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bass guitar

/ˈbeɪsɡɪˈtɑːɹ/

bass guitar noun: a long-necked and solid-bodied stringed instrument (chordophone), tuned to produce bass or low notes, usually with a fretted fingerboard and four thick strings, and requiring the use of an amplifier.

bass guitar: a long-necked and solid-bodied stringed instrument (chordophone), tuned to produce bass or low...
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Noun

bass guitar (plural bass guitars)

  1. A long-necked and solid-bodied stringed instrument (chordophone), tuned to produce bass or low notes, usually with a fretted fingerboard and four thick strings, and requiring the use of an amplifier.

bass guitar meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam

bass guitar in Hindi

electric stringed instrument
बेस गिटार bes giṭār

bass guitar in Tamil

electric stringed instrument
கிரவ கிதார் kirava kitār

bass guitar in Marathi

electric stringed instrument
बेस गिटार bes giṭār

bass guitar in Malayalam

electric stringed instrument
ബേസ് ഗിറ്റാർ bēsŭ giṟṟāṟ
More languagesFewer languages
bass guitar in Kannada
ಗಿಟಾರ್ giṭār
bass guitar in Arabic
غيتار البيس
bass guitar in Malay
gitar bes
bass guitar in Indonesian
gitar bas
bass guitar in Persian
گیتار بیس
bass guitar in Thai
กีตาร์เบส kītār̒ bes̄
bass guitar in Myanmar
ဘေ့စ်ဂစ်တာ bhec.gacta

Forms of bass guitar

pluralbass guitars

Words formed from bass guitar

Questions about bass guitar

What does bass guitar mean?
Bass guitar means a long-necked and solid-bodied stringed instrument (chordophone), tuned to produce bass or low notes, usually with a fretted fingerboard and four thick strings, and requiring the use of an amplifier.
What is bass guitar in Hindi?
Bass guitar in Hindi is बेस गिटार (bes giṭār). See Bass guitar meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is bass guitar?
Bass guitar is a noun.
How do you pronounce bass guitar?
Bass guitar is pronounced /ˈbeɪsɡɪˈtɑːɹ/.
What is the plural of bass guitar?
The plural of bass guitar is bass guitars.

Words near bass guitar in the dictionary

  1. bass drums
  2. bass fiddle
  3. bass fiddler
  4. bass fiddlers
  5. bass fiddles
  6. bass guitar
  7. bass guitarist
  8. bass guitarists
  9. bass guitars
  10. Bass Harbor
  11. Bass Hill

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