Bass (sound)
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Bass describes tones of low frequency, pitch and range from 16 to 250 Hz and bass instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range C2-C4. They belong to different families of instruments and ca
Djordje Stijepovic and Lemmy Kilmister playing a double bass and a bass guitar
A crew sets up a sound system, including large bass bins, in Jamaica in 2009.
Double bass
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The double bass, also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, the bass fiddle, the string bass, the contrabass, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched chordophone
Bass (sound)
…the ensemble, generally played by the violoncellos in orchestral music; contrabass (“under bass”), is described as that part which is performed by the double basses; violoncellos often play the same line an octave higher, or a different melodic or rhythmic part which is not a bassline when double basses are used…
Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French-style bow
Jazz bassist Ron Carter at Altes Pfandhaus in Cologne
Ellen Andrea Wang performing at the Oslo Jazz Festival
Double bass is a standard instrument in bluegrass groups.