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A brief history of the electric bass
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History of the Electric Bass
By Nick Koechel
Build• Commonly contain 4
strings
• Similar to a guitar, but bigger
• Different verities in basses
Theory
Transposed instrumentNotated in bass clefOctave lower than a guitarSounds an octave lower than
is written
Early HistoryPaul Tutmarc’s invention
in the 1930sElectric bass fiddleNot a commercial
successCreated it to make it
easier to move from gig to gig
Fender
1951 Fender created the first Precision bass
Only had single coil pick up and 20 frets
1957 Fender created a second Precision bass that is most similar to the one today
Gibson
Started by creating a bass that could be played upright or horizontally
1961 was when Gibson release their most popular
electric bass
OthersW
arwic
k Music M
anFodera
Pedulla
Amps
Need an amp to play a bass loudly Creates an electrical signal through the
bass to create a louder sound Endless amounts of effects and sounds
Techniques!
Finger Style or Picking
• You can pick the string with your fingers or with a pick
• They both create different sounds
Slap BassoUse your thumb to thump the
string and using your index or middle finger to pop the string
oUsed a lot in funk
Palm Muting
• Involves resting your palm on the bridge of the bass while playing
Tapping
oUsing both hands to fret notes
oCreating more hammer ones and pull offs
The bass continues to change today
The End
Attributions• Stan the Man- Steve Bailey• Donna Lee- Jaco Pastorius• Power- Marcus Miller• Get Up Stand Up- Bob Marley• Ari’s Eyes- Victor Wooten• Bass Guitar by Feliciano Guimarães- <div xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
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• Bass Clef by jaschon- http://openclipart.org/detail/132547/bass-clef-by-jaschon• Victor Wooten by Jason Scragz- <div xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
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• Fender by jenny downing- http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenny-pics/3620083920/• Paul Tutmarc by ABOZ- http://www.abozbassandguitars.com/history.html• Guitar tech by Roadside Guitars-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadsideguitars/3405379647/• Old Bass Guitar by Olddanb- http://es.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2399691118• Bass guitar by por gerar_79- http://www.arteyfotografia.com.ar/16129/fotos/317721/• The countless ticking of the roundclock- http://indieridley.i.ph/blogs/indieridley/2005/08/