Poke the string end safely into its hole or slot in the tuner post. Bend the string at the tuner post to create a sharp kink. This will help secure the string to the post, will stop string slippage as ...

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The double bass is the biggest string instrument in the orchestra, and a great instrument to learn if you want to play jazz. It got its name from the job it used to do. It used to 'double the bass ...

The bass in Francis' hands wasn't a 4-string or a 5-string bass guitar, nor was it a 6-string model. No, readers, this yellow-finished low-end behemoth was a (by our count, at least) 17-string bass.

ZZ Top bassist Elwood Francis has now explained why he whipped out a massive 17-string bass guitar onstage with the long-running classic rock band last week. Francis, formerly a stage technician ...