the first electric bass guitar was made in the 1930s.
when was the first electric bass guitar made?
the 1930s
according to the "new grove dictionary of music and musicians", an "electric bass guitar [is] a guitar, usually with four heavy strings tuned e'-a'-d-g." it also defines "bass" as "bass (iv). a contraction of double bass or electric bass guitar." according to some authors the proper term is "electric bass". common names for the instrument are "bass guitar", "electric bass guitar", and "electric bass" and some authors claim that they are historically accurate.





























the bass guitar is a transposing instrument, as it is notated in bass clef an octave higher than it sounds.





























section::::history.





























section::::history.:1930s–1940s.
bass guitar
section::::credits and personnel.





























disc1: 





























bullet::::- ringo sheena - vocals, electric guitar:





























bullet::::- junji yayoshi (sheena’s ex-husband) - electric guitar





























bullet::::- seiji kameda - electric bass guitar





























bullet::::- (from thinners, sparky) - synthesizer, keyboard instrument





























bullet::::- - drums





























disc2: 





























bullet::::- ringo sheena - vocals, electric guitar





























bullet::::- makoto totani (from milk crown, thinners) - electric guitar





























bullet::::- eikichi iwai - electric bass guitar, theremin





























bullet::::- hisashi nishikawa (he is sheena’s friend and an amateur) - drums





























disc3: 





























bullet::::- ringo sheena - vocals, electric bass guitar





























bullet::::- junko murata (from hachioji gulliver) - electric bass guitar
ze-chyou syuu