electric bass

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkbeɪs/

Noun

electric bass (plural electric basses)

(music) An electric bass guitar with four strings, larger than a normal electric guitar. It has a lower pitch and is often used as a back-up beat for the lead guitar.

Derived terms

electric bassist

Translations

electric bass guitar

Catalan: baix elèctric (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 電子貝斯, 电子贝斯 (diànzǐ bèisī), 電貝司, 电贝司 (diànbèisī)
Danish: elbas c
Esperanto: elektra basgitaro
Finnish: sähköbasso (fi)

Icelandic: rafbassi m, rafmagnsbassi m
Italian: basso elettrico m
Japanese: エレキベース (ereki bēsu)
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: bajo eléctrico (es) m
Swedish: elbas (sv) c

See also

Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

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