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As with the electric guitar, vibrations of the metal strings create electrical signals in electromagnetic sensors called pickups. The signals are then amplified and played through a speaker. Various electronic components, and the configuration of the amplifier and speaker, can be used to alter the basic sound of the instrument.
The first mass-produced electric bass guitar was developed by guitar innovator and manufacturer Leo Fender in the early 1950s. Electric upright basses had existed since the mid-1930s, but they were ungainly, and the standard hollow-body design was difficult to amplify past a certain volume, due to problems with feedback. (Additionally, a small number of electric solid-body bass guitars had been built, and apparently sold, by other designers, beginning in the mid-'30s.)
The change to the guitar form and the addition of frets made the instrument much easier (and more precise) to play.
The Fender Precision Bass was first offered in 1951, with a single piece, four-pole pickup, and a simple, uncontoured 'slab' body design. In 1954 the body was contoured with beveled edges for comfort. In 1957Events January January 2 San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge. January 3 Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch January 4 After 69 years the last issue of Colliers magazine is published January 5 Russell Endean becomes t, the pickup was changed to a single "split pickup" (staggered) design. The pickguard also underwent a radical change, as did the headstock.
This 1957 design has remained as the standard electric bass, and is still widely available. Another industry standard, the similar, but more highly-engineered Fender Jazz BassThe Jazz Bass was the second bass model created by Leo Fender ( 1960). Electric bass guitars., was introduced in 1960.
Following Fender's lead, other companies such as GibsonFor information on the Gibson Martini, see Martini cocktail. For information on the appliances see Gibson Appliance Gibson is also the surname of two authors William Gibson, the playwright, author of The Miracle Worker William Gibson, the science fiction,, DanelectroDanelectro is a manufacturer of musical instruments and accessories, specializing in guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers and effects units. Danelectro was founded by Nathan Daniel in 1947; throughout the late forties, the company produced amplifiers for Sea, and many others started to produce their own version of the bass guitar. The upright double bass became functionally obsolete in most kinds of popular music, allowing bassists to move further up front in the band mix, both visually and audibly. Innovations and refinements continue through the present.
The acoustic bass guitarModern acoustic bass guitars The acoustic bass guitar ABG is a modern musical instrument based on Leo Fender's electric precision bass . See bass guitar. Eston bass Like the original Fender precision bass and the double bass, it has four strings, normally is similar to an acoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but generally strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. Much heavier construction is required to withstand the added tension. Sometimes the term steel-stringe with a large, hollow body that is clearly audible without amplification. However, they are relatively quiet compared to most other acoustic instruments, and many acoustic basses are equipped with pickups to enable them to function with louder ensembles, while still maintaining some of the acoustic characteristics of the sound. See The Violent Femmes' first album for an example of acoustic bass playing in modern rock music.
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