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A larger, lower form of the electric guitar, and a relatively young instrument that can be played in many different ways.

Some people think that the bass is easy to play or useless or rah rah. To some degree, this is true. Most pop songs' basslines have a one-note range, and in a lot of extremely hard rock the bass is completely drowned out (between multiple distortion guitars and a guy screaming his lungs out). Being a bassist is a "skill-optional" thing; if you just want to be in a band and be a wallflower you more than likely can find one.

However, a GOOD bassline will make the music far far better. There are many skilled virtuostic players (billy sheehan, jaco, vic wooten, etc). Many Japanese VK bands have a very powerful bassline; Tetsu, Toshiya, J, are all good ones. And who can forget Flea. A good bassline drives a song and makes you shake your booty. And slap bass is teh pwn j00 nooby guitar.

Bass doesn't suck. But a lot of bassists do, and can get away with it because their band can't find any others and just drown them out.
I play bass. I pwn j00.
bass by w.lu April 8, 2006
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Bass (pronounced "base"): the style of rap music originating from Miami.
The 2 Live Crew produced many records back in the day known as Bass.
Bass by DJ Sir Scratch June 25, 2006
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The lazy term for Badass, the act of being badass
This party is so Bass!
Bass by lmart February 9, 2010
The audio frequencies between about 20Hz and 250Hz. New music with synthesized effects can be produce very powerful low notes, so reproduction in the 30 to 50hz region becomes important.
Flat response may not give very satisfying bass as the ear is less sensitive as the volume and frequency go down.
bass by Monster Cable May 22, 2009
A low-frequency sound or instrument which is used to enhance music or provide some sort of musical ground. Most modern music uses electronically-generated bass synths, while traditionally-created music uses low-frequency instruments for the bass.

Bass can also be referred to an audio setting that makes the low frequencies of a song more pronounced.
The bass was set so high the stereo speakers got fried when the next song began to play.
Bass by AYB September 14, 2003
BASS in the colloquial description used in situations where someone is so overweight the fat on their BACK hangs down and merges with their ASS with no obvious demarcation between the two (i.e. their Back combines with their Ass to form a new single body part - their BASS).

Also refer to GUNT (i.e. a merged Gut and Cunt) and GENIS (i.e. a merged Gut and Penis).
Check out the BASS on that massive lady. I can’t tell where her Back stops and her Ass begins"...
BASS by Ha-G March 6, 2011