Category:Bassists
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A bassist is an musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). Certain musical genres tend to be associated with each of these instruments. Since the 1960s, the electric bass is the standard bass instrument for rock and roll or pop music. The double bass is the standard bass instrument for classical music and Swing-era and Bebop-era jazz music. However, there are exceptions in both cases. Some 1990s and 2000s rock, pop, and punk/psychobilly bands use a double bass, such as the Barenaked Ladies, Tiger Army, The Living End, the HorrorPops, and the HellRazors. Some composers of modern art music use the electric bass in a chamber music setting, and some jazz big bands use electric bass.
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