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The electric upright bass (EUB) is an instrument that can perform the musical function of a double bass. It requires only a minimal or 'skeleton' body to produce sound because it uses a pickup and electronic amplifier and loudspeaker. Therefore, a large resonating structure is not required to project the sound into the air.
Stockton Electric Railroad car 31, built by the J. G. Brill Company [1] The Stockton Electric Railroad was the streetcar system serving Stockton, California. [2] The company was under the control of Southern Pacific Railroad until 1939 when it was sold to Pacific City Lines. [3] [4] By 1931, the railroad operated 40 streetcars over 28 miles (45 ...
Jazz fusion bassist Jaco Pastorius was known for his expressive fretless electric bass playing. In the experimental post 1960s eras, which saw the development of free jazz and jazz-rock fusion, some of the influential bassists included Charles Mingus (1922–1979) and free jazz and post-bop bassist Charlie Haden (1937–2014).
GK engineered the 200MB, which was the smallest and lightest 200W bass amp available when it launched, and the 250BL, the first channel-switching bass amp. [ 2 ] The company stopped producing electric guitar amplifiers in the early 1990s but continues to make bass amplifiers and bass cabinets.
The EB-1 had a solid mahogany body finished with a brown stain, and a raised pickguard, which was originally colored brown to more closely match the color of the body. It had a 30.5" scale [1] set neck—rather than the 34" scale of the Fender Precision Bass or the 41.5" scale of the 3/4-sized upright bass favored by many upright bassists of the time.
The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar but with a longer neck and scale length and most usually four strings. This is a partial list of Wikipedia articles about companies (past and present) under which electric bass guitars have been sold.
Eric Langlois ()Terry Lewis (); Dirk Lance (Formerly in Incubus); Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band and others); Martyn LeNoble (Porno For Pyros); Henrik Linder (Dirty Loops)
The Gibson L9-S Ripper is a model of electric bass guitar made by Gibson Guitar Corporation. The Ripper was designed by Bill Lawrence, and manufactured from 1973 until 1983, the peak year being 1976. Most had a maple body with laminated maple neck; however a significant number manufactured in 1975 had lighter alder bodies while retaining the ...