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the double bass, or upright bass, is the lowest stringed instrument used in common orchestras and jazz bands. there are lower string instruments, but they are not common.
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What family does the electric bass come from?
The double bass, which is a large violin. The electric bass was designed to be a scaled down version of this.
Which member of the string family has the lowest notes?
The lowest notes in the string section come from the double bass.
How many strings are on a bass?
Depends what kind of bass, on a double bass there are 4, electric basses come with 4 or 5 strings usually although 6 strings isn't rare and you can get up to 11 or 12 string basses which have the same range as a grand piano. Please google you're question first as all this info came from wikipedia and you could have easily found it yourself.
Which family dose a violin come from?
The violin is the smallest member of the string family.
Why does the ukulele come from the string family?
Because it has strings.it has strings.
What instrument family does the violin come from?
The violin is in the family of stringed instruments, or just strings.
In a band were is the bass guitar?
It'susually the guitar with 4 strings, but these days the come in 5 or 6 as well. the strings are a lot fatter/thicker than the normal 6 string varietyand sound deeper hence the word bass, meaning lower sound
List of stringed instruments?
Well, here are a few which come to mind: Modern orchestral: violin, viola, cello, double bass. Once obsolete, but now enjoying a renaissance: the viol family. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: that while the instruments below have strings they do not form part of the stringed instrument section of an orchestra - they are regarded as percussion instruments. piano, harpsichord, clavichord, spinet, virginal, zither, dulcimer, harp, the guitar (and its predecessor the vilhuela), and the hurdy-gurdy.
What category in musical instruments does the double bass come in?
its a string instrument more specifically a chordophone sounded with a bow or plucked. it is not in the same family as the violin viola cello because the shoulders are sloped more
What is a very large group of musicians that includes string and wind instruments?
12 string, 10 string, 7string bass, harp, harpsichord (no they are not the same thing), piano, quad necked guitar, triple necked guitar, double 12 string, triple 12 string, quad 12 string, double 10 string, triple 10 string, quad 10 string, 6 string bass or 7 string guitar
When was Here's Where the Strings Come In created?
Here's Where the Strings Come In was created on 1995-05-25.
What instrument family does the OBOE come from?
double reeds or woodwinds
