The Bass Guitar

You can describe an object in a few ways. Depending on what that object is, you have to decide
on the best manner of analyzing it. The physical description might be sufficient if you were
describing a musical instrument like a bass or guitar. However, to a musician, there’s a lot more
to it.
Sitting in a piece of music, stand in the corner of a room right now is a bass. This bass looks
very simple to the eye but has a lot more detail than you think. To the normal eye, someone
sees a body shape with a long wooden neck overlapping and continuing vertically up. This
requires a closer look. Zooming in closer at the neck, little dots start to appear. These markings
are like reminders of what notes are to be played by the musician. They start to shine a bit in a
chrome-type reflection. Underneath those dots is the actual neck, which looks like a smooth,
flat-tone wood. Also on the same neck are what look like sectioned off pieces. Metal bars go
horizontally across the neck to mark off certain notes. These bars get closer together as the
neck gets closer to the body. When a finger is pressed down between two of these bars, a note
is signified. Above the neck is what is called a head. On this particular body-shape, are mettalic
knobs called machine-heads. Which tighten or loosen the strings depending on how they’re
roated. On the other side of this neck is the largest part of the bass. This is the body. The body
can be any number of shapes. This particular shape is like a glossy black melted figure eight
with horns. The horns point toward the head of the bass. The right horn is bit higher than the
left. These details have to do with making the bass comfortable to hold and play. In the center of
the body are plastic bars with magnetic stud lined up under the strings. These magnets pick up
the vibrations from the strings and create a number of sounds. The plastic bar is black to match
the body. At the lower edge of this bass are circular knobs that are a transparent gold color.
Each knob has numbers, from one to ten, for volume and tone range.
This particular bass may be different than most other styles. It may not be detailed as most
would describe it, but it gives someone the basic shape and image. If you still don’t know what
this bass look’s like, go look at a picture.