All You Need To Know About A Bass GuitarExecutive summary by by Victor Epand
 bass instrument The bass guitar is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping or using a pick. Materials used for making a bass guitar
Materials used for making a bass guitar The most common type of wood used for the body is alder, for the neck is maple, and for the fret board is rosewood, though a wide variety of woods may be used to make the body. Other regularly used woods include mahogany, maple, ash, and poplar for bodies, mahogany for necks, and ebony for fret boards. Bass guitar necks, which are longer than regular electric guitar necks, are generally made of maple.
A brief history In the 1950s, Leo Fender developed the first mass produced electric bass. In the 1950s and 1960s, the term Fender bass was widely used to describe the bass guitars, because of early popularity of Fender in the market for mass produced bass guitars.
Different components of the bass guitar
Frets and fretless bass On a fretted bass, the frets divide the fingerboard into semitone divisions. The original Fender basses had 20 frets.
Strings and tuning This tuning is also the same as the standard tuning on the lower four strings on a 6 string guitar, only an octave lower.
Pickups Most electric basses use magnetic pickups.
Amplification and effects The electric bass is always connected to an amplifier for live performances.
Electric Bass Guitars Executive summary by Seth Miller
Electric bass guitars produce a very striking sound that gives a punch to any type of music. The bass guitar just like a classic guitar with a bass design. The electric bass, in contrast to the double bass, is played while held horizontally across the body. You can play the electric bass guitar sitting or standing. Playing a guitar is fun, but the electric bass guitar definitely add that little sound and vibration to your fingers as you enjoy playing it.
Posted in: Guitar Instruments | No Comments » Guitar - An Instrument With a Long StoryExecutive Summary about Guitar Instruments by Aazdak Alisimo
 guitar musical instruments A guitar is a very versatile instrument with a long story behind it. The guitar has been around for a long time. The English word “guitar” comes from the Spanish word “quitarra”. There is also solo classic guitar music. The guitar is one of the most popular instruments for beginners. A luthier is a person who builds or repairs guitars. Today, the electric guitar is quickly becoming the most popular guitar. An electric guitar may have a solid, semi-hollow, or hollow body.
A Brief History Of The Guitar Executive Summary about Guitar Instruments by Gray Rollins • 1400 B.C: The Hittites play a four-string, guitar-like instrument. This four string instrument had soft, curved sides, which were somewhat similar to the current guitar. • By 1200 A.D.: There were two types of guitars. One type was known as the Moorish guitar (guitarra morisca). This guitar had a wide fingerboard, rounded back, and several sound holes. The type of guitar was the Latin guitar (guitarra Latina). The Latin guitar looked more like our current guitar with a narrower neck and just one sound hole. • The late 1400’s: A new guitar, called the vihuela, evolved from the two types of guitar mentioned. • Until the late 1600’s: The vihuela, and another instrument called the lute, were more popular than the guitar. The vihuela was replaced by four and five course guitars of that time. Four course guitars had seven strings—a single high string and three pairs of other strings—while five course guitars had nine strings—a single high string and four pairs of other strings. • By the beginning of the 1800’s: Some guitars used fan struts under the soundboard and featured six strings (like the modern guitar). Guitars like these are most similar to early classical guitars. • By the late 1800s: A man named Antonio Torres Jurado changed the guitar dramatically by refining the strutting of the guitar. If you wish to find out more on certain types of guitars, such as the history of Acoustic, Electric or Bass guitars, you can check out our articles titled “The Acoustic Guitar”, “The Electric Guitar”, and “The Bass Guitar”. Check out other guide on Guitar Musical Instrument
Posted in: Guitar Instruments | No Comments » Musical Instruments - The GuitarExecutive summary about Guitar Musical Instrument by Barney Garcia
 guitar instruments The guitar is a musical instrument composed a hollow box and strings. The instrument makes noise when someone plucks the strings, which creates a vibration through the body and the neck of the guitar. Guitars are either acoustic or electric. Acoustics are guitars that have the hollow box, therefore the music is a type of echo. This type of guitar does not need any external machines for amplification. Many folk musicians used the acoustic version of the guitar. Electric guitars are commonly used by jazz, blues and rock and roll musicians. The electric guitar was invented in 1931 by Anthony Vick and George Beauchamp in North Carolina.
The Music of the Strummed Guitar
Executive summary about Guitar Musical Instrument by Victor Epand
Most people are familiar with guitars that have eight strings, but there are also other guitars that have as few as four strings and as much as twelve strings. The guitar is often immediately associated with country music or rock, but it is also prominently used in classical, flamenco and rock music. Electric guitars, however, differ from these acoustic guitars in that they depend on an electric amplifier that the electric guitar is connected to in order to amplify their sound. If a guitarist is playing more classical, some rock, some country, blues or jazz music, an acoustic guitar may be preferred because it has the natural sound necessary to get the sound the musician is looking for. If a musician is planning to play more modern type of rock, hard rock, metal rock, some country, an electric guitar might be preferred. The guitar, especially the classical guitar, is often seen as an emotional and passionate instrument that can easily move a person’s heart. When played right, the guitar plays on the emotions of those who listen to it.
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