10 Classic Bass Guitars
The Electric Bass has more than 70 years and was an integral part of modern music. If there were a few design changes over the years – the role of the instrument remains forming the rhythmic, tonal and heartbeat of the music
There are thousands of different basses on the market today, but here we have a list of 10 classics of their kind – If you get low – they are striving for.
1 FenderPrecision
First introduced in 1951 – it was baby Leo Fender has quickly become the industry standard. Often called the P-Bass is solid "slab" body single pickup, it has perhaps the most popular bass of all time.
Fender Jazz 2
Fender "other" most popular bass – first seen in 1960 – it is different from the Fender Precision with a thin neck shape, two pickups and a body design blocks.
3 Rickenbacker4001
Rickenbacker 4000 series start in the early 50s that the competitive disadvantages Series Fender – there were a number of changes in the 4000 series – (the 4001 and 4002, etc.) – has, like their counterparts six-string bass Rickenbacker a unique style and was the 4001 rock bass of choice.
Hofner 4
A name – Paul McCartney – commonly seen on a 500 / a # (but it was not just Paul's Hofner bass). This instrumentbecome a symbol – the Beatles and Paul Hofner you with his picture. Not particularly expensive or beautifully made, but the association with the Beatles should have a bass player really.
5 Gibson Les Paul Recording Bass The.
iconic model Gibson – Bass-style – Gibson led in the late 60s after his 6-string brother mahogany Made with traditional – a true design classic, and despite the different design changes over the years, there is still much loved by bassists, ideal for studio use, it is often incorporated as Bass.
6 Musicman Stingray
He arrived on the scene in the mid-1970s, with (then innovate) to circuit features such as microphones bass humbuckers, active. The proof of the Fender Precision (exchange of a designer, Leo Fender), but with features that make it one shot was so far on the Stingray has remained a favorite every year since then.
7 Steinberger > Bass
Classic-design doll Ned Steinberger guitar, where the company of the star were the true innovators – a tool really composite (graphite and carbon fiber mix). Steinberger has 90 published series, the Q-and M-low, and otherwise look or sound quite like them – immensely popular in the 80's / 's now, maybe less – but a genuine innovation in design bass guitar.
8 Gibson Thunderbird
Our second on the list of Gibson Thunderbird>bass was first released in the early 1960’s – sharing a similar design with the Gibson Firebird 6 string the Thunderbird was the direct competition for the Rickenbacker 4001 – Perhaps Gibson’s most popular bass – it has remained popular with the hard rock fraternity over the last 20 years.
9 Fender V
Although short-lived, the Fender V bass gets onto our list by virtue of being the first 5 string bass to go mainstream, a change in the standard design these 15 FRET Bass had a high C string, to allow access to the notes on the upper register bass. Only a handful of bass produced what today collectors items – and everything in general, making fun of the V is a milestone for 5 string basses, the now current.
Gretsch 10 Broad Kaster
Gretsch Hollowbody – your older – almost double bass – first published in 1960 – a unique own sound – Gretsch While not consideredfor its lower one is a beauty – a little special for Fender and Gibson basses – a unique sound on technologies based six-string Gretsch colleagues.
