Guitar Bass
Guitar Bass
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 DOD FX50 B Overdrive Plus Pedal US $69.99
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 Maxon ROD880 Real Overdrive Pedal US $180.00
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 Seymour Duncan TWEAK Fuzz Distortion Fuzz Pedal Excellent US $39.95
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 Electro Harmonix Metal Muff top boost US $55.00
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 Marshall Shredmaster analog distortion US $.99
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 DigiTech Screamin Blues Distortion Guitar Effect Pedal US $45.95
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 Boss ST 2 Power Stack Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal Awesome condition US $79.00
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 Barber small fry US $125.00
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 Barber Electronics The Direct Drive Overdrive Guitar Effect Pedal US $115.00
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The Birth of the Electric Bass Guitar
An electric bass guitar usually has a body which is much larger in size than a standard electric guitar, and the neck is often much longer, with the scale length used for the frets much larger too. The overall size of an electric bass guitar is the most obvious distinguishing feature that makes it easy to spot, but of course its extra size can cause trouble for beginners. If you are looking at buying an electric guitar, and are considering the bass version, then it will be important to try out one such example first. The physical size may, in some cases, prohibit effective use, and a standard sized guitar may prove to be a more suitable alternative.
An electric bass guitar usually has four strings which are tuned to the same pitch as the double bass, or in some cases the strings are simply tuned to be one octave lower than the lowest four strings of a standard guitar.
For the last fifty years, the electric bass guitar has been the instrument of choice for producing the bass notes in most popular music, causing a dramatic decline in the popularity of the double bass for such music. The electric bass guitar has proven to be a very popular instrument, not only for use within popular music, but as an instrument in itself, often used for solo performances. In particular, jazz, funk and rock styles often feature an electric bass guitar solo, or prominent performance within a piece.
It was actually back in the 1930s that the electric bass guitar was born, with Paul Tutmarc's invention - originally referred to as a fiddle. It comprised of four bass strings, had a body and a fret board - and was played horizontally. Named an electronic bass fiddle it proved to be very popular, and because its manner of playing was more similar to that of a guitar, it meant that it was easier to pick up by guitarists than a fiddle would have been for them.
Although Tutmarc's fiddle marked the dawn of the electric bass guitar, it took about twenty years for the idea to take hold, and be developed by Leo Fender before it became a popular instrument. Fender created the Precision Bass, and took the rough form of a Telecaster with a single coil pickup. With four steel strings the instrument became popular with many well known bands and groups of the fifties, and it was at this point that the bass guitar became popular worldwide.
Following closely behind Fender was Gibson, whose bass guitars were generally smaller then fender's, and incorporated a humbucker pickup rather than the single coils. Gibson's most famous creation was the Thunderbird with a 34 inch scale, and duel humbucking pickups located halfway between the neck of the guitar and the bridge - a more usual position.
Today, electric bass guitars can be bought in a range of styles and shapes, although still generally larger than the standard electric guitars. For complete flexibility, however, you could always consider a duel neck guitar - with one being a bass, and the other a standard six string guitar!
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Can I use an old electric guitar without strings and replace them with bass strings to make a bass?
My bass broke and I need a new one pronto. I have a string less guitar, and I was just wondering that, if I buy some bass strings, would that be the same as a normal bass guitar?
That's not a good idea. Bass strings pull a different level of tension on the guitar neck and would warp the guitar neck (and you string basses with only 4 or 5 strings- that would be terrible on the neck). Even if you didn't worry about the guitar neck, you would have to worry about filing down the nut, the strings fitting in the bridge, and the tuning heads. On top of all this, if the guitar was able to be used as a bass, the notes would not be the same b/c bass frets are spaced apart more. (and I bet you would hear major fret buzz)
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