Bass Guitar

 

 

 

 

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BASS Guitar AN HOW TO USE IT BASS GUITAR Parts of the Bass A bass is made up of three main sections: the body, the neck and the headstock. All of the other parts of the bass are mounted on these three sections. The bridge is the assembly that anchors the strings to the body. Pickups are also mounted to the body and work like little microphones that pick up the sound from the strings. A cable is plugged into the bass’s input jack to send the signal into the amp. Most bass guitars will also have a pickup selector switch along with volume and tone knobs. A strap can be attached to the strap buttons to play the bass standing up. The metal bars that go across the neck are called frets. The dots between certain frets are called position markers and help you know where your hand is on the neck while playing. At the end of the neck is the nut which guides the strings onto the headstock and keeps them in place. On the headstock, the strings are wound around the...