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| | Encyclopedia: String bass |
 | | The double bass is a musical instrument, the largest and lowest-tuned member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the violin, viola, and cello. | | | The string bass is often used in bluegrass music. | | | The double bass, unlike the rest of the violin family, still reflects influence and can be considered partly derived from the viol family of instruments. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/String-bass
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| | Bass guitar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | A bass guitar is an electric or acoustic bass - a stringed instrument similar in design to the guitar, but with longer scale and tuned lower in pitch. | | | The electric bass is the standard bass instrument in many musical genres, including country, jazz, many flavors of rock and roll, soul, funk, and modern orchestral music. | | | The instrument is a descendant of the double bass (a cousin of the violin and viola da gamba) and shares design attributes of the electric guitar and features in common with a range of other bass instruments. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar
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| | New Orleans String Bass Pioneers |
| | Before the mid 1920's, records were made by the pre-microphone "acoustical" process, where musicians played into the large end of a megaphone-like recording horn, the small end of which was attached to a diaphragm which caused a needle to vibrate, tracing the sound waves into the grooves of the master record. | | | The technically difficult musical slapping of the bass seems to have been completely foreign to the musical world outside of the deep south when the first New Orleans players were demonstrating a mastery of it. | | | The worst part of the problem was that bass sounds loud enough to be clearly recorded tended to knock the recording stylus right out of the groove (Electric microphones did not totally solve this-- as late as 1943 Chester Zardis' slap bass knocked out the stylus in a George Lewis recording session). |
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| | stringbass.html - Double Bass |
| | He was the Double Bass virtuoso of the time, much akin to Nioló Paganini on the Violin. | | | The Double Bass is essentially the Contrabass instrument of the Violin family although it has many differing characteristics. | | | It is also finding new ground in a "low" string quartet of two Violas, 'cello and Double Bass and it is also becoming popular as a duet instrument with the Violin. |
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http://www.contrabass.com/pages/stringbass.html
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| | Electric Upright Basses for sale and Made to Order - Hand Carved Bass Architecture |
| | The neck string guide bit nut is made of ebony and the bridge is made of hard rock maple. | | | The strings are adjusted so low that you can actually play very fast passages that you could on a bass guitar. | | | Using a regular acoustic bass cover and bungy cords to tighten up the slack, will keep the bass well protected. |
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http://teacher1.home.mindspring.com/essencebass
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| | String Bass from Music44.com |
| | Active bass is a mixture of basic accompaniment and "walking" which is common in jazz music. | | | String Bass lines for a variety of great songs. | | | No music, tab, or lyrics are included in this book, just the song titles and the author’s suggestion of a fundamental bass line in his own brand of shorthand. |
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http://www.music44.com/X/category/MP5M
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| | Misc 12-String Bass Reviews |
| | I was looking for a bass that would give me the full bodied sound the band got by multi tracking guitars. | | | The bass was originally shipped to SIR in LA for Tom. | | | I had hoped early on that I would bring this instrument to life in country music, but as many would say, they just weren't ready for it at the time. |
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http://www.12stringbass.com/misc_reviews.htm
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| | Squier MB5 Modern 5 String Bass Bass Guitars FREE SHIPPING |
| | The only thing that came with it was the guitar, but oh well, that was good enough for me. I would have to say if you plan on adding one more string, get this one, not those other cheap 5-strings. | | | The Low B string didn't have any "fret buzz" and slapping and popping sounded great! | | | The sound was better than most basses I have ever tried! |
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http://www.music123.com/Item?itemno=23088&affil=chrisb
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| | Found this about string |
| | 282 Strings for a Beatle Bass The Beatles Generation in the USSR Yury Pelyushonok string | | | 48 Essential Elements for Strings Violin Michael Allen string | | | 202 All for Strings Conductor Violin Robert Frost, Gerald Anderson string |
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http://india.depilzman.de/string_ccc.html
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| | Curbow String Instruments |
| | The Retro and Retro II The Acoustic Electric Bass | | | They reflect the desires and needs of the musician as only the finest custom made instrument can. | | | A Curbow has many unique and important features that result in an instrument that sounds better, plays better, and looks better than any other. |
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http://www.curbow.com
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| | G. Edward Lutherie : : Home of the Eminence Portable Upright Bass |
| | Fully acoustic body delivers real acoustic sound, even without amplification. | | | Professional electronics for plug and play versatility onstage or in the studio. | | | Standard-size neck and scale length for familiar feel and playing ease. |
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http://www.gelbass.com
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| | Musical Supplies > String > Electric Bass > Coated, Set XL Bass Soft/Regular |
| | String > Guitar And Plucked Instrument > Electric Bass | | | And since the EXP Coating is cross-linked to the wrap wire prior to winding, the strings retain their natural round wound feel, and keep their "new string tone" three to four times longer than traditional bass guitar strings. | | | In D'Addario's first painstakingly engineered electric guitar string endeavor, D’Addario has created the ultimate bass string. |
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http://www.netstoreusa.com/daddario/AEQC/EXP165.shtml
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| | MODULUS GUITARS - FLEA BASS |
| | Bartolini and Basslines pickup options create distinct sonic personalities to suit your individual style. | | | Created by the combined talents of a great player and a respected instrument manufacturer, the new Flea Bass is at home in funk, rock, jazz or any other musical form. | | | Basslines MM pickup with Bartolini NTBT tone system; active bass and treble |
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http://www.modulusguitars.com/v2/products/flea
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| | Cincinnati Bass Cellar |
| | You can find much more information about these basses on the Stetson Bass Violin page. | | | I have been avoiding taking orders on these basses, but now I have developed a more efficient streamlined process and have allotted daily time for building. | | | I am now able to take orders on my Prescott Copies |
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http://www.stringbass.com
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| | Build a real, 4-string upright bass using an upright washtub |
| | I settled on a 40" string length largely because that is what's played most in this part of the Great Lakes. | | | So to sum this paragraph up, I likely won't be going back to the old strings, but still highly recommend their sound, and playability (and certainly their price) to anyone thinking of building this washtub bass. | | | Perhaps this sounds unworkable, but most commercial bass fingerboards I've seen have just such a flat for the lowest string & that works fine. |
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http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/db.htm
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| | Bob Gollihur's Double Bass String Survey Questionnaire |
| | I personally buy my strings from Quinn Violins, since in most cases his retail prices are better than some wholesalers, he carries a large inventory, and the service has been great. | | | I would warmly appreciate your support of this page and the effort of compiling and publishing the data, by using these links if you are in the market for strings and other bass items, and are considering Quinn Violins. | | | This survey is being administrated by me, Bob Gollihur, of Wordsmith Associates Music, as a service to my fellow players. |
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http://www.eclecticbass.com/stringsurvey.html
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| | String Basses (Double basses) new and old, bought and sold, built and repaired, by Bruce Sexauer. |
| | I am Bruce Sexauer, and I have been building fretted musical instruments since 1967. | | | These are mostly mid-range quality ($3000 to $6000), and are accurately set up by myself, including a carefully fitted sound post and bridge, the fingerboard planed and scooped to tight tolerances, and state of the art action height appropriate to the intended use of each instrument. | | | Since 1995 I have turned an ever increasing amount of attention to the String Bass. |
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http://thestringbass.com
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| | Double Bass String Tension |
| | Diameter is only a good measure if the string internal construction is consistent from string to string and there are no voids, its all solid steel. | | | With some reasonably precise measuring instrument measure the space between the string under test and a neighbor, dial caliper would be superb, a metal machinist's scale would be really good, a school ruler probably adequate, and a yardstick poor but not to be totally rejected. | | | String tension goes beyond mere comfort and player preference to play an important part in the way the Double Bass produces sound. |
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http://www.urbbob.com/tension.html
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| | Encyclopedia of Organ Stops |
| | Strony describes these names as indicating the 16' extension of the Solo String on theatre organs. | | | Copyright © 2001 Edward L. Stauff, all rights reserved. |
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http://www.organstops.org/b/BassString.html
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| | F Bass Models |
| | This is the new look for these basses. | | | Three-piece maple neck, 22-fret maple fingerboard and swamp ash body. | | | Violin amber satin finish with black-white-black purfling inlayed around top. |
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http://www.fbass.com/models.htm
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| | Warwick Basses - |
| | The Thumb Bass is a favorite with the world's most successful and innovative bass players, both for its technology and for its tone. | | | 4 String Closeup 5 String Closeup 6 String Closeup | | | Powerful and effective on-board equalization permits infinite variations of timbre and the perfect arrangement of the pickups ensures that your sound is always clear and balanced. |
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http://www.warwickbass.com/basses/thumb_bass.html
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| | International Society of Bassists |
| | Los miembros reciben nuestra revista trianual "Bass World," y dos veces al año, el boletín "Bass Line". | | | Members receive our triannual journal, "Bass World," and, two times a year, the "Bass Line" newsletter. | | | With some 3,000 members in over 40 countries, the ISB is an organization for those who teach, study, play, repair, build and enjoy the double bass. |
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http://www.isbworldoffice.com
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