4-струнные бас-гитары Yamaha

Yamaha 4 String Bass Guitars

A bass guitar is a musical instrument played by plucking or strumming the strings. Yamaha manufactures a range of musical instruments including guitars.

What is a bass guitar?

A bass guitar is an instrument with a longer neck and scale length. The bass guitar is played on the bass clef because the tones are lower than those of other guitars. The bass guitar is used in rock, heavy metal, blues, jazz, Latin, and country music.

How are bass guitar bodies designed?

The body of the guitar is usually made of wood but graphite and composite material may be used. The most popular types of wood used are the following:

  • Alder (body)
  • Ash (body)
  • Mahogany (body)
  • Maple (neck)
  • Rosewood (fretboard)
  • Ebony (fretboard)

For different reasons, rare wood like bubinga, purpleheart, koa, wenge, maple, wenge, ovangkol, goncalo alves, and walnut are also used by luthiers. The graphite and material composites are used to make lighter necks.

What is the design finish of guitars?

Different design finishes to the end product of wood are applied. Wax and oil or lacquer are used to seal the wood to protect it from scratches, breaks, and moisture. Different flat and carved designs are achieved with the wood.

What are the tunings of 4-string guitars?

The standard tuning for 4-string bass is E, A, D, and G. Alternative tuning to the 4-strings is C, G, D, and A for an elongated upper and lower tone range. The instrument is tuned to these tone ranges using the tuning pegs on the end of the neck.

What's the difference between steel or nylon strings?

Choosing between the two depends on the type of music you intend to play and how advanced you are into the technique of guitar playing. For beginners, nylon strings are generally considered to be easier to play and are more gentle on the hands as the beginning of guitar playing may be marked by sore fingers. Nylon strings are made of a softer material and are easier to push down. Nylon strings are used for classical and folk music while steel strings are used for country, rock and metal music.

What are the parts of a bass instrument?

The parts of the anatomy of 4-string Yamaha bass instrument are listed here:

  • Body: The main corpus of the guitar.
  • Neck: The long part of the body.
  • Fretboard: Where the metal pieces sit on the neck.
  • Inlay: The artwork and design.
  • Tuning peg and volume knobs: The tuning pegs adjust the tension and tone of the strings and the volume knob increases or decreases the volume.
  • Bridge: Where the strings are attached.
  • Pickguard: A pieces that sits in the area where you pick.
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