Electric Bass
The electric bass in five languages — electric bass, basso elettrico, E-Bass, basse électrique
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Five languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 电贝斯 |
| English | electric bass (bass guitar) |
| Italian | basso elettrico |
| German | E-Bass |
| French | basse électrique |
The electric bass, also called bass guitar, is a plucked instrument with four strings (sometimes five or six) tuned E1–A1–D2–G2, an octave below the guitar. Italian basso elettrico, German E-Bass and French basse électrique all mean "electric bass". After the Fender Precision Bass appeared in 1951, it gradually replaced the double bass as the foundation of popular bands.
Watch out: it is not simply a low guitar — it carries the bass line, with thicker strings, a longer scale and a different playing approach. Chinese 贝斯 can also mean the double bass, a wooden instrument; the two should not be mixed up.
See also Electric Guitar · Related Synthesizer
Sources
- 各语种乐器名依通行音乐术语词典（参 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Bass guitar"）；本文为原创表述
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