bassist
noun
bass·ist ˈbā-sist 
: a person who plays an acoustic or electric bass
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web King is the bassist and vocals, and Captain is on lead guitar. 
Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 Shaw, often teaming with pal Jack Blades, the bassist/singer from Night Ranger, has penned hits and songs on big albums for rock-stars like Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith and Vince Neil. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2022 This time around, King is backed only by bassist and longtime Auerbach collaborator Nick Movshon and drummer Chris St. Hilaire, who played percussion on El Dorado. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 23 Aug. 2022 At center stage, guitarists Bob Britt and Doug Lancio get the most lighting, while Dylan gets about the same voltage as drummer Charley Drayton, bassist Tony Garnier and pedal steel player Donnie Herron, also off to the side. Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2022 Alec John Such, a bassist and one of the founding members of Bon Jovi, has died. Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 5 June 2022 The bulk of the music was played live by Yanya and her backing trio — a drummer, a bassist and keyboardist-saxophonist Jazzi Bobbi, whose most important role may have been merely to double Yanya’s vocals at crucial moments. Washington Post, 4 May 2022 With a bassist, drummer, guitarist and keyboardist behind him, #HOBIPALOOZA was that much more musically special. Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2022 In 2017, Ma announced his departure from Silkroad, handing off interim director duties to a trio of its longtime players — double bassist Jeffrey Beecher, violinist Nicholas Cords and percussionist Shane Shanahan. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 See More
Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 Shaw, often teaming with pal Jack Blades, the bassist/singer from Night Ranger, has penned hits and songs on big albums for rock-stars like Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith and Vince Neil. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2022 This time around, King is backed only by bassist and longtime Auerbach collaborator Nick Movshon and drummer Chris St. Hilaire, who played percussion on El Dorado. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 23 Aug. 2022 At center stage, guitarists Bob Britt and Doug Lancio get the most lighting, while Dylan gets about the same voltage as drummer Charley Drayton, bassist Tony Garnier and pedal steel player Donnie Herron, also off to the side. Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2022 Alec John Such, a bassist and one of the founding members of Bon Jovi, has died. Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 5 June 2022 The bulk of the music was played live by Yanya and her backing trio — a drummer, a bassist and keyboardist-saxophonist Jazzi Bobbi, whose most important role may have been merely to double Yanya’s vocals at crucial moments. Washington Post, 4 May 2022 With a bassist, drummer, guitarist and keyboardist behind him, #HOBIPALOOZA was that much more musically special. Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2022 In 2017, Ma announced his departure from Silkroad, handing off interim director duties to a trio of its longtime players — double bassist Jeffrey Beecher, violinist Nicholas Cords and percussionist Shane Shanahan. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1863, in the meaning defined above
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