O desenvolvimento físico do contrabaixo elétrico : um breve relato

Abstract

The bass guitar is a relatively young instrument and is widely used in the musical world, despite this; studies on it are rare in the Brazilian academic field. This work aims to catalog, in a more comprehensive and brief way, data on the history, techniques and construction of the instrument. Methodologically, the research was carried out through a nonsystematic bibliographic survey, of a qualitative nature, based on several books, articles and reports from musicians, researchers and builders. The research showed that, despite information about its history being made available through means such as the internet and books, it is difficult to find materials in Portuguese that address the history of this instrument in depth, in addition to the origin of some of its various physical modifications over the years. From what was discussed, we conclude that there is still much to be studied and we propose that this work serves as a starting point for young researchers and instrumentalists interested in this instrument and its history.