The lowest note of a double bass is an E < sub > 1 </ sub > ( on standard four-string basses ) at approximately 41 Hz or a B0 ( when five strings are used ) at approximately 31 Hz, within about an octave above the lowest frequency that the average human ear can perceive as a distinctive pitch.

In the Classical era, the double bass typically doubled the cello part an octave below, occasionally requiring descent to C below the E of the four-string double bass.

Kim Deal generally plays four-string solid-body bass guitars and always uses a pick, particularly the " green Dunlops with the little turtle on them ", although since the Pixies ' reunion she has also been using custom green Dunlops with " KIM " written on them.

The root tuning of each course corresponds to that of a four-string bass and adds two strings tuned in unison one octave above the root string.

They have extended bass response and tone controls optimised for bass instruments, which produce pitches of 40 Hz, in the case of a standard four-string electric bass, or even lower for five-or six-string electric basses.

For live performances of " Stockholm Syndrome " Wolstenholme used a beat up Pedulla Rapture SB5-so beaten up that a tuning peg has been lost and is now only used as a four-string bass.

* Euro 4 LX: A fretted four-string bass guitar with a natural maple oil finish.

* Q4: A fretless four-string bass guitar in a black stain finish.

* Geddy Lee Jazz Bass: A fretted four-string bass guitar in a black finish.

In 1981, Gibson produced a four-string bass version of the Flying V. Only 375 were produced, most of them black but a few in alpine white, silverburst, or transparent blue.

One of the innovations that Valory uses ( it is not known if he is the inventor ) is to string a four-string bass with the bottom four strings of a 5-string set.

* A " banjolin " is a type of banjo patented by John Farris in 1885, available then in soprano, alto, tenor, and bass models, all either " quartette " ( four-string ) or " quintette " ( five-string ) ( see external link below ).

* Rob Allen fretless four-string semi-acoustic bass with Basslines pickups and La Bella tapewound strings

One commonly cited influence is of the arrival of the four-string oud, which was introduced by the invading Moors in the 8th century.

On January 26, 1928, the National String Instrument Corporation was certified and, with its new factory located near a metal-stamping shop owned by Adolph Rickenbacher and staffed by some of the most experienced and competent craftsmen available, began to produce Spanish and Hawaiian style tri-cone guitars as well as four-string tenor guitars, mandolins and ukuleles.

The music of Los Llanos, música llanera, is usually accompanied by a harp, a cuatro ( a type of four-string guitar ) and maracas.

Of humble origins, Feng had established himself as a folk musician by the time of the founding of the People ’ s Republic of China, playing the dizi as well as the four-string fiddle sihu in local song and dance groups, folksongs and stilt dances.

According to Fyle, Soumaoro was the inventor of the balafon and the dan ( a four-string guitar used by the hunters and griots ).

Usually known as " Boner " Jazz Basses, these early American Standard models ( designed by George Blanda, who was Fender's senior R & D engineer during that period ) were discontinued in 1994 and shouldn't be confused with the Fender Jazz Bass Plus, which has the same 22-fret neck design, but utilizes a different ( downsized ) body styling, Lace Sensor pickups, Schaller " Elite " fine-tuner bridge on the four-string model or Gotoh high-mass bridge on the 5-string model, and Phil Kubicki-designed active electronics.

The American Deluxe Jazz Bass ( available in four-string fretted and fretless, five-string fretted and left-hand versions ) features two Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Jazz Bass pickups, designed by pickup designer Bill Lawrence.

In the United States, Canada and United Kingdom, most professional orchestral players use four-string double basses with a C extension, which extends the lowest string down as far as low C, an octave below the lowest note on the cello ( more rarely, this string may be tuned to a low B ).

Elsewhere the name is taken for a four-string guitar with a scale length of 23 " ( 585 mm )— about the same as a Terz Guitar.

Another Chinese four-string plucked lute is the liuqin, which looks like a smaller version of the pipa.

Eventually, it was changed back to a four-string configuration and is now in the possession of a private collector in Japan.

* In the 9th Movement of Ravel's Ma mère l ' oye ( Cinquième tableau-Laideronnette, impératrice des Pagodes ), since low D-sharp is called for, four-string double basses must lower their E-strings a semitone.

The Jazz Plus Bass was available with an alder body and the option of a natural-finish ash body on the four-string model for a $ 100 upcharge, either a maple or rosewood fretboard on the four-string and pau ferro ( an exotic hardwood whose tone is brighter than rosewood yet warmer than ebony ) on the five-string.

On four-string types, the bow hair is divided into two strands, one fixed between the first and second strings, the other between the third and fourth.

The Hyperbass is a fretless four-string model which has a radical body shape featuring an extended cutaway to give access to a three-octave fretless fingerboard.

The tenor guitar or four-string guitar is a slightly smaller, four-string relative of the steel-string acoustic guitar or electric guitar.

It is generally shown as a four-string instrument, with a body generally referred to as " holly-leaf " shaped.

Converted four-string basses usually require either a new, thicker top, or lighter strings to compensate for the increased tension.

Buryats use silk or metal strings, tuned in fifths ; in the case of the four-string instrument.

The instrument ( in its acoustic form ) was developed so that players of the four-string tenor banjo could double on the guitar.

These include Milanese, Lombard, Brescian and other six-course types, as well as four-string ( one string per course ), twelve-string ( three strings per course ), and sixteen-string ( four strings per course ).

In recent years he has maintained an association with the Conklin company that provided him a custom built four-string instrument, one of the few in the company's catalog.

In addition to the regular six-string acoustic guitar, the duo was one of the few to use the rare tenor guitar, a four-string instrument that had primarily been used previously in vaudeville shows.

Buddy was the youngest of three siblings, and brothers Larry and Travis taught him to play a variety of instruments, including the guitar, four-string banjo and lap steel guitar.

Popular parang instruments include the cuatro ( a four-string small guitar ) and maracas ( locally known as chac-chac ).

The electric string bass and upright string bass — depending on the circumstance — can be treated by the arranger as either string section or rhythm section instruments.

" 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.

Bassists played " walking " bass lines — scale-based lines that outlined the harmony.

I just say that if a man dances effeminately he dances badly — just as if a woman comes out on stage and starts to sing bass.

In 2002, the band produced an album — Vapor Trails — that was completely free of keyboards and synthesizers, featuring only voice, guitar, bass guitar, drums and percussion.

In this style, the guitarist aims to render an entire song — harmony, melody and bass — in something like the way a classical guitarist or pianist can.

Moon was known for dramatic, suspenseful drumming — often eschewing basic back beats for a fluid, busy technique focused on fast, cascading rolls across the toms, ambidextrous double bass drum work and wild cymbal crashes and washes.

Bass guitar lines are often uncomplicated ; the quintessential approach is a relentless, repetitive " forced rhythm ," although some punk rock bass players — such as Mike Watt of The Minutemen and Firehose — emphasize more technical bass lines.

Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 ( with the current line up solidifying in 1985 ), the band's four members — Trey Anastasio ( guitars, lead vocals ), Mike Gordon ( bass, vocals ), Jon Fishman ( drums, percussion, vocals ), and Page McConnell ( keyboards, vocals )— performed together for over 20 years before breaking up in August 2004.

* Geddy Lee — bass guitar, lead vocals, keyboards ( September 1968 – present )

* Jeff Jones — bass guitar, lead vocals ( August – September 1968 )

A few musicians have used slides with bass guitar — slide bass.