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.. and many more instruments, accessories and books for them, lessons, repairs and more.
- To give beginners a chance to take up a folk instrument, as well as to provide the best for those who already play.
- To encourage people to discover and enjoy their own musical heritage & all types of folk music now played in these islands.
- To help keep music live, by making real acoustic instruments widely available at affordable prices, and sponsoring live events.
- To encourage people to make music themselves, by taking up a musical instrument. You are never too young or too old to start!
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Definition: A large guitar tuned one octave below the bottom four strings of a normal guitar.
Introduction: Bass guitars usually have four strings, tuned to E A G D (one octave below the bottom four strings of a guitar). Five string (and occasionally six string) basses are becoming more common lately. They are either played with a plectrum (some players prefer a bass pick which is larger than a normal plectrum) or by finger picking. Can have either an acoustic hollow body or a solid electric one.
Read our Bass Guitars FAQ Page or go to the Hobgoblin Instrument Info and FAQ Menu.
BASS GUITAR
Definition: A large guitar tuned one octave below the bottom four strings of a normal guitar.
Introduction: Bass guitars usually have four strings, tuned to E A G D (one octave below the bottom four strings of a guitar). Five string (and occasionally six string) basses are becoming more common lately. They are either played with a plectrum (some players prefer a bass pick which is larger than a normal plectrum) or by finger picking. Can have either an acoustic hollow body or a solid electric one.
Read our Bass Guitars FAQ Page or go to the Hobgoblin Instrument Info and FAQ Menu.
