an electric or acoustic guitar that usually has four or five strings with a lower

a stringed instrument designed for playing the lower notes in a piece of music

A larger, lower pitched version of an electric guitar. It is used as a bass instrument, particularly in soul jazz and fusion syles.

The electric bass guitar (also called an electric bass or a bass) is an electrically-amplified string instrument played with the fingers by plucking or slapping, or by using a pick. The bass is similar in appearance to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and scale length, and, usually, four or five strings tuned one octave lower in pitch, in the bass range.