The upright bass was the instrument the electric bass was meant to replace. Upright basses are large and less hardy than solid body instruments. They needed to be large in order to produce bass frequencies at volumes a listener could hear along side other acoustic instruments. The upright bass had a hard time competing withContinue reading “Fretless Basses”
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Alembic Basses
Alembic was a company started in 1969. The intent of the company was to help the Grateful Dead have better audio quality on their live recordings. A lot of the technology used during live concerts was conceived and developed by people working with the Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead played live constantly and were anContinue reading “Alembic Basses”
The Fender Precision Bass
Fender basses were some of the first usable electric basses offered to musicians. In 1965 Leo Fender decided to sell his company to CBS. A decade and a half of cost cutting by the new owners led to the companies slow demise by the end of the 70’s. A lack of innovation and increased competitionContinue reading “The Fender Precision Bass”
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