instrument in | | | | matter if it's Jazz, blues, rock, speed metal, or even |
| which players pluck or slap by way of their fingers or | | | | pop and chill out, they all depend on them heavily. |
| picks. It is usually used in conjunction with other types | | | | When talking about Jazz, fusion and funk, and even in |
| of musical instruments, the most common combination | | | | Latin music genres, the bass guitar could be used as a |
| being the drums and electric or acoustic guitars. | | | | solo instrument, with some truly gifted bass players |
| The construction of the bass guitar is very similar to | | | | bringing bass guitars further than their dedicated bass |
| that of a standard guitar. They generally have larger | | | | geared tones. Bass players like Victor Wooten, are |
| bodies, longer scale lengths, and longer necks than the | | | | famous for solo performances, which could even |
| standard guitar. They also generally come with four or | | | | surpass some guitar performances. The Red Hot Chili |
| five strings.These strings are set one octave lower | | | | Pepper's Flea, is also another famous bassist, known |
| than that of the bass strings in a regular guitar. Certain | | | | for his bass running performances, which has resulted |
| types of five and/or six string basses are also | | | | in that unique Red Hot Chili Peppers sound. |