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The bass guitar^[(also called electric bass,or simply bass; pronounced /ˈbeɪs/, as in "base") 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 larger body, a longer neck and scale length, with four, sometimes five, or six strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass,^[5] which correspond to pitches one octave lower than those of the four lower strings of a guitar (E, A, D, and G).^[6] 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) in order to avoid the excessive use of 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, 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.

Electric guitar necks can vary according to composition as well as shape. The primary metric used to describe a guitar neck is the scale, which is the overall length of the strings from the nut to the bridge. A typical Fender guitar uses a 25.5 inch scale, while Gibson uses a 24.75 inch scale in their Les Paul. While Gibson's scale has often claimed to be 24.75", it has varied through the years by as much as a half inch. The frets are placed proportionally according to the scale length; thus, the smaller the scale, the tighter the spacing of the frets.

Necks are described as bolt-on, set-in, or neck-through depending on how they are attached to the body. Set-in necks are glued to the body in the factory, and are said to have a warmer tone and greater sustain; this is the most traditional type of joint. Bolt-on necks were pioneered by Leo Fender to facilitate easy adjustment and replacement of the guitar neck. Neck-through instruments extend the neck itself to form the center of the guitar body, and are known for long sustain and for being particularly sturdy. While a set neck can be carefully unglued by a skilled luthier, and a bolt-on neck can simply be unscrewed, a neck-through design is difficult or even impossible to repair, depending on the damage. Historically, the bolt-on style has been more popular for ease of installation and adjustment; since bolt-on necks can be easily removed, there is an after-market in replacement bolt-on necks from companies such as Warmoth and Mighty Mite. Some instruments, notably most Gibson models, have continued to use set/glued necks. Neck-through bodies are somewhat more common in bass guitars.

The materials used in the manufacture of the neck have great influence over the tone of the instrument. Hardwoods are very much preferred, with maple, ash, and mahogany topping the list. The neck and fingerboard can be made from different materials, such as a maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. In the 1980s, exotic man-made materials such as graphite began to be used, but are pricey and never have replaced wood in production instruments. Such necks can be retrofitted to existing bolt-on instruments.

There are several different neck shapes used on guitars, including shapes known as C necks, U necks, and V necks. These refer to the cross-sectional shape of the neck (especially near the nut). There are also several sizes of fret wire available, with traditional players often preferring thin frets, and metal shredders liking thick frets. Thin frets are considered better for playing chords, while thick frets allow lead guitarists to bend notes with less effort. An electric guitar with a neck which folds back called the "Foldaxe" was designed and built for Chet Atkins by Roger Field (featured in Atkins' book "Me and My Guitars."). Steinberger guitars developed a line of exotic instruments without headstocks, with tuning done on the bridge instead.

• Strat


• Tele


• P90


• Les Paul


• Rickenbacker


• Danelectro Lipstick


• ES335


• L4

• Front


• Rear


• Front + Rear Blend

• Downstroke/upstroke


• Picked/strummed


• Seamless velocity layers

• Polyphonic


• Monophonic


• Legato (Sustain/Muted)


• All modes can be combined with a Slide Mode for real-time slides from each fret to each other fret.

• Sustain Neck <> Bridge


• Sustain <> 5th / Octave Pinch Harmonics


• Dead Notes <> Muted <> Half-Muted


• Ghost Notes Clean


• Ghost Notes Dirty


• Chucka-Chuckas


• Flageoletts


• Hammer On (played after sustain note) / Hammer On (tapped)


• Pull Off (played after sustain note) / Pull Off (tapped)


• One and two frets Slides Up / Down


• Slides (Slide in and from each fret to each other fret)


• FX Samples

• Finger Noise


• Finger Noise Short


• Mixed I


• Mixed II


• Hand Mute (fret can be selected)


• Palm Mute


• Slide Down Short


• Slide Down Medium


• Slide Down Long


• Slide Down (1 fret, short)


• Slide Up (1 fret, short)


• Slide Noise Down


• Slide Noise Up


• Pick Noise

• A.M.T (Articulation Morphing Technology) & V.M.T (Velocity Morphing Technology)


• Advanced string and fretboard positioning - the AI chooses the best fitting strings and fretboard position for you. It takes speed, timing, notes and polyphony into account. Manual overwrite is possible whenever you need it


• Advanced guitar noise engine - adds pick, finger and slide noises according to your playing


• Advanced legato engine - fluid legato lines in real time


• Advanced vibrato engine


• Advanced humanization - nothing is random, everything is artificial intelligence


• Advanced guitar chord detection - almost 2000 chords are detected and transferred into guitar chords in real time. Most guitar chords are available in up to three different voicings.


• Inversions and chords with additional root key are detected


• Easy Double-Tracking - without increasing the memory footprint


• Auto Unison-Bends


• Dynamic sympathetic resonance simulation


• Performance keys for strumming and picking - powerful yet easy to use


• Performance keys for trills, tremolo picking, one and two fret slides


• Full control over the engine, tweak and control the playback with more than 100 parameters!

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