10 bass guitars Classic

The bass guitar has been around for over 70 years and has become an integral part of modern music. Sure, a few design changes over the years - the role of the instrument remains forming the rhythmic beat of the music and tonal

There are thousands of different bass on the market today, but this list we have 10 classics of the genre - if you have the bass - these are, aspire.

1 FenderPrecision

First introduced in 1951 - was baby Leo Fender, which soon became the industry standard. Often called the P-bass, is solid slab "body" with a pick-up, was perhaps the most popular bass of all time.

2 fender jazz

Fender's other "most popular bass" - before 1960 - this differed from the neck Fender Precision through a more streamlined shape, two pickups and a body design countered.

3 Rickenbacker4001

Rickenbacker led the 4000 series in the early 50s to compete against the series Fender - there were a number of variants of the 4000 series was - (the 4001 and 4002, etc.) - Like its counterpart 6 string Rickenbacker Bass have a unique sound and 4001, the rock bass of choice.

Hofner 4

A name - Paul McCartney - usually seen with a model 500 / 1 (but it was only Paul had the Hofner bass). This tool hasfamous - the images of the Beatles and Paul du speak with his Hofner. Not particularly expensive or well made, but with the bassist of the Beatles makes it a must have.

5 Gibson Les Paul Recording Bass.

Low style - Model - Gibson iconic introduced in the late '60s after his brother is 6-string Gibson Produced with traditional mahogany - is a true classic, despite design changes over the years The bass is still much loved by the bass player for recording studios to use often mentioned.

6 Musicman Stingray

This came on the scene in 1970 in half, using the (then) innovative features such as bass humbuckers, active circuits. Remember the Fender Precision (exchange of a designer Leo Fender), but with characteristics that brought bang up to date of the Stingray was a favorite at all.

7 Steinberger > Bass

The classic head-less design Ned Steinberger guitar company were the true innovators - a tool truly composite (graphite and carbon fiber mix). Steinberg Releases Q-bass-and M-series and nothing else has seen or heard very similar - very popular during the 80s and 90s, perhaps less now - but still a true innovation in design bass guitar.

8 Gibson Thunderbird

Our second list of the Gibson Thunderbird> Low was first release in early 1960 - to share a project similar to the 6-string Gibson Firebird Thunderbird was the direct competition for the Rickenbacker 4001 - perhaps the most popular bass Gibson more - has remained popular with hard rock fraternity in the last 20 years.

9 Fender V

Even if short-lived, Fender Bass V is on our list because the first 5-string bass to go mainstream design, a change in the normthese 15 fret bass had a high C-string bass tone that access to upper registers. Only a handful of these bass were made what the collectors' items now - and derided as a rule, V is a crucial launching pad for the 5-string bass, now in common use.

10 Gretsch Broadkaster

Gretsch Hollow Body - great sound - almost like bass - first published in 1960 - a unique sound all its own - Gretsch While not knownfor their low this is a beauty - some of the distinctive and Fender bass Gibson - a unique sound drawing on technology from its 6 string Gretsch colleagues.