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Bass Guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed musical instrument invented by Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender in the 1930s. It is played using a plectrum (or “pick”) or the thumb/fingers (by slapping, plucking, tapping, popping, or thumping).
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How many strings has a base guitar has?
This depends on what you mean by "how many".
If you mean how many individual pieces of string are used when stringing a racket the number would probably be one or two pieces.
If by how many you wish to know the number of times the strings cross the head or the racket, the answer would vary by racket. The number of times the strings cross is called the "string pattern". To know this information you would have to look on the racket, probably around the throat and look for a number that looks something like "16x18" that means that there are 16 crosses and 18 mains. (Crosses span the narrower part of the head and can be described as running horizontally. The mains span the longer part of the head and are can be described as running vertically.)
Is A bass clef and a treble clef the same?
Clefs do not have 'sounds'. They are merely tools to indicate where on the musical stave notes are to be placed. However, the treble clef 'places' higher notes than the bass clef. If a clef is placed in the middle of the staff, then the notes that follow that clef are of that clef. For example, if the bass clef is placed on the treble staff, the notes that follow it are to be interpreted as "bass clef" notes and played using lower notes on the piano. The opposite is true if the treble clef is placed on the bass staff.
What is value of fender jazz bass 1964?
ohhh quite a lot (I presume you mean an actual 1979- not just a re-run)! However, this will vary compleyelt depending on many things
1) the model
2) where it was made (this will be between japan/china, Mexico or America- America is what you want as these are the highest quality and therefore the most expensive)
3) condition- people are happy to accept the dents and wear as it gives a fashionable "road worn" look but all electronics etc. must be in full working order for it to rech the best price.
Depending on these aspects you are looking from anything from £500 to £2500
8/2013
A 1979 USA made Precision ('P") Bass
Depending on condition: at 60% = $750 USD -- at 98% Mint = $2,000. USD.
Several different colors available during that year could add 20% to 50% higher.
This information is available from "The Blue Book of Guitars - 12th Addition".
To the best of my knowledge Precision Basses were first made in Japan in 1989.
This is not inclusive of any Fender Squier basses.
Althought the Japan made models value is less than the American made, the quality of the Japan, Fuji-Gen and Terada factories are as good as USA made.
The early Mexican made, (Assembled) basses are parts made in USA and sent to the Ensenada plant for assembly. Current made in mexico are fully manufactured in Mexico.
That have been fully spec'd out buy Fender Corona Custom shop.
China made are the Squier brand which include the Custom Classic Vintage Modified Series and are well made and rival USA made guitars, but carry a much lower price tag.
How do you get a good sound on a bass guitar?
Good sound on a bass guitar depends on two things: your technique and your equipment.
Most important is your technique. Even with the best bass in the world, your sound will be bad if you have bad technique. Here are some things to think about:
1) Make sure that your left hand makes a C shape, as in curve your fingers and play on your finger tips. This also means keep your thumb planted in the center of the neck, and that your thumb and second finger are pointed at each other.
2) Check your left hand fingers and make sure that they are "behind" the fret. This means that, if you are playing on the second fret, your finger is right by the fret, but on the side that is nearer to the first fret, not the side nearer to the third fret.
3) Do not press too hard or too lightly with your left hand fingers. Make sure you are pressing just enough to make a clear note without buzzing, and no harder than what is "just enough."
4) Make sure each finger is spaced 1 fret apart. This means, if your index finger is on the 5th fret, your middle finger is on the 6th fret, your ring finger is on the 7th fret, and your pinky is on the 8th fret. Make sure that this spacing is the same in most positions. As you get closer and closer to your index finger on the 1st fret, it might feel like a huge stretch to you. If that is the case, try Index finger on the 1st fret, middle finger on the 2nd fret, and ring and pinky together on the 3rd fret.
5) Keep your left hand fingers close to the string. It is natural, for example, when you have your index finger down, that the rest of your fingers will either point off into space or get tucked behind the neck. Keep them hovering over the strings, ready to go.
6) Anchor your right hand thumb somewhere, most commonly on one of the pickups. Note that the closer your right hand is to the bridge, the brighter the sound you will get, and the closer it is to the fretboard, the deeper the sound you will get.
7) Your right hand fingers should play "through the string," meaning that if you pluck the A string, your finger should automatically find itself resting on the E string, instead of retracted back into your hand.
8) If you are standing, your bass should cross across your belly and waist. If it is lower than this, then it will cause a lot of strain on your hands and negatively affect your tone.
Note that most of the tone comes from the left hand technique, which might come as a surprise as it doesn't actually do the striking of the string.
Also important is your equipment! Here are some things to keep in mind:
1) The more you spend on your bass guitar and amplifier, typically the better sound you will get. This is not always the case, but is generally true. That said, the rest of these points will focus on what you can do already with the bass you own.
2) Make sure you take care of your bass. Keep it in its case when not in use. Try to avoid prolonged periods in heat, extreme cold, and high or low humidity, as intense weather can warp and damage your instrument.
3) Take your bass in once or twice a year for a tune up. Watch for the neck, if it seems like it's bending a lot in the middle you should get it adjusted. You can better see this if you hold your bass up in front of you, parallel the the ground with the bridge by your eyes and the tuning pegs away from you. Also, open strings should not buzz. If they do, get your bass taken in for a tune up.
4) Know what the knobs do on your bass. Some knobs are for volume, some are for tone, and others are for a balance between pickups. It can take months or even years to really understand how to work these, even on a really simple bass, so constantly play with them and keep trying to get new sounds. Hint: always start "flat" (halfway between turned all the way left and turned all the way right)
5) Know what the EQ on your bass amplifier does. Just like with the knobs on your bass, it can take months or even years to fully understand how to work this, so play with it constantly. 6) How old your strings are also affects tone. New strings will be brighter, and the more you play them the duller the sound will get. This is due to the sweat and gunk on your fingers dulling the strings. If you wash your hands regularly before you play, the strings will keep their brightness longer. Some bass players rarely change their strings, whereas others change every month or so. Slap bass in particular requires newer strings.
Tone Tips:
If your tone is too low and muddy, then cut out some low end. If your tone is too punchy, then cut out the midrange, and if your tone is too tinny and metallic, then cut out some high end. You can do this with your EQ on your bass amplifier, or with your tone knob on your bass.
Also, if you have two pickups, the one closer to the bridge will get a brighter tone, and the one closer to the fingerboard will get a lower tone.
Again, your finger placement on the string will also have an effect. Closer to the bridge and you will get a brighter, punchier tone, and closer to the fingerboard and you will get a deeper, fuller tone.
IMPORTANT:
This last point has absolutely nothing to do with your technique or your equipment, and is more important than either of them, so pay attention:
LISTEN
This means always. Listen to your own tone when you practice and perform. Listen to the tone bassists get in your favorite recordings. Listen to live bands perform and what tone their bass player is getting. Try to emulate these tones, and listen again to your own playing to see if you're getting it. The more you listen, and the better you listen, the better understanding you're going to have about tone.
Who invented the Bass Guitar and when?
Today, The first bass guitar was invented by Paul Tutmarc in Seattle, Washington, USA in the early 1930's. It was known as the "Electric Bass Fiddle," and appeared in a catalog by Tutmarc's company, Audiovox, in 1935. Much smaller than the double bass, this bass was easier to carry. This bass was not fretted, however, and was not quite as popular as its descendant.
This design was innovated greatly by Leo Fender, founder of what is now known as Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Using a telecaster-body design, Fender came out with the "Precision Bass," a.k.a. "P-Bass" in 1951. It was fretted like a guitar, which allowed players greater ease in playing in tune (hence the name: "Precision Bass"). Not only was this model easier to carry than a double bass, but it was also much easier to play in tune. This model was extremely popular and was the first bass guitar as we know it today. FML
How do you find the frets on a bass guitar?
Frets are marked on the bass guitar the same way as they are on the electric guitar or acoustic guitar. Metal lines run across the neck. If you're talking about a fretless bass then you shouldn't have to ask this question. It would be a big mistake to try learn the fretless bass before the standard bass. The frets are in the same positions but you should instinctively know where your fingers should be before advancing to fretless
Bass Guitars can really be in any shape the maker has in mind. Whether it's distributed in stores or from your custom plans, they can be anything. However, there are three areas that show difference the most. The body, neck, and 'head" or, otherwise known as the spot where the tuning pegs are placed.
A common style is the Squire bass line by Fender. Most commonly a P-Bass, or Precision Bass.
The body is a typical shape of a round bottom, inward curves, and two 'horns' on the top, the taller on the left. And a white, black, or silver plate just under the strings and over the smaller horn.
The neck is nothing spectacular, either a dark or light wood with fret lines and a shiny dot showing certain notes. Some other basses necks will have a large rectangle or a right triangle between frets.
The head isn't quite spontaneous either, If you look at it from the side, it almost resembles an alligator with a large round mouth.
The tuning pegs on this model are of the upright or 'double' bass, used in orchestras. If you haven't seen one, it almost resembles something like a head of cauliflower ready to be picked. (odd hu?) However I have seen a much more interesting tuning pegs on an Ibanez, in the shape of slightly molded triangles.
Of coarse, there are much more other styles. Some of the most interesting ones used to be the signature bass of band members. Example; the Mikey Way (of My Chemical Romance) signature mustang bass. It's body is covered in sliver sparkles encased in polyurethane with two black diagonal stripes on the left side. Which is now being sold in international guitar stores.
So all in all, a bass can look however you want it to, as long as its functional, and has the few key elements that make it a bass; Strings (E,A,D,G) tuning pegs, body, neck, fretts, and a head.
Does the bass player and the drummer both keeps rhythm together?
In a band, the drummer often plays in sync with the bass player vise versa. The bass player usually holds a basic progression throughout any given song which is easier for the drummer to follow.
What is the difference between a bass amp and a guitar amp?
the difference between bass and guitar is a bass normally has 4 or 5 strings but guitars have 6 strings. bass guitars are used for rhythm most of the time but guitars are usually used for melody. bass guitars are 1 octave below guitars.
Where is the golden bass in hooked again?
It is in Lake Louise. Don't go to the mountains, turn around to the bay area. If you keep going, turn and there should be a log cabin at the end. Cast your line to the right of the cabin. Good luck!
What are some songs that have a recognizable bass line?
almost every song on earth.
Most Metallica songs have bass riffs. A riff is different than a bass groove as it does not follow the drums. Most bass riffs are played at high speed, such as songs by Pantera, Slayer, and many modern bands such as Jet, Fall Out Boy and others use riffs.
What wood is the bass guitar made out of?
a steel wire and they wrap nickel or steel around it depending on what brand you go with.
in the early 1900s they used animal guts for bass strings and animal hair on the thinner strings for stringed instruments.
How can you play your bass with small fingers?
Yes. It might make things a little more challenging and you may never be able to do the super-complex stuff, but if you don't let that keep you from enjoying it, i don't see any reason you couldn't be a successful bass player even if you are missing a couple digits.
It depends which hand is missing a finger. If you are right-handed and it's your right hand, you'll be pretty much fine, but you might have trouble if it's the left since bass frets are notoriously large and one wants all the fingers one can get. However, I see no reason why you shouldn't be a perfectly capable bassist - and it is generally possible to train oneself to fret with either hand, providing one has discipline.
What type of music is string bass used in?
In the concert band, string basses are often found doubling the tubas, given their ability to sustain notes indefinitely, as well as provide a more percussive pizzicato sound than the tubas can. In transcriptions, they often play highly technical orchestral bass parts that can't be reasonably reproduced on a brass instrument.
When was the electric bass invented?
The Bass guitar was first commercially and widely invented in 1957 by Leo Fender. It was called the P-bass, and still remains a popular instrument today. However, in the 1930s the first EVER bass guitar was developed by Paul Tutmarc from Seattle, however, few musicians enjoyed or used his instrument.
Two notes form an octave how are there frequencies related?
Any note sounds similar to the note an octave above it- to understand this you have to know that each musical note can be represented by a frequency in Herz (Hz). This tells you how many times a string would vibrate per second if you were to tune the string to that note. For example, the A above middle C is standard at 440 Hz. A string vibrates back and forth 440 times per second to make this note. If you were to play an A an octave above the one you just played, you would have to make the string vibrate twice as fast. In other words, it would be vibrating at 880 Hz (440 x 2). And if you wanted to go an octave below A 440, you would divide the number in half to get 220 Hz. The ratio of the frequency of any note (including a C) to the frequency of a note an octave below it is 1:2.
If were able to freeze a string in mid-vibration and look at the actual physical positions of it as it vibrates twice as fast, you would see that the base note would be vibrating like the outline of an eye, which the note an octave above it would be vibrating like the shape of a sideways figure 8 with pointy ends. You can try it yourself with a long rubber band- pluck the note of the whole length of the rubber band. Now divide it in half with your finger. You will get a note one octave above it.
Hope I made things better instead of worse!
Can you play bass guitar on PS3's Guitar Hero 3?
If you have a Guitar Hero guitar, you have to play multiplayer. For the first Rock Band, you can't play bass on Solo Tour mode, but it allows you to on every other one. You use the guitar controller normally and, right before playing a song, it will ask you which of the two (guitar or bass) you would like to play. Select bass and it will have you play bass notes.
On Rock Band 2, you do the same thing. This version allows you to play bass on every mode.
Does a triangle play in treble clef?
All triangles are monotone (they only have one pitch). It depends on the size of the triangle (whether it is larger and lower pitch, or smaller and higher pitch)
What is the difference between a Fender P Bass And Fender Precision Bass?
The main difference between a Jazz bass and a Precision bass is in the pickup design. A Jazz bass has a couple of thin, straight that sit perpendicular to the strings. A Precision bass on the other hand traditionally has one or more split-pickups sitting somewhere between the end of the fretboard and the bridge, usually closer to the end of the fretboard. This split pickup design puts the half of the pickup underneath the thicker strings closer to then fretboard and the half under the two thinner strings closer to the bridge, making the low strings sound fatter and the high strings sound brighter.
When it comes to the necks of the two basses, the difference is in the feel. Precision basses have thicker necks, usually a little more U shaped. Jazz bass necks are a little more C shaped. I personally feel that Jazz necks are more comfortable, and easier to play at faster speeds, but to each his/her own.
Of course with all the different possible combinations available in the making of a bass guitar, it is tough to say what definitively sets the two types of basses apart sonically. One might say that a Jazz bass tends to sound a little mellower than a Precision, but that probably wouldn't be true if the Jazz had a maple fretboard and the Precision was equipped with a rosewood one.
What is the difference between a clarinet and a guitar?
Defiantly guitar it can even make your fingers bleed clarinet is classified as one of the easier instruments to play
