bass guitar

British

/ beɪs /

noun

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

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He later picked up the bass guitar, though he can’t remember exactly why.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

The brothers Stone enlisted bass guitar wonder Larry Graham, who’d been playing in a local jazz duo with his mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

The other three guys in the band were Ennio, who plays the drums and is considered to be this prodigy drummer, Harry on lead guitar, and Elijah on bass guitar.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

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