electric bass

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkbeɪs/

Noun

electric bass (plural electric basses)

1. 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)
• French: basse électrique
• Icelandic: rafbassi m, rafmagnsbassi m
• Italian: basso elettrico (it) 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