Because of improvements to the double bass with steel strings and better set-ups, the bass is now played at a more advanced level than ever before and more and more composers have written works for the double bass.

Because an unamplified upright bass is generally the quietest instrument in a jazz band, many players of the 1920s and 1930s used the slap style, slapping and pulling the strings so that they make a rhythmic " slap " sound against the fingerboard.

Because of this, many higher level kits are sold with little or even no hardware, to allow the drummer to choose the stands and also the bass drum pedal they prefer.

Because the vertebrae don't extend into the tail, the white bass has what is called a homocercal tail.

Because it is intolerant of pollution, the smallmouth bass is a good natural indicator of a healthy environment, though it can better adjust to changes in water condition than most trout species.

Because it can be difficult to hear an acoustic bass guitar without an amplifier, even in settings with other acoustic instruments, most acoustic basses have pickups, either magnetic or piezoelectric or both, so that they can be amplified with a bass amp.

He played bass guitar and rhythm guitar in a number of rock and roll bands at Amherst, including Tambourine Charlie & The Four Flat Tires, The Naugahyde Revolution ( with Jim Steinman, then a fellow student, on keyboards ), and The Flower & Vegetable Show ( he has played his guitar on 7th Heaven, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and in the 2007 romantic comedy Because I Said So ).

Because they had no bass player at the time Jay Gordon ( of Orgy ) was asked to play bass for their short self-titled album.

Because the band were left without a bassist and lead guitar player, Jon Schaffer ended up performing most of the lead guitar and bass parts on the album ( although some tracks featured playing from producer Jim Morris, Troy Seele and Dennis Hayes ).

Because of the contributions of Bottesini ( along with those of Sperger and Dragonetti ) to bass technique, many have come to view the double bass as a diverse and versatile instrument.

Because of their size, bass bells are rarely shaken.

Because bass player and keyboardist John Paul Jones had been late for the recording sessions, Page used the time to work on the riff with drummer John Bonham.

Because of this, many bass players who want to be more " forward " in the mix ( including smaller bands such as power trios ) prefer the Jazz Bass.

Because an unamplified double bass is generally the quietest instrument in a jazz band, many players of the 1920s and 1930s used the slap style, slapping and pulling the strings so that they make a rhythmic " slap " sound against the fingerboard.

Because Harris ' bass was not working, he asked the closest man he could find-a light rigger-to tell McBrain to extend the solo.

Because of the large range of notes from low B below E on a bass, to high B four octaves above, however, he needed a way to have a long scale for the low B, but a shorter scale for the high B.

Because of their tropical origins, peacock bass cannot tolerate low water temperatures.

Because these effects generate a mostly vertical component at the stylus, which corresponds to a difference signal in stereo reproduction, the incorporation of a high-pass filter operating only on the channel difference can be very effective in reducing rumble without loss of bass.

Because the English language has 40 sounds and only 26 letters, children and beginning readers also need to learn the different sounds ( phonemes ) associated with each letter.

Because the sounds are transmitted electronically, an electronic stethoscope can be a wireless device, can be a recording device, and can provide noise reduction, signal enhancement, and both visual and audio output.

Because it contains all the integer harmonics, it is one of the best waveforms to use for subtractive synthesis of musical sounds, particularly bowed string instruments like violins and cellos, since the slip-stick behavior of the bow drives the strings with a sawtooth-like motion.

Because these concert hall instruments could approximate the sounds of symphony orchestras, transcriptions of orchestral works found a place in the organ repertoire.

Because many different hanja — and thus, many different words written using hanja — often share the same sounds, two distinct hanja words ( hanjaeo ) may be spelled identically in the phonetic hangul alphabet.

Because of the prominence of these sounds, they are the most common and most stable of sibilants cross-linguistically.

Because an E is called an Es in German and is pronounced as " S ", that makes E –( L )–( I )– S – E: E –( L )–( I )– E – E, which by enharmonic equivalents sounds the same as the written notes E –( L )–( I )– D – E.

Because of auditing trail and fail-safe needs, the problem is more complex than it sounds.

Because of Samuel White's opposition to Gray working on the telephone, Gray did not tell anybody about his new invention for transmitting voice sounds until February 11, 1876 ( Friday ).

Because the type ' BB ' when pronounced in French sounds like Bebe ( or baby ), this became the type's nickname.

Because Sderot is a poor, immigrant town with high unemployment experiencing a dramatic musical success as bands blend international sounds with the music of their Moroccan immigrant parents, it has been compared to Liverpool in the sixties.

Because of the regularity of deriving retroflex symbols from their alveolar counterparts, people will occasionally use a font editor to create the appropriate symbols for such sounds.

Because the album was created for the English language market, the rock and Spanish dance-influenced album gained mild critical success with some critics claimed that her English skills were too weak for her to write songs for it with Rolling Stone stating " she sounds downright silly " or " Shakira's magic is lost in translation.

Because of its rice content, when immersed in milk, one can hear " snap " sounds coming from it, similar to Rice Krispies.

Because the moving parts of the speaker must be of low mass ( to accurately reproduce high-frequency sounds ), voice coils are usually made as light weight as possible, making them delicate.

Because the instrument sounds constantly, there is a cube of acrylic glass around it to reduce the sound emissions.

Because of the noisy traffic, the chimes cannot be heard from too far away, however it is one of the best known sounds of the city.

Because the new guitar-related products were being developed in secrecy, the receptionist would use " Line 6 " as a code word of sorts, and paging them for a call on Line 6 meant to stop any guitar or amp-related sounds so that they wouldn't be overheard by other Fast-Forward clients or callers.

Because of this, they have sometimes been referred to as AC / DC meets The Dead Boys-high energy punk rock & roll that combines the raw and energetic sounds of Punk Rock and Garage Punk ( Dead Boys, Ramones, Damned, Misfits, etc.

Because of this, critics have noted that when listened to on headphones, the stereo album sounds excessively " heavy " on one side.

Because of the limitations of computer sound technology at the time, only a limited number of audio channels could be utilised, and the sound carried a particular raw quality that came to be associated with computer sounds of the era.

Because they are `` minority '' exercises and have but a limited appeal they soon find themselves in the limbo of the forgotten.

Because of this, it would appear inevitable that an increasing percentage of strategic missiles will seek self-protection in mobility -- at least until missile defenses are perfected which have an exceedingly high kill probability.

Because individual classes of foods differ in their requirements for preservation, a number of methods have been developed over the years involving one or a combination of procedures such as dehydration, fermentation, salting, chemical treatment, canning, refrigeration, and freezing.

Because they have kept the faith of their medieval fathers, English Catholics have always strongly resented the charge of being `` un-English ''.

Because if you can't then nobody else can either, nobody else can have him.

`` Because maybe I won't have to wear it always.

Because I liked this sad person so much, I said, `` Will you have a drink with me ''??

Because anthropology developed from so many different enterprises ( see History of Anthropology ), including but not limited to fossil-hunting, exploring, documentary film-making, paleontology, primatology, antiquity dealings and curatorship, philology, etymology, genetics, regional analysis, ethnology, history, philosophy, and religious studies, it is difficult to characterize the entire field in a brief article, although attempts to write histories of the entire field have been made.

Because of the holistic nature of anthropological research, all branches of anthropology have widespread practical application in diverse fields.

Because of the ocean's great capacity to store and release heat, maritime climates are more moderate and have less extreme seasonal variations than inland climates.

Because some have a prevision of the glory to come and others foretaste their suffering, the state of waiting is called " Particular Judgment ".

Because the beaks of giant squids have been found embedded within lumps of ambergris, scientists have theorised that the substance is produced by the whale's gastrointestinal tract to ease the passage of hard, sharp objects that the whale might have eaten.

Because Ambrosius and Vortigern are shown in the Historia Brittonum as being in conflict, some historians have suspected that this preserves a historical core of the existence of two parties in opposition to one another, one headed by Ambrosius and the other by Vortigern.

Because of this, its main stars have no particular pattern and it is devoid of bright deep-sky objects.

Because the technique has allegedly been used to improve breathing and stamina in general, advocates also claim that athletes, people with asthma, tuberculosis, and panic attacks have also found improvements.

In fact, Fitzmyer believes that the preface of Luke should only be “ the starting point in the discussion of the aim of Luke-Acts .” Because the author ’ s intended purpose for the Book of Acts is not that straightforward, scholars have put forth four main claims to address this.

Because field artillery mostly uses indirect fire the guns have to be part of a system that enables them to attack targets invisible to them in accordance with the combined arms plan.

Because these users have different needs, the presentation of financial accounts is very structured and subject to many more rules than management accounting.

Because of this, correct imports of DXF files have been difficult.

Because of these accidents, the various aviation authorities around the world have created set rules and guidance for those running and participating in air displays.

Because of this risk, patients prescribed clozapine may need to have regular blood checks to catch the condition early if it does occur, so the patient is in no danger.

Because individuals with albinism have skin that entirely lacks the dark pigment melanin, which helps protect the skin from the sun's ultraviolet radiation, their skin can burn more easily from overexposure.