How to Use bass guitar in a Sentence
bass guitar
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Claypool’s bass didn’t serve as a bridge between rhythm and melody like the bass guitar typically does.
—Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
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Soto-Marquez got into music in high school, first playing bass guitar in his school’s jazz band, then through other bands of his own.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
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Among the notable items in the collection are a bevy of bass guitars that were burned onstage during the Nimrod and Warning tours, when drummer Tré Cool would set his kit on fire back in the late Nineties and early 2000s.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
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As with Junun, Hebrew, Urdu, and Hindi coalesce, as does Greenwood’s keyboard and bass guitar with the Rajasthan Express’ trumpets, harmonium, and dholaks.
—Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 1 June 2026
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The Midtown Farmers Market treated visitors to jazz this Saturday as A King’s Dream performed classics on bass guitar and saxophone, kicking off a month full of experiences including musical performances and more.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
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