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This article has a tendency to keep being filled up with pictures of musicians playing bass guitars, usually with little relevance to the section they are placed in or other justification for them.
Most other instrument pages seem to have avoided this, or have one or two pictures which are illustrative, rather than simply being someones favourite player.
There are too many pictures in the article as it is, can we please avoid adding more unnecessary ones.
Dinobass ( talk) 21:06, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
OnBeyondZebrax ( talk) 21:55, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Here is the Wikipedia images policy: (I added the bolding) I note that there is a point which supports your views... the last point about "don't add lots of pix just because you can." However, I think 1 photo per section would be reasonable
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Images must be relevant to the article that they appear in and be significantly and directly related to the article's topic. Because the Wikipedia project is in a position to offer multimedia learning to its audience, images are an important part of any article's presentation. Effort should therefore be made to improve quality and choice of images or captions in articles rather than favoring their removal, especially on pages which have few visuals. Images are primarily meant to inform readers by providing visual information. Consequently, images should look like what they are meant to illustrate, even if they are not provably authentic images. For example, a photograph of a trompe-l'œil painting of a cupcake may be an acceptable image for Cupcake, but a real cupcake that has been decorated to look like something else entirely is less appropriate. Similarly, an image of an unidentified cell under a light microscope might be useful on multiple articles, so long as there are no visible differences between the cell in the image and the typical appearance of the cell being illustrated. Articles that use more than one image should present a variety of material near relevant text. If the article is about a general subject for which a large number of good quality images are available, (e.g., Running), editors are encouraged to seek a reasonable level of variety in the age, gender, and race of any people depicted. Adding multiple images with very similar content is less useful. For example, three formal portraits of a general wearing his military uniform may be excessive; substituting two of the portraits with a map of a battle and a picture of its aftermath may provide more information to readers. You should always be watchful not to overwhelm an article with images by adding more just because you can. Poor quality images (too dark, blurry, etc.) or where the subject in the image is too small, hidden in clutter, ambiguous or otherwise not obvious, should not be used. Contributors should be judicious in deciding which images are the most suitable for the subject matter in an article. For example:
Dinobass ( talk) 12:24, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
WP:Images policy says that the effort should be on IMPROVING the QUALITY and CHOICE of images, rather than favouring their removal: "Images must be relevant to the article that they appear in and be significantly and directly related to the article's topic. Because the Wikipedia project is in a position to offer multimedia learning to its audience, images are an important part of any article's presentation. Effort should therefore be made to improve quality and choice of images or captions in articles rather than favoring their removal, especially on pages which have few visuals."[bolding added by me]
Dinobass ( talk) 00:24, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
Does anyone know the nomination process to have an article reviewed for "good article" status. I think the article is looking pretty good right now, and we might have a chance. Even if the article doesn't win "good article" status, we will get some good tips for improvement (e.g., more secondary sources) OnBeyondZebrax ( talk) 22:38, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
OnBeyondZebrax ( talk) 22:45, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
Is it really necessary to include "thumping" in the line naming the various techniques for electric bass, located in the opening section? There isn't even a further explanation of "thumping" in the section outlining the techniques.. this is probably because thumping is a nickname for slapping and not a separate technique. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Messatzzia ( talk • contribs) 17:49, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Fretless basses have a distinct sound, because the absence of frets means that the string must be pressed down directly onto the wood of the fingerboard as with the double bass. The string buzzes against the wood and is somewhat muted because the sounding portion of the string is in direct contact with the flesh of the player's finger. is a quote from the article. The statement of string being muted by the finger at the fingering point dies not have a reference and i Believe the statement to be untrue. I therefore intend to remove this statement unless anyone convinces me not to. 86.177.63.179 ( talk) 15:02, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
In response to issues raised by Dinobass about a paragraph which asserted that electric bass players are expected to be able to improvise or prepare their own bass lines, I have modified the paragraph to only make this claim about jazz bands (in which bass players are provided a lead sheet which lays out the chord progression (for example F7 /Bb7 /F7 /cm7 F7), and country bands that play using the Nashville Number System, an approach which sets out the chords like this:
1///| 4///| 5///| 1///. The bass player has to be able to improvise a bassline to fit that harmony.
I believe that in other styles, such as blues, folk, and so on, for professional bassists in bands playing all or almost all original material, there is an expectation that the bassist be able to prepare his or her own bassline, if this is needed. This is one of the ways that popular music is different than classical. A folk bandleader can say to his bassist "Ok, let's try playing my new song. It's a slow country ballad, and the chords are C, F, G, C for the verse and the chorus is dm G7, two bars on each chord". At this point, I argue that a professional bass player would be expected to be able to improvise or prepare a bass part, using roots, fifths, passing tones, and stylistically appropriate fills such as scalar walk ups or walk downs to the next chord. I think it would be unusual for a professional bassist in an all-original material band to be UNABLE to create his or her own bassline, if asked. OnBeyondZebrax
"Some players prefer B0-E1-A1-D2-F♯2-B3" Is that a typo? B3 is an octave and a fourth above F♯2. 76.75.112.97 ( talk) 23:06, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
This article doesn't say what the MIDI notes are for a normal bass, therefore total fail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.147.122.14 ( talk) 14:48, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
In the section listing people who play fretless guitars the player is named and then the style of music that he plays and Freebo is called "country." I don't believe that he would be offended by this and I certainly am not offended on his behalf. After all, country is as respectable a marketing category as any other. However, I believe it is inaccurate or at best incomplete. He is best known for his work with Bonnie and that work was blues-centered, although lots of her fans call her a folk artist. 65.79.173.135 ( talk) 16:43, 7 May 2014 (UTC)Will in New Haven 65.79.173.135 ( talk) 16:43, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
Dinobass ( talk) 06:12, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
"Piccolo bass" discusses a particular tuning of a standard-size bass guitar. It has some significance but apparently not enough to make for an article that's any more than a stub. Whatever can be said about it does not need its own article. Lazy Bastard Guy 04:20, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
(as of 11/25/14) The section ends with the quote: in 2011, a 60th Anniversary P-bass was introduced by Fender, along with the re-introduction of the short-scale Fender Jaguar Bass. This is erroneous on two accounts: (1) The Jaguar Bass was introduced in 2006, and has been in continuous production either in Japan, the US or China (under the Modern Player line) since then, and (2) all versions of the Jaguar Bass have been 34" scale, or "full scale" necks (with the exception of the Pawn Shop Reverse Jaguar, with 32"), according to the Fender catalog. See: http://www.fender.com/basses/jaguar/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.15.224.86 ( talk) 01:13, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
A new section has been added regarding the Kala uBass. There are multiple issues with this section. The uBass is a bass Ukulele - not a bass guitar. It is historically innacurate, as extremely short scale basses, such as the Ashbory Bass have existed since the 1980s and are already mentioned in an appropriate place in the article. There are many grammatical errors and the section reads like an advertorial for Kala. Also, no other bass, even the Fender Precision or Tutmarc bass, have their own section so a section for the uBass is unprecedented. I suggest that this section is removed, and perhaps some mention of the uBass moved to either 1980s to present, or design considerations. Dinobass ( talk) 23:16, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
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Hi - I made a comment, which I am sure must be correct. On reflection, I deleted my comment as I did not have a source with which to back it up. My deleted comment read:
"Contemporary classical composers do not necessarily always use the bass guitar for the sake of its novelty. On the contrary, its use may be associated, (like the use of the electric guitar and drum kit) as a reflection of its dominance in popular music over the last 60 years, and the influence this has had on composers who have grown up during that period."
If anyone can identify a source to back this up, I think it would be a useful point to make. I think it balances out the existing comment about bass guitar being used for its novelty factor (which is also lacking a source). With respect, I don't agree with that: as bass guitar is hardly a novelty. It is ubiquitous, and that's got to be why it is becoming increasingly well used in classical music. I don't want to just delete the existing comment, but I think it would be useful to balance it out.
Happy to discuss! CHRM2 ( talk) 22:15, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
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I removed the following sentence, as it has no reference. If we can find a reference, it can go back in the article. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so readers need to be able to be confident that what they read is reliably sourced. OnBeyondZebrax • TALK 21:53, 8 April 2017 (UTC) "The original six-string bass was the LongHorn6, citation needed created by Danelectro in 1958, as a guitar tuned down an octave (EADGBE)."
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Dinobass ( talk) 05:39, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
Seems to me like most of section 2.2 Strings and tuning doesn't belong here, maybe better over on
Bass guitar tuning. It comes across as much too deep for a general-readership article, and somewhere between technical jargon and how-to.
Weeb Dingle (
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22:06, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
Here's a bunch of tuning stuff I cut out. Mostly fancruft/trivia, but maybe there's a nugget to be found.
Other tunings, such as C–E–A–D–G are rare. Some bassists like C as the lowest pitch because that's the lowest note on an upright bass with a C, and C is a common note in a few popular keys C (e.g., C major, G major, F major). Some players may detune the lowest string to B♭ or A. B♭ is common for bassists who play in brass bands, as B♭ is an important and common key for this type of ensemble. Relative to a four-string bass, the fifth string provides a greater lower range (with a low B, C, or A) or a greater upper range (with a high C or B is added) and provides more notes for any single hand position.
Alternative tunings for six-string bass include B–E–A–D–G–B, matching the first five strings of an acoustic or electric guitar with an additional low B, and E–A–D–G–B–E, completely matching the tuning of a six-string guitar but one octave lower allowing the use of guitar chord fingerings. Rarer tunings such as E–A–D–G–C–F and F♯–B–E–A–D–G provide a lower or higher range in a given position while maintaining consistent string intervals.
Some people prefer a slightly shorter scale, such as 30 or 28 inches (762 or 711 mm), as the higher tension required for longer scale lengths coupled with the thinner gauge of higher-pitched strings can make a long-scale piccolo bass difficult to play. The tuning varies with the personal tastes of the artist, as does the number of strings.
Weeb Dingle (
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22:50, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Before Tutmark's electrified solid-body bass, there was the acoustic
mandocello, which dates back to at least the early 1900s Gibson. Depending on the manufacturer, scale length ranged up to 27 inches, as compared to the 30.5" Model 736, both near the modern "short scale" length. As well, there were analogous larger versions of the
balalaika. Arguably, the innovations of the Audiovox bass were the slab body and the pickup, rather than the length or the guitar-like playing style.
Weeb Dingle (
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22:08, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
There's a whole lot of stuff hidden inappropriately under Footnotes and references. First, I will put these passages into the body proper. Eventually, I will return and remove any that haven't been linked to a credible source — at present, that would be all of them.
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19:11, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
This article is titled "Bass guitar" but covers only the electric bass guitar. Its introduction and content should also include the acoustic bass guitar. Additionally, this article has been around since 2001 and has not progressed above START class. The Archives show much talking but very little doing. Somebody needs to take it under their wing and give it some care.
Mizsabot now established for auto-archiving. A technical request regarding no edit function provided to the right of the topic headings has been lodged here. William Harris • (talk) • 00:28, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
This article has become too long to read comfortably and maintain. Propose to split it into two articles:
This would effectively split the article at the current "Performance techniques" section, with sections 1–4 remaining in the "Bass guitar" article and sections 5–7 forming a new "Bass guitar techniques" article. Hopefully, this will make it easier for readers to focus on sections and add reliable sources to a vastly unreferenced topic. — Ojorojo ( talk) 16:24, 19 September 2019 (UTC)
In the section "Pickups and amplification" part "Magnetic pickups," it says "Dual coil pickups come in two main varieties; ceramic or ceramic and steel. Ceramic-only magnets have a relatively "harsher" sound than their ceramic and steel counterparts, and are thus used more commonly in heavier rock styles (heavy metal music, hardcore punk, etc.)." Is this even accurate? Why isn't anything like that in other articles like "Humbucker" and "Pickup (music technology)"? Aren't the two chief magnets used in electric guitars alnico and ferrite? Maybe "ceramic" is ferrite and "steel" is alnico, IDK... WorldQuestioneer ( talk) 23:23, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
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This article has a tendency to keep being filled up with pictures of musicians playing bass guitars, usually with little relevance to the section they are placed in or other justification for them.
Most other instrument pages seem to have avoided this, or have one or two pictures which are illustrative, rather than simply being someones favourite player.
There are too many pictures in the article as it is, can we please avoid adding more unnecessary ones.
Dinobass ( talk) 21:06, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
OnBeyondZebrax ( talk) 21:55, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Here is the Wikipedia images policy: (I added the bolding) I note that there is a point which supports your views... the last point about "don't add lots of pix just because you can." However, I think 1 photo per section would be reasonable
Pertinence and encyclopedic nature
Images must be relevant to the article that they appear in and be significantly and directly related to the article's topic. Because the Wikipedia project is in a position to offer multimedia learning to its audience, images are an important part of any article's presentation. Effort should therefore be made to improve quality and choice of images or captions in articles rather than favoring their removal, especially on pages which have few visuals. Images are primarily meant to inform readers by providing visual information. Consequently, images should look like what they are meant to illustrate, even if they are not provably authentic images. For example, a photograph of a trompe-l'œil painting of a cupcake may be an acceptable image for Cupcake, but a real cupcake that has been decorated to look like something else entirely is less appropriate. Similarly, an image of an unidentified cell under a light microscope might be useful on multiple articles, so long as there are no visible differences between the cell in the image and the typical appearance of the cell being illustrated. Articles that use more than one image should present a variety of material near relevant text. If the article is about a general subject for which a large number of good quality images are available, (e.g., Running), editors are encouraged to seek a reasonable level of variety in the age, gender, and race of any people depicted. Adding multiple images with very similar content is less useful. For example, three formal portraits of a general wearing his military uniform may be excessive; substituting two of the portraits with a map of a battle and a picture of its aftermath may provide more information to readers. You should always be watchful not to overwhelm an article with images by adding more just because you can. Poor quality images (too dark, blurry, etc.) or where the subject in the image is too small, hidden in clutter, ambiguous or otherwise not obvious, should not be used. Contributors should be judicious in deciding which images are the most suitable for the subject matter in an article. For example:
Dinobass ( talk) 12:24, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
WP:Images policy says that the effort should be on IMPROVING the QUALITY and CHOICE of images, rather than favouring their removal: "Images must be relevant to the article that they appear in and be significantly and directly related to the article's topic. Because the Wikipedia project is in a position to offer multimedia learning to its audience, images are an important part of any article's presentation. Effort should therefore be made to improve quality and choice of images or captions in articles rather than favoring their removal, especially on pages which have few visuals."[bolding added by me]
Dinobass ( talk) 00:24, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
Does anyone know the nomination process to have an article reviewed for "good article" status. I think the article is looking pretty good right now, and we might have a chance. Even if the article doesn't win "good article" status, we will get some good tips for improvement (e.g., more secondary sources) OnBeyondZebrax ( talk) 22:38, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
OnBeyondZebrax ( talk) 22:45, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
Is it really necessary to include "thumping" in the line naming the various techniques for electric bass, located in the opening section? There isn't even a further explanation of "thumping" in the section outlining the techniques.. this is probably because thumping is a nickname for slapping and not a separate technique. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Messatzzia ( talk • contribs) 17:49, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Fretless basses have a distinct sound, because the absence of frets means that the string must be pressed down directly onto the wood of the fingerboard as with the double bass. The string buzzes against the wood and is somewhat muted because the sounding portion of the string is in direct contact with the flesh of the player's finger. is a quote from the article. The statement of string being muted by the finger at the fingering point dies not have a reference and i Believe the statement to be untrue. I therefore intend to remove this statement unless anyone convinces me not to. 86.177.63.179 ( talk) 15:02, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
In response to issues raised by Dinobass about a paragraph which asserted that electric bass players are expected to be able to improvise or prepare their own bass lines, I have modified the paragraph to only make this claim about jazz bands (in which bass players are provided a lead sheet which lays out the chord progression (for example F7 /Bb7 /F7 /cm7 F7), and country bands that play using the Nashville Number System, an approach which sets out the chords like this:
1///| 4///| 5///| 1///. The bass player has to be able to improvise a bassline to fit that harmony.
I believe that in other styles, such as blues, folk, and so on, for professional bassists in bands playing all or almost all original material, there is an expectation that the bassist be able to prepare his or her own bassline, if this is needed. This is one of the ways that popular music is different than classical. A folk bandleader can say to his bassist "Ok, let's try playing my new song. It's a slow country ballad, and the chords are C, F, G, C for the verse and the chorus is dm G7, two bars on each chord". At this point, I argue that a professional bass player would be expected to be able to improvise or prepare a bass part, using roots, fifths, passing tones, and stylistically appropriate fills such as scalar walk ups or walk downs to the next chord. I think it would be unusual for a professional bassist in an all-original material band to be UNABLE to create his or her own bassline, if asked. OnBeyondZebrax
"Some players prefer B0-E1-A1-D2-F♯2-B3" Is that a typo? B3 is an octave and a fourth above F♯2. 76.75.112.97 ( talk) 23:06, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
This article doesn't say what the MIDI notes are for a normal bass, therefore total fail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.147.122.14 ( talk) 14:48, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
In the section listing people who play fretless guitars the player is named and then the style of music that he plays and Freebo is called "country." I don't believe that he would be offended by this and I certainly am not offended on his behalf. After all, country is as respectable a marketing category as any other. However, I believe it is inaccurate or at best incomplete. He is best known for his work with Bonnie and that work was blues-centered, although lots of her fans call her a folk artist. 65.79.173.135 ( talk) 16:43, 7 May 2014 (UTC)Will in New Haven 65.79.173.135 ( talk) 16:43, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
Dinobass ( talk) 06:12, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
"Piccolo bass" discusses a particular tuning of a standard-size bass guitar. It has some significance but apparently not enough to make for an article that's any more than a stub. Whatever can be said about it does not need its own article. Lazy Bastard Guy 04:20, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
(as of 11/25/14) The section ends with the quote: in 2011, a 60th Anniversary P-bass was introduced by Fender, along with the re-introduction of the short-scale Fender Jaguar Bass. This is erroneous on two accounts: (1) The Jaguar Bass was introduced in 2006, and has been in continuous production either in Japan, the US or China (under the Modern Player line) since then, and (2) all versions of the Jaguar Bass have been 34" scale, or "full scale" necks (with the exception of the Pawn Shop Reverse Jaguar, with 32"), according to the Fender catalog. See: http://www.fender.com/basses/jaguar/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.15.224.86 ( talk) 01:13, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
A new section has been added regarding the Kala uBass. There are multiple issues with this section. The uBass is a bass Ukulele - not a bass guitar. It is historically innacurate, as extremely short scale basses, such as the Ashbory Bass have existed since the 1980s and are already mentioned in an appropriate place in the article. There are many grammatical errors and the section reads like an advertorial for Kala. Also, no other bass, even the Fender Precision or Tutmarc bass, have their own section so a section for the uBass is unprecedented. I suggest that this section is removed, and perhaps some mention of the uBass moved to either 1980s to present, or design considerations. Dinobass ( talk) 23:16, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
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Hi - I made a comment, which I am sure must be correct. On reflection, I deleted my comment as I did not have a source with which to back it up. My deleted comment read:
"Contemporary classical composers do not necessarily always use the bass guitar for the sake of its novelty. On the contrary, its use may be associated, (like the use of the electric guitar and drum kit) as a reflection of its dominance in popular music over the last 60 years, and the influence this has had on composers who have grown up during that period."
If anyone can identify a source to back this up, I think it would be a useful point to make. I think it balances out the existing comment about bass guitar being used for its novelty factor (which is also lacking a source). With respect, I don't agree with that: as bass guitar is hardly a novelty. It is ubiquitous, and that's got to be why it is becoming increasingly well used in classical music. I don't want to just delete the existing comment, but I think it would be useful to balance it out.
Happy to discuss! CHRM2 ( talk) 22:15, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
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I removed the following sentence, as it has no reference. If we can find a reference, it can go back in the article. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so readers need to be able to be confident that what they read is reliably sourced. OnBeyondZebrax • TALK 21:53, 8 April 2017 (UTC) "The original six-string bass was the LongHorn6, citation needed created by Danelectro in 1958, as a guitar tuned down an octave (EADGBE)."
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Dinobass ( talk) 05:39, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
Seems to me like most of section 2.2 Strings and tuning doesn't belong here, maybe better over on
Bass guitar tuning. It comes across as much too deep for a general-readership article, and somewhere between technical jargon and how-to.
Weeb Dingle (
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22:06, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
Here's a bunch of tuning stuff I cut out. Mostly fancruft/trivia, but maybe there's a nugget to be found.
Other tunings, such as C–E–A–D–G are rare. Some bassists like C as the lowest pitch because that's the lowest note on an upright bass with a C, and C is a common note in a few popular keys C (e.g., C major, G major, F major). Some players may detune the lowest string to B♭ or A. B♭ is common for bassists who play in brass bands, as B♭ is an important and common key for this type of ensemble. Relative to a four-string bass, the fifth string provides a greater lower range (with a low B, C, or A) or a greater upper range (with a high C or B is added) and provides more notes for any single hand position.
Alternative tunings for six-string bass include B–E–A–D–G–B, matching the first five strings of an acoustic or electric guitar with an additional low B, and E–A–D–G–B–E, completely matching the tuning of a six-string guitar but one octave lower allowing the use of guitar chord fingerings. Rarer tunings such as E–A–D–G–C–F and F♯–B–E–A–D–G provide a lower or higher range in a given position while maintaining consistent string intervals.
Some people prefer a slightly shorter scale, such as 30 or 28 inches (762 or 711 mm), as the higher tension required for longer scale lengths coupled with the thinner gauge of higher-pitched strings can make a long-scale piccolo bass difficult to play. The tuning varies with the personal tastes of the artist, as does the number of strings.
Weeb Dingle (
talk)
22:50, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Before Tutmark's electrified solid-body bass, there was the acoustic
mandocello, which dates back to at least the early 1900s Gibson. Depending on the manufacturer, scale length ranged up to 27 inches, as compared to the 30.5" Model 736, both near the modern "short scale" length. As well, there were analogous larger versions of the
balalaika. Arguably, the innovations of the Audiovox bass were the slab body and the pickup, rather than the length or the guitar-like playing style.
Weeb Dingle (
talk)
22:08, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
There's a whole lot of stuff hidden inappropriately under Footnotes and references. First, I will put these passages into the body proper. Eventually, I will return and remove any that haven't been linked to a credible source — at present, that would be all of them.
Weeb Dingle (
talk)
19:11, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
This article is titled "Bass guitar" but covers only the electric bass guitar. Its introduction and content should also include the acoustic bass guitar. Additionally, this article has been around since 2001 and has not progressed above START class. The Archives show much talking but very little doing. Somebody needs to take it under their wing and give it some care.
Mizsabot now established for auto-archiving. A technical request regarding no edit function provided to the right of the topic headings has been lodged here. William Harris • (talk) • 00:28, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
This article has become too long to read comfortably and maintain. Propose to split it into two articles:
This would effectively split the article at the current "Performance techniques" section, with sections 1–4 remaining in the "Bass guitar" article and sections 5–7 forming a new "Bass guitar techniques" article. Hopefully, this will make it easier for readers to focus on sections and add reliable sources to a vastly unreferenced topic. — Ojorojo ( talk) 16:24, 19 September 2019 (UTC)
In the section "Pickups and amplification" part "Magnetic pickups," it says "Dual coil pickups come in two main varieties; ceramic or ceramic and steel. Ceramic-only magnets have a relatively "harsher" sound than their ceramic and steel counterparts, and are thus used more commonly in heavier rock styles (heavy metal music, hardcore punk, etc.)." Is this even accurate? Why isn't anything like that in other articles like "Humbucker" and "Pickup (music technology)"? Aren't the two chief magnets used in electric guitars alnico and ferrite? Maybe "ceramic" is ferrite and "steel" is alnico, IDK... WorldQuestioneer ( talk) 23:23, 18 January 2020 (UTC)