A bass guitar is an electrically amplified stringed musical instrument designed to produce low-pitched tones that provide rhythmic and harmonic foundation in music. It typically has four strings (though five- and six-string versions exist) tuned in fourths (EβAβDβG), one octave lower than the lowest four strings of a standard guitar. It generally is played with the fingers or with a pick and is used in various musical genres.
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