| It seems a little backwards, but the acoustic bass | | | | appropriate. In much of modern music, the two kinds |
| guitar was not created until quite a few years after | | | | of electric guitars are more often used, but some |
| the electric bass guitar. The reasoning was that if | | | | genres of music still call for the acoustic variety. It is |
| there could be an electric bass guitar, why couldn't | | | | possibly in these genres where the acoustic bass |
| there be an acoustic bass guitar? That would be | | | | guitar will find more use. It may be a younger |
| better suited for playing alongside the acoustic guitar, | | | | instrument, but there is still a lot of room for it. The |
| just as the electric bass guitar would be more suited | | | | sound is sometimes preferred and so this variety is |
| to playing alongside the electric guitar. One might | | | | the one that is being picked up more and more. |
| question why that instrument was not created | | | | This innovative musical instrument is not often the |
| sooner; the answer to this could easily be that there | | | | first choice of young and new musicians, but it is one |
| just wasn't any real need for it before. | | | | that a few might pick up later on, because it can be |
| This new instrument is made with a hollow body | | | | very useful. Again, the genre of music and its |
| instead of a solid one and is a little larger in size. | | | | demands will often determine whether the instrument |
| Some of these will have frets, just like the acoustic | | | | will be used or not, but personal choice will also |
| guitar, but some don't have them and it usually only | | | | determine this. New music is being written all the time |
| has four strings, though there are some that have | | | | for all genres and some of that will surely have space |
| more strings. It is lower, so it can be difficult to hear. | | | | for the newer instruments in an exclusive fashion. |
| This is why they will often have to be played while | | | | As music continues to change and more is written, |
| using pickups, this way it can be heard above the | | | | the new guitars will probably continue to find more |
| other instruments it is being played with. | | | | parts to play. There are many people who prefer the |
| The pickups are what amplify the sound from the | | | | warmer and more natural sound of the acoustic |
| instrument. The acoustic bass guitar was first created | | | | guitar and will make use of the acoustic bass. Let us |
| in the 1960s and has been in use ever since. It may | | | | hope that these innovative musical instruments will |
| not exactly be growing fast in popularity, but it does | | | | continue to enthrall music lovers all over the world. |
| suit a purpose and is used when it is most | | | | |