Some styles such as rockabilly even call for aggressive slaps and guitar fingerings ... but with a sturdy tripod stand. Duplicates acoustic upright bass string spacing. Rich, deep tone.

Applying moody upright bass to Andy ... player Stuart Zender's last recorded stand with the band was this tune, which soundtracked the 1998 movie Godzilla. The main riff is layered with a buzzsaw ...

one of them including her bold choice to learn how to play the upright bass. “I’ve been playing the electric bass for three years. Then before that, I was playing guitar since I was about six ...

Low resonance plus the need for audible volume meant huge instruments like the Mandobass (mandolin style) and the Regal Bassoguitar, which was a monster cross between an acoustic guitar and an upright ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Finding that a regular acoustic bass guitar wouldn't suffice, Bluhm went to work and built himself an upright bass guitar out of a 55 gallon oil drum ...