Anatomy of the Bass

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Volume & Tone

Pots:
Most basses have Additional
at least these 2 Tone Control
knobs one for Knobs:
volume and one Offer
for tone additional
options for
the settings
of the on-
board
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Pick Guard:
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A plastic
panel to
protect the
bodys
surface from
scratches; On
this model, it
also serves
as a
removable
cover to
access the
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Body (backside):
On many basses
contains access
panels to electronic
components

Front
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Output Jack:
The patch cord to
your amp plugs in
here
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Body point of the
strings, which
can be lowered
or raised to
adjust the string
height
Bridge:
Attaches to the
body and serves
as an anchor
point for the
strings
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Pickups:
Take the vibrations
from the strings and
translate them into
electrical sound signals
to send to the amplifier
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E A D
string string G
string string

Strings:
Most electric basses
have 4 strings, and
are tuned to the
pitches shown when
in standard tuning
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Strap
Pin

Strap Pins:
2 pins to attach a
Strap strap, which can
Pin be adjusted to
(End hold the bass at
the players
Pin)
preferred height
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Frets

Fretboard Inlays
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Frets
Frets:
Metal dividers on the
fretboard; a player
presses between them to
produce a note
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Dot Markers

Inlays and dot markers:

Help the player to
recognize which fret they
are playing on
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Nut Tuning Pegs

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Nut:
A slotted hard piece at the end of the neck that holds
the strings in place to determine their spacing and
height above the first fret
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Turning a tuning key will

turn the peg, and tighten
or loosen the string
wound around it, Tuning Pegs
allowing the player to
adjust (tune) the pitch of
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Tuning Gears:
From the back you can see how the tuning
keys can be turned to engage the gears and Front
turn the tuning pegs
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