bass guitar

British  

/ beɪs /

noun

1. a guitar that has the same pitch and tuning as a double bass, usually electrically amplified

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Example Sentences

In the studio and in meetings, Shulman has the restless energy of a kid—pacing around a room or fidgeting with a piano keyboard or bass guitar—combined with the intellectual affect of a quant.

From The Wall Street Journal

The electric bass guitar played on The Specials' era defining 1981 hit Ghost Town is being auctioned and expected to sell for £20,000.

From BBC

Her lips are a neutral dusty mauve, her bass guitar a lustrous red.

From Salon

She sings and plays bass guitar, and was always involved with bands at school.

From MarketWatch

On several songs, Mr. Parker seems to dream of a normal life, one presumably where he can set aside obsessions such as spending weeks getting his bass guitar to sit perfectly in the mix.

From The Wall Street Journal