Origins of Musical Instruments Bass

Modern bass is a direct descendant of the double bass, which has existed in the 17th century. However, it was not until the 20th century that changes the design of the bass becomes more simple and practical.

In the 1920s, Lloyd Loar was, who worked for Gibson, designing the first electric double bass. Bass that uses electro-static pickup, but amplification of bass frequencies yet developed. so at the time there was no way to hear the double bass instrument. Beginning in 1930, Paul Tutmarc be the first to fix the double bass became more practical. The first prototype was the size of a cello, and a rudimentary pickup,
but the results are too heavy, and was refined to be more like a guitar. New bass has a length of 42 ", solid body, made of black walnut and piano strings featuring a pickup.

Mid-30s, some musical instrument developers - Lyon & Healy, Gibson and Rickenbacker, - began marketing the same experimental electric bass with a prototype basss Tutmarc, much less bulky than the standard double bass. However, the bass was still high, do not, have the fret, and play or stand vertically.

Around 1940, Paul jr Tutmarc began manufacturing guitars and basses, including bass Serenader. This production distributed by L.D. Heater Music Co.., In Portland, Oregon, and became the biggest distributor for electric bass. The genius was that the bass guitar - a pick insturumen fret and played horizontally. The main features of these products are:

* Pickup - designed as a double bass is often covered with a brass section of a jazz band.
* Size - double bass player had to travel alone, because of their large size, often got lost on his way. With the new design, and the bass player could rest with his band.

There is very little progression until Leo Fender created the precision bass in 1951. Naming Precision Bass as the frets on the bass the notes to be played with precision. Electric bass in Leo Fender's production, which produces a lot of forms. In 1957, the form of his pickup was changed to be split pickup, and his pick guard and headstock were redesigned.

In 1960, Fender Jazz bass designed and created, with 2 pickups of the same size. Fender bass popularity followed by Gibson, Rickenbacker and Hofner. This is increasingly making electric bass popularity extends to the present.

1959, created the first Danelectro 6 string bass, tunes EADGBE, and Gibson and Fender used this idea to create a Gibson EB-6 in 1960, and Fender VI in 1962. Fender also made a 5 string bass as the first Fender V.

In 1965, fretless bass Aubi from Ampeg created and in 1968, 8 string bass introduced by Hagstroem. The first fretless 6 string (which is ultimately owned by Les Claypool) was built by Carl Thompson in 1978. Because the style of games like slap and pop, the number of strings and a combination of wood, and the neck pickup is increasingly becoming more varied. EMG pickups became widest used on the bass.

first electric bass in popularized by John Entwistle and James Jamerson in the year 60, Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke on the 70 and Marcus Miller and Cliff Burton in the year 80. At the end of 80 seen in the popularity of bass, as the fashion for electronic synthesized dance music. However bass we have now is a progression away from the double bass.