bass guitar vs basso

bass guitar

noun
  • A long-necked and solid-bodied stringed instrument (chordophone), tuned to produce bass or low notes, usually with a fretted fingerboard and four thick strings, and requiring the use of an amplifier. 

basso

noun
  • An instrumental part written for a bass instrument. 

  • The double bass, or contrabasso. 

  • A bass singer, especially in opera. 

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