bass
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Carr uses a “Shaft”-like wah-wah guitar lick supported by a funky bass and churning drums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Around it, though, the rumble and the tapping continue, sometimes barely audible, sometimes more assertive, and the keyboard figure is soon punctuated by the aggressive plucking of a single bass string.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
U2 — which features singer Bono, lead guitarist the Edge, bass player Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. — celebrated their 50th anniversary last month with a concert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The bass is covered by Wilco’s John Stirratt, and while Stirratt doesn’t have to also handle Mills’ vocals, he’s not getting off easy.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
The bass and treble clefs were also once moveable, but it is now very rare to see them anywhere but in their standard positions.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
She has created both a three-day “Jazz String Summit” in Chicago and a 15-piece Stringtet, of mostly violins, violas, cellos and basses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Phil DNA remains Mehta-ized hefty cellos and basses, heart-racing brass and upper-range wind fireworks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
But as the basses and drums come in, she can feel it through her feet: "You can feel it reverberating through you because it's so powerful."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
But the Ames Brothers — Ed, Joe, Gene and Vic — had a unique tone: they were basses and baritones, not tenors.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2023
There are six basses, one for each of us.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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