Everything about Bass Guitarist totally explained
A
bass player (bassist) is a
musician who plays a
double bass or
bass guitar. Certain
musical genres tend to be associated with each of these instruments. Since the 1960s, the electric bass is the standard bass instrument for
rock and roll,
jazz fusion (and occasionally other forms of jazz),
heavy metal,
country,
reggae and
pop music. The double bass is the standard bass instrument for
classical music,
bluegrass, and Swing-era and Bebop-era
jazz music. However, there are exceptions in both cases. Some 1990s and 2000s rock, pop, and
punk rock/
psychobilly bands use a double bass, such as
Barenaked Ladies, Two Tons of Steel,
Tiger Army,
The Living End,
HorrorPops occasionally. Some composers of modern art music use the electric bass in a
chamber music setting, and some jazz big bands use electric bass. In 2006, Bass Guitar Magazine voted
Jaco Pastorius to be "The Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived."
Electric bass players
Electric bassists play the
bass guitar. In most rap, country, and pop genres, the bass line outlines the harmony of the music being performed, while simultaneously indicating the rhythmic pulse. In addition, there are different standard bass line types for different genres and types of song (for example blues ballad, fast swing, etc.). Basslines often emphasize the root, third, and fifth of the chords of the music. In addition, pedal tones (a repeated or sustained single note),
ostinatos, and bass riffs are also used as bass lines.
Though less common, some bass players employ a polyphonic style of playing instead of a single-note melody, using full chords and double-stops to accent their basslines.
Double bass players
Classical double bass players of historical importance
Lists of double bass players
See List of contemporary classical double bass players
See List of jazz bassists, which includes both double bass and electric bass players.
See List of double bass players in other popular genresFurther Information
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