Archive for June 4th, 2010
The 1950′s saw the evolution in modern music from the double bass to the electric bass guitar. A some people use a pick to play it but the preferred way is either your fingers or thumb.
If you are not familiar with a bass guitar it is similar in appearance to an electric guitar with the notable differences being a bigger body and a longer neck. The usual configuration is four or five strings, but it is not unusual to have six strings or even more.
Bass is an essential part of music as it provides the anchor that holds it all together, it does this by distributing the beat for other members of the band. Bass is found in all genres of music and while it is mostly used as a back-up instrument, it is sometimes used as a lead, and in some music genres it makes a terrific solo instrument.