Electric Basses


The bass guitar (also called electric bass) is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb (either by plucking, slapping, popping, tapping, or thumping), or by using a plectrum.

The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and four, five, or six strings. The four string bass—by far the most common—is usually tuned the same as the double bass,[5] which correspond to pitches one octave lower than the four lower strings of a guitar (E, A, D, and G). The bass guitar is a transposing instrument, as it is notated in bass clef an octave higher than it sounds (as is the double bass) to avoid excessive ledger lines. Like the electric guitar, the electric bass guitar is plugged into an amplifier and speaker for live performances.

Since the 1950s, the electric bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music as the bass instrument in the rhythm section. While the types of basslines performed by the bass guitarist vary widely from one style of music to another, the bass guitarist fulfills a similar role in most types of music: anchoring the harmonic framework and laying down the beat. The bass guitar is used in many styles of music including rock, metal, pop, ska, reggae, dub, punk rock, country, blues, and jazz. It is used as a soloing instrument in jazz, fusion, Latin, funk, and in some rock and heavy metal styles.

Lakland Skyline Darryl Jones 4 MN NT

Electric Bass Darryl Jones Signature Model, Body: Swamp ash, Neck: Maple, Fretboard: Maple, Fretboard inlays: White block, Fretboard radius: 305 mm (12"), Scale: 864 mm, Nut width: 38.1 mm, 21...
1,074 £ 1,166 £ - item no. 386089

Career 4-String Bass Transparent Red

Electric Bass Body: Mahogany, Top: AAA quilted maple veneer, Bolt-on neck: Maple, Fretboard: Indian rosewood, Fretboard inlays: Birds, Scale: 864 mm (34"), Fretboard radius: 12", Plastic...
133 £ 161 £ - item no. 497175

Fodera Imperial Elite 5 Select BEB

5-String Electric Bass Design: Semi-hollow alder and alder tone block, Body: Walnut, Closed top: Selected ash maple, 3-Piece neck: American red oak, Fretboard: Ebony, Long scale (34"), 24...
8,999 £ 9,999 £ - item no. 378787

Elrick Gold E-volution 6 BO Spalted

6-String Electric Bass Handmade Custom Shop model, Chambered body: Walnut, Top: Spalted maple burl, Neck: Quartersawn maple, Neck attachment: Bolt-on, Fretboard: Macassar ebony, Fretboard inlays:...
4,899 £ 5,111 £ - item no. 474198

Sadowsky Metro Vintage MV4 Walnut LH

E-Bass Left hand / left handed model, Body: Swamp ash, Neck: Maple, Fretboard: Maple, 21 Frets, Fretboard radius: 12", Nut width: 1.5", Black dot fretboard inlays, Pickups: 2 Sadowsky...
2,199 £ 2,299 £ - item no. 437145

Marleaux Marleaux Consat Custom 5 Thuja

Marleaux Consat Custom 5 Thuja Top, electric bass, 5-string, ash body, thuja top, 3-piece 6-ply bolt-on maple neck, long scale, flamed maple fingerboard, 24 frets, 2x Delano SCB 5 humbucker pickups,...
3,399 £ 3,699 £ - item no. 506670

Epiphone Viola Bass

Viola bass guitar Short-scale basses may have become a bit outdated, but if you love the sounds of the 60s, you'll have a hard job getting around avoiding them. For the Epiphone Viola Bass, the...
322 £ 343 £ - item no. 152095

Fodera Imperial Elite 5 BB 2014

5-String Electric Bass Body: Mahogany with swamp ash tone block, Top: Selected solid buckeye burl, , 3-Piece neck: Maple @Neck attachment: Neck-through-body (continuous), Long scale: 34",...
7,699 £ 8,099 £ - item no. 499163

ESP LTD Stream-1005 Black Natural

5-String Electric Bass Body: Swamp ash, Top: Burled Maple (Maple), Bolt-on neck: Maple, Fretboard: Macassar ebony, Fretboard radius: 400 mm, Neck profile: Thin U, Scale: 34" long scale, Nut...
1,069 £ 1,199 £ - item no. 458959

ESP LTD D-6 Black Natural Burst

6-String Electric Bass Body: Mahogany, Top: Poplar burl, 7-Piece neck: Maple/Jatoba, Neck attachment: Continuous neck-thru-body, Fretboard: Roasted jatoba, Neck profile: Thin U, Fretboard radius:...
777 £ 911 £ - item no. 484379

Ibanez SR5PBLTD-DEL Premium

5-String Electric Bass Body: Mahogany, Top: Poplar / birdseye maple, Bolt-on 15-piece neck: Pangapanga / Maple / Padauk / Purpleheart / Walnut, Fretboard: Roasted Birdseye Maple, Abalone oval...
1,359 £ 1,550 £ - item no. 481589

Fender AM Pro II P Bass MN BK LH

Fender American Pro II Precision Bass MN BK LH,left-handed 4-string electric bass, alder body, maple neck, 1963 C neck shape, maple fretboard, 20 frets, 9.5" (241 mm) radius, 41,3 mm nut width, 34"...
1,777 £ 1,859 £ - item no. 500571

Fender AM Pro II P Bass MN MBL

Fender American Pro II Precision Bass MN MBL, alder body, maple neck, 1963 C neck shape, maple fretboard, 20 frets, 9.5" (241 mm) radius, 41,3 mm nut width, 34" (864 mm) longscale, 1x V-Mod II...
1,758 £ 1,859 £ - item no. 500565

Fender AM Pro II P Bass MN OWT

Fender American Pro II Precision Bass MN OWT, alder body, maple neck, 1963 C neck shape, maple fretboard, 20 frets, 9.5" (241 mm) radius, 41,3 mm nut width, 34" (864 mm) longscale, 1x V-Mod II...
1,777 £ 1,859 £ - item no. 500563

Fender AM Pro II P Bass MN 3TSB

Fender American Pro II Precision Bass MN 3TSB, alder body, maple neck, 1963 C neck shape, maple fretboard, 20 frets, 9.5" (241 mm) radius, 41,3 mm nut width, 34" (864 mm) longscale, 1x V-Mod II...
1,777 £ 1,859 £ - item no. 500561

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4-String Precision Basses

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