Is a bass guitar, like in rock bands, the same thing as a string bass?

Answer 1

string bass is called an upright bass. its not electric, and mostly played in jazz, rockabilly, classical.

Answer 2

ok your going to get a better answer from the other retards who answered this.

String bass...also known as a violin bass or double has four strings. The notes are played with different fingers and different positions.

Bass guitar...yes the same as a string bass. The frets are the individual notes. They have the same strings, the only difference is the way its held and you cant use a bow on a bass guitar.

Hope ive helped. I pay violin, and bass guitar so i actually know what im talking about.

Answer 3

No.

Supplement to answers provided already:

Both instruments can be either acoustic or electronically amplified

Bass guitars TEND to be solid-bodied, while string basses are hollow-bodied

They are tuned the same, and either can play any bass part

The bass guitar is played while in a horizontal position (lie a guitar), while a string bass is played vertically (thus, "upright" or "stand-up" bass)

One might even go so far as to say they are just like the difference between an acoustic (real) piano and an electronic piano (keyboard)

Lots more (accurate) information on string bass here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_bass

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Answer 4

It's got the same sound except most bass guitars are electrics. There are some really great rockabilly bands who have stand up bass players like Horrorpops, Nekromantix and Tiger Army. Horrorpops is the best, there's nothing sexier then a strong hot girl playing the stand up bass

Answer 5

I think that a string bass is the kind that is played up upright, and is in the same family as the violin, viola, cello, etc.
I believe it is usually made predominantly of wood, and can be played with a bow or plucked.
Here is what came up for "what is a string bass?" asked on ask.com, hope this helps:

string bass (bās)
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noun
See double bass
double bass (bās)
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[double, tuned an octave lower than (from the fact that a string or pipe that is twice the length of another gies a pitch an octave lower), + bass2.]

noun
The largest bowed stringed instrument in the modern orchestra, also used frequently in jazz ensembles, especially played pizzicato. The double bass, usually considered a member of the violin family, is tuned in fourths and has the sloping shoulders and flat back characteristic of the viols. It has a deep range, going as low as three octaves below middle C. Also called bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, contrabass, string bass

Answer 6

No cuz..... A. You play the bass guitar diffrently than the other
B. One is for Jazz.