The bass guitar
Example: He plays the bass guitar in the school band.
Definition
"The bass guitar" is a stringed musical instrument similar in appearance to an electric guitar but with a longer neck and typically four to six strings, producing lower-pitched sounds that provide the rhythmic and harmonic foundation in many music genres.
Etymology
The term "the bass guitar" combines 'bass,' from the Italian 'basso' meaning 'low,' referring to its deep sound range, and 'guitar,' derived from the Spanish 'guitarra,' which has roots in the Greek word 'kithara,' an ancient stringed instrument. Did you know? The bass guitar was developed in the 1930s to provide a portable alternative to the upright bass.
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"The bass guitar" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Music - (A1) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used words.
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