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Bass Guitar

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.
Virgin: oh woaaow nice guitar, play wonderwall!

Chad: oh nice bass guitar, can you play Jaco?
by veekeev January 22, 2022
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bass vision

The ability to see through your bass drum. You develop this after marching bass drum for a little more than a year. (Or when you run into the drum majors car)
My bass vision prevented me tripping over that curb
by Thomas Neal8455 July 26, 2018
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Boob Bass

When you sit your head back in a girl's chest and she pumps her breasts in between your ears like a bass speaker...
Anthony had the best boob bass experience in Taylor's tits
by TayterTot107 March 3, 2021
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bass-baritone

A type of bass voice range that feature the quality and texture of a true baritone voice. It can be debatable when this specific register is classified either bass or baritone.
Paul Robeson was one of the greatest singers in the 20th century and fought for civil rights. He experienced his singing from a congregation that was owned by his father, who was a born from a family of freed slaves. In his opinion, he described his singing voice as a baritone. It can be debatable because his voice recorded in audio is described by listeners as a true bass voice. So, the correct and appropriate term for his register is a bass-baritone.

The same with Barry White, who was debated by his audience as either bass or baritone. But, he identified his voice register or as he put it "his instrument" as a bass-baritone in front of his audience respectfully without any conflict.
by Victor9595 June 5, 2017
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Bass boob

When a seated bass player holds the bass so close, a bulge of boob forms over the dip in the bass
Oh my gosh do you see how big his bass boob is!
by JAXROTO June 22, 2018
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Bass Hop

It is a new music genre created by SUB-SANE an alias of Michael V Music. Do a google for any of those names and have a listen.
MvM dropped some phat bass hop tracks last night!
by wilburlikesmith August 19, 2016
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smack bass

The act of catching a bass, most often used with your boys
Yo dude! You wanna smack bass tomorrow?
by King of Cringe April 4, 2015
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