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The History Of The Modern Bass Guitar

author: bass_maiden date: 08/03/2004 category: the history of
rating: 9 / votes: 64 
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 09:16 am
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 comments posted
Mack56 :
very good.
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 10:23 am / quote |
horazonblade :
A well written article, you had your information and mentioned some great names, 5 star man \,,/
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 11:22 am / quote |
Shortys99887 :
very good article
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 11:24 am / quote |
undead_bunny :
Good jerb Bass_Maiden! Knew you could do it!
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 11:28 am / quote |
masterbasser89 :
intersting read
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 11:49 am / quote |
binoroc :
yes!! finally a bass article! i love you!
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 11:53 am / quote |
FenderStrat1337 :
great article dude
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 11:53 am / quote |
battleofla :
Very good!

5 stars

POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 12:25 pm / quote |
psychodelia :
i actually learned a lot from this. good article.
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 12:29 pm / quote |
Veno :
great stuff. nice work bass_maiden. 5 stars
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 12:39 pm / quote |
Shoestick :
awesome
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 12:54 pm / quote |
tomdelongestrat :
sweet, informative but still interesting!
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 01:04 pm / quote |
zsmith :
for a guitar nerd like me, it was great...i loved it.
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 01:50 pm / quote |
AuthenticBass :
great article
gained some knowledge about the bass

POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 01:55 pm / quote |
Metalology :
I dont play bass but reading this was great! Awesome work!
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 02:04 pm / quote |
silentxwords :
awesome article. good job
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 03:42 pm / quote |
TomD03 :
Great stuff, accurate information

Said it once, i'll say it again: BASS KICKS ASS!!!

POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 04:23 pm / quote |
BASS-PUNK-2010 :
finally a gr8 article worth reading
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 05:03 pm / quote |
Damicksta2k :
Brillaint!! Finally, an informative article that we can learn stuff from, rather than stuff we already know being repeated!! This is a brilliant example of an article, hope more of this stuff comes our way!

My vote thing is kinda screwed so in case it doesn't register ---> ***** (5 stars!)

POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 05:13 pm / quote |
mikeclark88 :
makes me proud to be a bassist, great more sould be written like that
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 05:38 pm / quote |
Diceman42 :
Let's hope it is your article and not a C&P, cuz its very well written (no worries I'm not acusing). It'd be cool if you mentioned something about the (horizontal) acoustic bass-guitar, but aside from that,well done, and a good idea for an article too.
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 06:01 pm / quote |
chinko :
FINALLY A BASS POST!

bass_maiden, thank you. an interesting read to say the least. i learnt something new on here for once

POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 06:39 pm / quote |
chinko :
oh BTW do any bassists here play above the 12th fret on the E string? because this is the only place i dont go on the fretboard
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 07:18 pm / quote |
Danny7 :
I am educated.
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 07:49 pm / quote |
SuicideToast :
wouhou! bass ! yeah! ownage!
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 09:09 pm / quote |
BassyGuitarist :
I liked this alot. I actually learned about basses, and yes, I do
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 09:11 pm / quote |
Fleasciante :
Flea is the best Bassist to ever Live .. The guy is freakin amazing .. ROCK ON
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 10:26 pm / quote |
buckethead101 :
Who invented 5 string bass tunes B E A D G?
POSTED: 08/03/2004 - 11:19 pm / quote |
dionysus85 :
nice article man
5 stars
good info and very interesting

POSTED: 08/04/2004 - 01:16 am / quote |
_TheBassist01_ :
yeah what everyone else said. gave it a 5
POSTED: 08/04/2004 - 01:37 am / quote |
The Jin :
very nice article. nice and fact-filled
POSTED: 08/04/2004 - 06:34 am / quote |
MrCl34n :
this article is ok...3 stars
POSTED: 08/04/2004 - 10:43 am / quote |
Psykotik :
Very good article!
And what a sad ending!

POSTED: 08/04/2004 - 12:49 pm / quote |
GreenDayChris :
great article, cant remember the last bass article i read before this one! GO BASS!
POSTED: 08/04/2004 - 03:52 pm / quote |
anarchopunk :
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
POSTED: 08/04/2004 - 03:57 pm / quote |
bass_player15 :
well this is really well written. good job. but im a little pissed cuz ive been writing this article for almost 2 weeks now. and now i cant submit it. lol. good work man
POSTED: 08/04/2004 - 04:00 pm / quote |
bass_maiden :
Nope it's not a copy-paste job... I did have a list of about 8 sources on it when I submitted it but I think they were taken off... and sorry mr bass_player15! send it me I'll read it anyway!
POSTED: 08/04/2004 - 04:09 pm / quote |
twotonerudie :
good work. better than the "history of guitar" article by far.
POSTED: 08/04/2004 - 06:18 pm / quote |
SRVNumberOne :
Danyel Morgan (bassist for Robert Randolph and the Family Band) is crazy on their album, unclassified, buy it!!
good article

POSTED: 08/04/2004 - 09:48 pm / quote |
giveitaname87 :
Les Claypool rocks my socks.
POSTED: 08/04/2004 - 11:17 pm / quote |
buckethead101 :
Who invented 5 string bass tunes B E A D G?
hey people im asking this simple question..... go to hell chinko

POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 03:18 am / quote |
washbrnxb105 :
I go above the 12th fret on the e string and on the b string (I play funk and jazz and it gives it a really cool mellow tone)
POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 04:12 am / quote |
bass_maiden :
Buckethead101 I had a search for the answer to your question.. and couldn't find it anywhere. Sorry
POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 04:42 am / quote |
bassketcase :
cool
POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 07:37 am / quote |
*Arch Dandy* :
Great Article 5 *****
Though I Don't Play It Bass Is Kool

btw I Play Rythym Guitar

POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 09:14 am / quote |
chinko :
thanks washbrnxb105 i was thinkin that sometimes the necks are cut off from the 25th fret and stuff on the higher strings, and i was thinking why. i dont ever go above fret 13 on the E string. not my kind of sound.

and buckethead i was kidding! guitar is good. im not sure bout the tuning either, maybe it was accidental :S

POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 12:12 pm / quote |
shredbeyndshred :
good
POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 01:07 pm / quote |
mh182 :
i play bass, nice article, 5 stars
POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 01:37 pm / quote |
kissmybass :
good article,i learned alot
POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 04:37 pm / quote |
AcDcizzle :
wOOt!! I love bass, i can play it but my role in the band is Lead Guitar (but i have to write the bass lines)
POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 07:05 pm / quote |
AcDcizzle :
anyway superb article!
POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 07:05 pm / quote |
chinko :
AcDcizzle, why do u play lead if u love bass!!??!! thats weird. mind you i do play guitar solo's on my bass
POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 07:20 pm / quote |
Bassinfool123 :
yup, yup good show my lad two thumbs up!!
POSTED: 08/05/2004 - 09:26 pm / quote |
orcutt989 :
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, NOT, "THIS IS HOW YOU WRITE TABS". This is why we are able to write articles. Thank you whoever wrote this, you are a saint.
POSTED: 08/06/2004 - 08:34 pm / quote |
KevinKung :
Ah, finally a great bass article. Learned a lot. I play bass...Fender Jazz Standard. 5 stars!
POSTED: 08/06/2004 - 10:43 pm / quote |
punkrockdude2 :
damn good article we bass players dont get to much respect these days
POSTED: 08/06/2004 - 10:55 pm / quote |
punkrockdude2 :
i play a washburn im workin for a new amp and a soon a fender p bass
POSTED: 08/06/2004 - 10:57 pm / quote |
Cookie_master :
cool article man... Burton rocks
POSTED: 08/07/2004 - 01:57 am / quote |
 
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spam deleted.
POSTED: 08/07/2004 - 03:27 pm / quote |
darkstar9814 :
im proud to own a p-bass, and a j
POSTED: 08/08/2004 - 10:01 pm / quote |
misfitsrocker14 :
i didnt think it was possible, but this was actually a USEFUL ARTICLE!!!!!
POSTED: 08/08/2004 - 11:10 pm / quote |
scumfuc_69 :
^yeah, but something IS wrong.
The bass was around before then, in acoustic version.

POSTED: 08/09/2004 - 02:29 am / quote |
m_unit_soldier :
finally an article written in english...by someone who speaks english. this is one of the few articles that isn't written by a 8 year old. i'll have to take your word on the facts tho. still five stars.
POSTED: 08/09/2004 - 03:11 am / quote |
Metalology :
geddy lee is cool
POSTED: 08/09/2004 - 10:56 pm / quote |
Strat_Monkey :
You've taken the exact words from a book about guitar's that my brother-in-law has... But only in one paragraph, so what the Hell. The rest of the article is excellent.
POSTED: 08/10/2004 - 03:34 pm / quote |
bigrd15132 :
5 stars.
POSTED: 08/11/2004 - 12:12 am / quote |
letsgomurphys06 :
you talk like noone uses the upright anymore. Most notably the bassist from the punk band Tiger Army plays an upright bass, and there are many more.

Upright is so much harder to play than normal bass, unless you are accelled in slap bass tactics.

That was a really awesome artice though, 5 stars.

POSTED: 08/11/2004 - 02:07 am / quote |
bass_maiden :
You've taken the exact words from a book about guitar's that my brother-in-law has... But only in one paragraph, so what the Hell. The rest of the article is excellent.

I did make a list of resources I used, but I might have missed it off the copy/paste I did out of Word when I submitted it. I'll post the sources in here if you like:
http://www.weedhopper.org/Bass_Guitar_History.asp
http://archive.bassplayer.com/z2000/0001/cent1.shtml
http://www.vintageguitar.com/brands/details.asp?ID=46
http://www.b0b.com/infoedu/tutmarc1.html
http://www.clevinger.com/Evolution.htm
http://www.vintageguitar.com/brands/details.asp?ID=110
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar
http://www.surfingpharaoh.com/music_ed/usabass/index.html
http://www.long-mcquade.com/index.asp?section=5&level2=5&level3=9&id=41

Hopefully
that should work And I apologise if I used the EXACT same words, I tried to change any sources I used so it wasn't an exact copy, sorry.

POSTED: 08/12/2004 - 04:47 pm / quote |
Dexter Smith :
Steve Harris rulez!...he's the best bassist all round the world
POSTED: 08/23/2004 - 08:31 pm / quote |
Scourge441 :
It's about time we got an article like this. Nice work. 5 stars.
POSTED: 08/24/2004 - 01:20 pm / quote |
Blaque_Spectre :
This is a great article for people that want to learn more about bass guitars and it's history, Great Job!!
POSTED: 01/31/2005 - 05:18 pm / quote |
NilsNiiils :
Yay! Bass article! And Steve Harris is the best bassist ever!
POSTED: 09/07/2005 - 05:10 pm / quote |
BlesstheMartyr :
oh hell yea this will totally help with my speech *bleh* THNX \,,/
POSTED: 05/08/2008 - 11:54 am / quote |
goldenslumbers :
Very good but i dont think you said anything about Walter Hofner inventing the first semi acoustic electric bass or did i just miss it?
POSTED: 07/11/2008 - 02:52 pm / quote |
morebass :
BASS IS LIFE!!!!!
POSTED: 12/17/2008 - 07:40 pm / quote |
redsoxbass :
Thank you so much!!!
POSTED: 04/16/2009 - 11:34 am / quote |
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