bass guitar

(bās)

An electrically amplified musical instrument having four or more heavy strings, held like a guitar and usually played by plucking or striking the strings with the hand.

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bass guitar

(beɪs)

(Instruments) a guitar that has the same pitch and tuning as a double bass, usually electrically amplified

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