Types of bass guitar include the standard, 4-string solid-body electric bass, bass guitars with 5 or more strings, active and passive basses, acoustic basses and fretless basses. There are also different types of standard bass guitars, including the iconic p-bass and j-bass guitars; short-scale basses for smaller player, and basses styled for particular musical genres.
On this page you’ll find information on the different types of bass guitar, with examples of each…