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Bassist vs Guitar - What's the difference?

bassist | guitar |

As nouns the difference between bassist and guitar

is that bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument while guitar is a stringed musical instrument, usually with fretted fingerboard and 6 strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).

As a verb guitar is

to play the guitar.

bassist

English

(wikipedia bassist)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A musician who plays a bass instrument.

    • Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ist

    guitar

    English

    (wikipedia guitar)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stringed musical instrument, usually with fretted fingerboard and 6 strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).

    • Synonyms

    * axe (slang) * gat (New Zealand slang)

    Derived terms

    * acoustic guitar * air guitar * bass guitar * electric guitar * guitarist * guitarfish * harpguitar * lead guitar * moon guitar * rhythm guitar

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (rare) To play the guitar.

    • See also

    * banjo * bass * mandolin * sitar * ukulele ----