* Ernie Ball MusicMan StingRay 4 ( Switched to this bass during the 1995 Tour.

Though the body design borrowed heavily from the Precision Bass, the StingRay is largely considered the first production bass with active electronics.

Adding to an eclectic grasp and melodic approach on his instrument, he has become one of the most sought-after session players on the bass and has played on a large number of recordings by some of the world's most successful entertainers, in part, by mastering a variety of techniques on both his late 1970s fretless Music Man StingRay bass guitar and, later in his career, adding fretted Fender Precision and Jaguar basses.

They also introduced a series of new electric bass models, including the StingRay 5 ( 1987 ), the Sterling Bass ( 1993 ) and the Bongo Bass ( 2003 ) ( the futuristic look of which was designed in conjunction with the BMW DesignworksUSA team ).

* Music Man StingRay, a bass guitar by Music Man

His signature sound is from the Music Man StingRay bass which Leo Fender especially made for him to first use and promote, and from his slapping technique.

Later, a three-band active equalizer was introduced on the StingRay.

The bulk of Pino's fretless work was played with a pre Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay.

Given this climate the StingRay guitar was quietly dropped from the line.

He used a Music Man StingRay when he started to play with the band.

Touring with Holland to support the album gave him the opportunity to purchase his own Music Man StingRay Fretless Bass.

The 1976 catalogue shows the first offerings ; A two pickup guitar called the " StingRay 1 " and the StingRay Bass.

The StingRay Bass featured a single large hum-bucking pickup ( located somewhat toward but not adjacent to the bridge ) with a two-band fixed-frequency EQ.

The StingRay Bass sold well.

A graphite necked StingRay Bass debuted in 1980.

Models include the StingRay, StingRay 5 and Sterling.

His style incorporates more funk plucks in combination with his thumping, which along with the Music Man StingRay sound gives a very funky, unique sound.

Meredith's voice was always deep, with rough bass notes in it ; ;

Also, it should be noted that the polytonal freedom of his melodies and harmonic modulations, the brilliant orchestrations, the adroitness for evading the heaviness of figured bass, the skill in florid counterpoint were not lost in his mature output, even in the spectacular historical dramas of the stage and cinema, where a large, dramatic canvas of sound was required.

The evening program was opened by the Jazz Three, a Newport group consisting of Steve Budieshein on bass, Jack Warner, drums, and Don Cook, piano.

It would not have occurred to her that it was curious for a female to sing bass, baritone, tenor, alto, mezzo, soprano and coloratura as she pleased.

The dreadnought style was designed by Martin Guitars to produce a deeper sound than " classic "- style guitars, with very present bass fundamentals.

When I say ' UK bass ', it's what everyone UK is associated with so it would be a lot easier if it was called that.

Monk Montgomery was the first bass player to tour with the Fender bass guitar, with Lionel Hampton's postwar big band.

By 1951 he was playing on the street with backing from Roosevelt Jackson ( on washtub bass ) and Jody Williams ( whom he had taught to play the guitar ).

As his bass player Debby Hastings said: he was the rock that the roll was built on.

Early piano music was light in texture, often with Alberti bass accompaniment, but it later became richer, more sonorous and more powerful.

The show's theme music, a cornet piece, accompanied by a brass band plus clarinet and double bass, reminiscent of northern band music, was written by Eric Spear.

The Alberti bass was used by many later composers, and it became an important element in much keyboard music of the Classical music era.

" By the end of the following year he had taken up the ukelele and tea-chest bass and begun to participate in skiffle sessions with friends, and had started to play the piano ; meanwhile his stage presentation of numbers by both Presley and Chuck Berry — complete with gyrations in tribute to the original artists — to his local Wolf Cub group was described as " mesmerizing ... like someone from another planet.

John Cambridge, a drummer Bowie met at the Arts Lab, was joined by Tony Visconti on bass and Mick Ronson on electric guitar.

The line-up was completed by Tony and Hunt Sales, whom Bowie had known since the late 1970s for their contribution, on drums and bass respectively, to Iggy Pop's 1977 album Lust For Life.

Incorporating experiments in British jungle and drum ' n ' bass, Earthling ( 1997 ) was a critical and commercial success in the UK and the US, and two singles from the album became UK top 40 hits.

The history of the double bass is tightly coupled to the development of string technology, as it was the advent of overwound gut strings, which first rendered the instrument more generally practicable, as wound strings attain low notes within a smaller overall string diameter than unwound strings.

The earliest known concerto for double bass was written by Joseph Haydn ca. 1763, and is presumed lost in a fire at the Eisenstadt library.

The use of only the top three strings was popular for bass soloists and Principal bassists in orchestras in the 19th century, because it reduced the pressure on the wooden top of the bass, which was thought to create a more resonant sound.

In the 19th century, the opera conductor, composer, and bassist Giovanni Bottesini was considered the " Paganini of the double bass " of his time.

Its crucial elements included Peter Murphy's deep and sonorous voice, Daniel Ash's innovative guitar playing, and David J's dub-influenced bass.

His innovative use of synthesizers has proven to be very influential, particularly his pioneering use of deep, heavy Moog synthesizer to reinforce the bass line.

It showcased bass player Larry Graham's innovative percussive playing technique of bass " slapping ".

Sly also played the innovative bass part on another group hit, " If You Want Me To Stay ".

Stanley Clarke ( born June 30, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ) is an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and electric bass as well as for his numerous film and television scores.

Jaco Pastorius, an innovative fretless electric bass player, joined the group in 1976 on the album Black Market, was co-producer ( with Zawinul ) on 1977's Heavy Weather, and is prominently featured on the 1979 live recording 8: 30.

Maybelle, who played autoharp and banjo as well as being the group's guitarist, created a unique sound for the group with her innovative ' scratch ' style of guitar playing, where she used her thumb to play melody on the bass and middle strings, and her index finger to fill out the rhythm.

Modern forms of Malagasy music may incorporate such innovations as amplified or imported instruments ( particularly electric guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer and drum kit ), blend the sounds of new and traditional instruments or use traditional instruments in innovative ways.

Their first three drum and bass albums released during the 1990s earned positive reviews for their innovative take on the genre.

Talvin Singh, known for his innovative fusion of Indian classical music with drum and bass, subsequently won a Mercury Music Prize for his album OK in 1999.

These innovative artists tended to steer away from the Amens and 808's and brought new sounds to the drum and bass scene.

From the solid bass tracks played by Carlos, to Max's excellent keyboard tracks, such as the incredible solo on " On the Mark ", to one of the most innovative drummers in the business ( Jaime ), FLASHPOINT has proven to be one of the top groups in South Florida.

His innovative and technically demanding style of playing extends to both electric and upright bass.