Bass Guitar Parts

Let's learn more explanation about the functions of the bass guitar parts

1.     Tuning Machines serves as a tool to tune / adjust (tuning) guitar strings to produce a tone in accordance with our wishes

2.     Headstock is the part that serves to hold the strings and tuning machines

3.     Nut serves to regulate the placement of the strings in order to remain consistent in its place

4.     Neck serves to put the fretboard, tuners (tuning machines) and the headstock

5.     Fingerboard is a timber with a bund (FRET) to divide the transverse metal tone

6.     FRET is a metal cross is located along the fingerboard to divide the tone

7.     Strap pin serves to hold the sling (strap) guitar

8.     Body is body bass guitar

9.     Bridge serves as a binder / anchoring the strings to the guitar body

10.   End pin serves to hold the sling (strap) guitar

11. Output connector jack function for guitar to an amplifier or other electronic equipment

12.  Volume and tone control function to adjust the volume and tone (bass n treble) in accordance with our wishes

13.  Pickup serves as a detector of vibration of the strings and converting mechanical energy into electrical energy that is converted by the amplifier into a tone.

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Accidental Symbols

Accidental symbol (sign accidental), according to its function consists of:

Sharp / sharp (#)

Sharp or sharps denoted by the # sign

½ serves to raise the tone.

Example: C increased ½ ringing tone to tone C # (C sharp / C sharp)
½ F increased tone to F # (F sharp / F sharp)


Flat / Mol (b)

Mol denoted flat or with the sign b

Serves to lower the tone ½.

Example: G tone to tone down ½ Gb (G flat / G mol)
B ½ tone down the tone Bb (B flat / B mol)

Natural (  )

Natural denoted with sign (  )

Serves to restore the natural tones that have been hit by sharp or flat to its original tone.

Example: A # tone marked become Bb
Eb tone marked the tone D#

Sharp Double / Double sharps (x)

Sharp or Double sharps denoted with sign x

Serves to raise a tone.

Example: A raised a ringing tone to tone B
D raised a ringing tone to tone E

Double Flat / Double Mol (mm)

Flat or a Double with a bb Mol denoted

Serves to lower a tone.

Example: B revealed a ringing tone to tone A
G tone down a tone to tone F

In a sign of the terms contained Enharmonic accidental.

Enharmonic is a different writing on the same tone.

Example: C #, also called Db
Ab, also called G #
B, also called Cb
F, also called E # 

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Method of Exercise With a Metronome

Metronome is one tool that we use when we are obliged to do the exercises. Tool to measure tempo constantly, shall we wear when we practice, whether practicing techniques, read music, rhythm or train. With the metronome, then our mastery of tempo will be more perfect, and can help develop a "sense of rhythmic" in counting beats, as well as games. 

If we are practicing using a metronome, start with a slow tempo. Master the first part - the song that we train up to really - really memorized, and until we can play without mistakes. If it is true - perfectly true, raise the tempo gradually until it reaches the tempo that we really wanted. 

For example, we want to play songs with the tempo of 120 bpm (bit per minute). If we have not mastered the tempo of 120, and can not play it right, then down the tempo. Choose a tempo that allows us to play without mistakes, for example we derive the tempo to 80 bpm, and then play it the song. If we can play without mistakes, raise the tempo to 90 bpm. Play again, and if we can do it without errors, then speed up the tempo, for example to 100 bpm. And so on, until we can reach the tempo of 120 bpm without making mistakes. 

REMEMBER! Never once - once to raise or accelerate the tempo, if we still make mistakes, or are still not convinced with the tempo in which we live. By increasing the tempo gradually, in fact speed up our game to be perfect. Conversely, playing fast but many make a mistake; it will slow the process to perfection. 

The advantage of using the tempo gradually is able to develop and strengthen the method - the method in terms of memorization, and strengthening techniques. Another advantage is that we played fair. When we play when we can not maintain a fixed tempo (tempo run), then we will immediately know and realize it.

Another way to practice with a metronome is to make the leap - a leap tempo. When the song that we play 120 bpm tempos, and we started practicing with the tempo of 80 bpm, we can do exercises like this: 

Tempo 80 bpm: play without mistakes 

Turn up the tempo to 120 bpm: try, maybe we made a mistake. 

Lower to 90 bpm: play without mistakes 

Turn up the tempo to 120 bpm: try again, might still make mistakes 

Lower to 100 bpm: maybe we can play without mistakes 

Turn up the tempo to 120 bpm: try again, maybe the error will be reduced 

Lower to 100 bpm: maybe we can play without mistakes 

Turn up the tempo to 120 bpm: try, we may already be expert. 

The advantage of making the leap - a leap of pace, is able to accelerate the mastery of the game at the desired tempo. Practice by raising and lowering the tempo, it could be more productive, because we can control the muscles, fingering, and the techniques we use, because the technique on a fast tempo, different techniques in a slow tempo. 

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What Is Bass Guitar ?

Electric bass guitar (also called electric bass or bass alone) is a stringed musical instrument that uses electricity to magnify his voice. Its appearance is similar to an electric guitar but it has a larger body, longer neck, and usually has four strings (electric guitar has six strings).


Additional:
The weight of the bass itself ideally heavier than regular electric guitar, because the strings are thicker (to maintain modesty tone / sound) so the cause must choose the wood that is denser and harder to balance the pressure on the neck (neck).


Besides the size of the fret (the column on the guitar) greater adjusted to the thickness of the strings.

There are many types of bass used until now. The most widely used form of contra bass and cello bass (commonly used for opera performances), electric bass (commonly used for all types of performances, especially the band) and bass fretless electric bass the same but no FRET (column / divider on the board press / neck) on the bass. The working principle is similar to the contra fretless bass / cello, bass except that shaped electric guitar. 
[Edit] Strings and tuning (Tuning) 
* Four strings 
Usually played in "GDAE", "GDAD", "GDGD", "DAEB", "DADB (usually this pattern in use for the music of underground / open D)," FCGD "or" FCGC " 
* Five strings 
Usually played in "GDAEB" but sometimes "CGDAE".
* Six strings 
Usually played in "ABCDEF" or "CGDAEB", although "EBGDAE" also likes to wear.
Tuning over sorted by number of strings (strings 1, strings 2, and so on), where string 1 is the lowest of bass guitar strings (the thinnest string). 
Bass player chosen to use a bass with five strings or even six strings due to more wide range of tones that can be played. Six stringed bass rarely used than the four-stringed bass and five-stringed bass. Usually the six-stringed bass is widely used by jazz bass player, although not denied the player was rock-some are wearing it, because the tone is more breadth of coverage that can be played.

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What's Drum ?

Drum is actually mixed. There is a snare, tom-toms, bass, conga, tymbal, mondo, drum, tabla ... etc., they are essentially the drum, because the play by being hit. But we are discussing is the drumset, which is arguably the most modern form of drums. Drumset itself actually consists of three drums, the snare, tom-toms and bass drums. For tom-toms still be divided into two more, namely: Mounted tom and floor tom-tom (depending on the placement and diameter only). Of the three elements are still there are some important elements, namely cymbals, hardware (pedal, hihat stand, cymbal stand, snare stand, tom holder / tom stand) and the drumhead.

Toms consist of various sizes in both depth and diameter.The size of a 12x10 drum bias written that the point is its depth 12 inches and 10 inches in diameter. Tom-tom diameter varies, usually the small tom-tom diameter 6 ", and continues to 8", 10 ", 12", 13 ", 14", 15 ", 16", 18 "and 20".Size of the tom-tom 14 "and above can be classified as a floor tom-tom, but depending on the placement as well. Tom-tom using 2 drumhead, top and bottom, except in the 70's where tom and bass drum drumhead using only one course, and his voice was awful. Agency tom-tom or commonly called a shell made of wood. To drum beginner classes usually using Mahogany wood and for the professional classes typically use Birch and Maple wood. Birch and Maple Wood is more expensive because it produces a sound or tone round and clear. Wood on tom-toms usually have a thickness of 4 to 10 mm. The thinner the wood then the resulting sound richer and sensitive. While the thick wood produced louder voice, but his voice is not too rich and less sensitive.

Bass drums are not too different from the tom-toms, bass drum only has a larger diameter, 16 ", 18", 20 ", 22", 24 "and even 26" or more. And bass drum beaten with the pedal and put under. But it does not sound like a bass drum tom-tom-voiced "Dung ..." but it tends to sound "Dug ..." (More dead voice). Wood bass drum tends to be thick to produce a louder voice and drum durability for itself.

Snare drum are the most different among the other (of the form and voice). And snare drum are the main elements of the drumset (which most often beaten). These drums are usually sized 10 "to 15", but the most commonly used is the size of 14 ". What makes a difference on the snare drum that is at the bottom of the drum. Beneath it uses wires that spiral or actually called Snare Wire / Strainer . It's what makes the difference on the snare drum. If you hit it then head under the wire snare immediately responded, by way of 'hitting' head back down and produces a sharp sound. Therefore, the actual 'life' of the snare drum is located on the snare wirenya. If the snare wirenya removed then the resulting sound is almost the same as the tom-tom.

Cymbal, again is a 'life' for the drumset, because it is almost impossible to play drums without cymbals (is like eating rice without rice, do not eat donk ...). Cymbals consist of four types of them are:

1. Hihat cymbal:
   'Heart' cymbals and drums. Useful to keep time / tempo. consists of a pair of cymbals. size 8 "to 15". Standard size 14 "
   
2. Ride cymbal:
   Each function with hihat but with different shapes and sounds. Consists of only one cymbal but the large 18 "to 22". standard size 20 "
   
3. Crash cymbal:
   Useful to give the phrase / tone in a song. Measuring 13 "to 22" depending on the tastes of players.
   
4. Effects cymbal:
   The effect consists of Splash cymbal, bell, china and swiss. Useful to provide 'color' special on a song. Splash and bell typically measuring 6 "to 12" and for china and swiss usually measuring 16 "to 22".

Hardware consists of a variety of forms and functions:

1. Pedal:
   Useful for hitting the bass drum, double pedal is also available, namely the pedal that uses 2 pedals and 2 hitter or a beater to get better sound on the bass drum.
   
2. Hihat stand:
   To put the hihat cymbal is made up of 2 pieces cymbal so you can open and close the two cymbals with your left foot.
   
3. Cymbal stand:
   To place any kind of exception hihat cymbals.
   
4. Snare stand:
   To place a Snare drum and you can change position at will.
   
5. Tom holder / tom stand:
   Useful to install the tom-tom.

Drumhead has the size, type, function and different thicknesses. Drumhead consists of three parts: First Batter head, drumhead that is specifically designed to hit. Second, Resonant only placed at the bottom of tom-toms and the front of the bass drum. Head is not to hit, the head is useful to give 'live' on tom-toms and bass drums. And the last is the snare side, solely to put the bottom of the snare to get the snare sound wirenya. Snare side is the head of the most thin.Remember, not to hit.

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