Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Sound Devices (hierarchy name)
5. sound devices (equipment)
6. [sound devices by acoustical characteristics]
7. chordophones
8. lutelike chordophones
9. lutelike chordophones: plucked
10. [lutelike chordophones with long neck: plucked]
11. guitars

Anotations

Scope note:

Instruments similar in style to standard guitars, with four strings that generally mimic the attributes of the acoustic double bass. Bass guitars are usually amplified and solid-bodied, although hollow-bodied versions exist (as well as five- and six-stringed versions). The instrument became widely recognized when the Fender company in 1951 produced the “Fender Bass” for the mass market. The electric bass guitar has since become widely used among jazz and rock-and-roll ensembles.