bass fiddle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bass fiddle
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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In the late 1960s and early 1970s he played guitar, bass, fiddle and banjo on Nashville recordings by Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr and Leonard Cohen.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2020
Mr. Daniels made his first mark as a session musician in the late 1960s and early ’70s, playing guitar, bass, fiddle and banjo on Nashville recordings by Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr and Leonard Cohen.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2020
A violin could sound more like a flute than ever; a bass fiddle, like a bass drum.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2017
Said adman Robert Foreman: “Some of our people can dub in a bass fiddle by blowing a ‘puck-puck-puck’ sound close to the mic.
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2012
The notes were so deep and strong it felt like we were sitting inside a giant bass fiddle.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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