Bass
Bass is an amazing instrument with a low octave range giving it a deep sound.The bassist and the drummer make up the rhythm section keeping the beat for the band. They must have a good rapport or else the rhythm section will be out of time or won’t sound as nice.
Great Bassists:
There are many great bassists out there but one cannot say who is the best as they all play different styles of music. So a jazz bassist might be technically more advanced than a Death metal bassist but the jazz bassist has been trained for jazz so they will not be as good at playing loud and fast. Anyway my favourite bassists would be:
- Greg Kriesel:The Offspring – Pop Rock
- Mike Kroeger:Nickelback – Hard rock
- Bruno Stapenhill:Judas Priest – Heavy metal.
- Geddy Lee:Rush – Proggresive Rock
Construction of the Bass
The bass has 4 strings each with different tones their names are the:
- E string, which has the lowest octave
- A string, which sounds great in my opinion
- D string, this string is great when you’re composing as you can put in the mix and it will brighten the mood of the song.
- G string, this string has the highest octave.
There is a mnemonic for the strings:
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The bass consists of:
- Fretboard
- Pickup
- Neck
- Head
- Body
- Jack
- Tuning pegs
- Volume knob
- Tone knob
- And sometimes a strap.
Bass Brands:
Fender.
Ibanez.
Rickenbacker.
Spector.
Warwick.
James Miller.
Conclusion
I personally love the bass as it sounds amazing and looks great. I am not sure what other people think but I love the bass!