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

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

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 • Oct. 21, 2025

"I play the piano, the bass guitar and the drums. I have my piano in my room so I'm spending a lot of time in there just playing and chilling," she said.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 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

I recognize one of Mustafa’s friends playing the alto saxophone and a boy from his basketball team strumming the bass guitar.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

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