Definition of Bass

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Definition of Bass

Bass

of Bass

An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.

The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass.

Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.

The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciaena ocellata). See Redfish.

The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast.

A hassock or thick mat.

A bass, or deep, sound or tone.

The lowest part in a musical composition.

One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.

Deep or grave in tone.

To sound in a deep tone.

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Bass Quotations

None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.
Paul McCartney

I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as I should.
Geddy Lee

I feel safe and comfortable to do that once I know that the song structure around the bass part is very interesting and it satisfies me in a compositional sense.
Geddy Lee

There was a time when fast playing and fretboard pyrotechnics on the bass were important to me and when I am recording a bass track, that is still very important to me.
Geddy Lee

The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put '58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks.
Stevie Ray Vaughan

I just like to catch fish, I don't care if it weighs half a pound or 10 pounds. But I can't do a lot of casting. I can work a jig or a worm. But not for long, especially if the big ones are biting. Those big bass will make it hurt after a while.
Terry Bradshaw

I'm not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum 'n' bass record.
Ben Harper

I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front of the bass drum. But, I don't think it's necessary to play that way every night.
Buddy Rich

A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs.
Ace Frehley

Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but that's not what I call rock.
Little Richard

Bass Translations

bass in Danish is aborre
bass in Dutch is baars
bass in Finnish is ahven
bass in French is perche
bass in Portuguese is baixo
bass in Swedish is bas

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