"bass! ooooh-wa", as the furious five once sang. september 2007 saw some much-needed additions to our definition of bass, as the previous entry (1937) seemed to be referring to some sort of free-standing boogie-woogie machine. i used to pose as a four-string king. my bass had a sticker that said 'mean people suck', and i could play 'aneurysm' by nirvana and 'in the mouth, a desert' by pavement. there you have it.
bass, adj. and n.5 [DRAFT ADDITIONS SEPTEMBER 2007]
A bass guitar.
Although it is not certain exactly what instrument is referred to in quot. 1937, the contrast with the Bassoguitar (an upright bass) suggests it is prob. an electric bass guitar of the type now familiar, which became commercially available (on a very limited scale) at around this time.
bass-heavy adj. (of music, sound, etc.) characterized by an abundance or excess of bass frequencies or by a prominent bass line.that's convenient - magic numbers and scarface are both great! listen to their songs (especially the bass!), then buy their records.
scarface - 'in cold blood' (from the fix)
magic numbers - 'this is a song' (daytrotter session)
bonus
pavement - 'in the mouth, a desert' (live in cologne, 1996)
nirvana - 'aneurysm' (live at reading festival, 1992)
previously on the oed of ROCK
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