Also known as the electric
bass or just “
bass”, the
Bass Guitar is a musical instrument invented by
Seattle based musician, Paul Tutmarc on 1930, and
Leo Fender, who made the first successful Bass Guitar on 1951 with the Fender Precision Bass. The bass guitar was built similarly to a guitar, but made to replace the the Double Bass, or Upright Bass.
The Bass uses pickups, magnets that detects the vibration of bass’
s thick string, and transmit them into the Amp to produce deep sound. This is done by plucking the strings with your fingers, or picking them.
The Bass plays an important role in music. Connecting the drums to the treble and providing a rhythmic foundation to the rest of the members.
This and it’s versatility gave birth to many new playing techniques and variations of the bass, many of them caused bassist’s wallets to go
dry.
The Bass Guitar cemented itself in western music and, to this day, is important to many genres of music.
