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Bass or Basses may refer to:


Fish

* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species


Wood

* Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree


Music

* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass instruments commonly referred to as just "bass", including: ***
Bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...
, the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family ***
Double bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched string instrument, chordophone in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions ...
, the largest and lowest pitched bowed string instrument ***
Tuba The tuba (; ) is the largest and lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibrationa buzzinto a mouthpiece (brass), mouthpiece. It first appeared in th ...
, often called "the bass" in the context of brass instruments *** Bass saxophone *
Bass (voice type) A bass is a type of classical male singing voice and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types. According to '' The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', a bass is typically classified as having a vocal range extending from around the second E ...
, a type of classical male singing voice * Bass clef, the musical clef used for lower-sounding instruments and voices * Bass music, broad category of electronic dance music genres, focusing on a prominent bass drum and/or bassline sound * Bass note, the lowest note in a chord *
Bassline Bassline (also known as a bass line or bass part) is the term used in many styles of music, such as blues, jazz, funk, Dub music, dub and electronic music, electronic, traditional music, traditional, and classical music, for the low-pitched P ...
, or bass line, a term used in music for a lower-pitched part * "Bass", a song by Robyn Hitchcock from his 1986 album '' Element of Light'' * "Bass", audio file on ''Culture Vulture'' (EP) by Jesus Jones (2004) * "Bass (How Low Can You Go)", a 1988 single by
Simon Harris Simon Harris (born 17 October 1986) is an Irish Fine Gael politician serving as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Minister for Defence since January 2025, having previously served as Taoiseach from 2024 to 2025. He has ...
; also his 1989 album ''Bass!'' * "Basses", a movement of Mike Oldfield's ''
Tubular Bells 2003 ''Tubular Bells 2003'' is the 22nd studio album by English musician Mike Oldfield, released on 26 May 2003 by Warner Music Spain. It is a digital re-recording of his 1973 album '' Tubular Bells'', released almost 30 years earlier. This is the ...
'' album


Businesses and organizations

* Bass Brewery, a British brewery * Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) * G.H. Bass & Co., an American footwear brand founded in 1876 * Bass Pro Shops, an American outdoors company


People

* Bass (surname) * Bass Reeves (1838–1910), notable deputy U.S. marshal


Fictional characters

* Chuck Bass, a fictional character in the novel and television series ''Gossip Girl'' * Bass Armstrong, a character from ''Dead or Alive'' * Bass Monroe, fictional character in ''Revolution'' * Bass and Bass.EXE, ''Mega Man'' characters


Places


Australia

* Bass Strait, between Australia and Tasmania * Bass Pyramid, a small island in the Bass Strait * Bass, Victoria, a town in Australia *
Bass Coast Shire The Bass Coast Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the southeastern part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 35,327. It includes the towns of Bass, Cape Paterson, Cape Woolam ...
, a local government area in Victoria *
Division of Bass The Division of Bass is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in Tasmania. It includes most of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston and its surrounds. It has traditionally been a margin ...
, a federal electoral division in Tasmania, Australia * Division of Bass (state), state electoral division in Tasmania, Australia * Electoral district of Bass, a state electoral division in Victoria, Australia * Shire of Bass, a former local government area in Victoria, Australia


United States

* Bass, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, U.S. * Bass, Arkansas, an unincorporated community in Newton County, Arkansas, U.S. * Bass, Casey County, Kentucky, U.S. * Bass, Missouri, U.S. * Bass, West Virginia, U.S. * Bass Creek, a stream in Missouri * Bass Lake (disambiguation), a number of places and lakes *
Bass River (disambiguation) Bass River may refer to: Australia * Bass River (Victoria), a relatively short coastal river Canada * Bass River, Nova Scotia, an unincorporated rural community in Colchester County and small river therein located * Bass River, Kent County, an uni ...
* Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall, or simply Bass Performance Hall, in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.


Elsewhere

* Al-Bass (archaeological site), Tyre, Lebanon, and the adjacent Al-Bass refugee camp * Bass, Hansi, a sub-tehsil of Hisar district, Haryana, India * Bass Lake (Ontario), several lakes *
Bass River (disambiguation) Bass River may refer to: Australia * Bass River (Victoria), a relatively short coastal river Canada * Bass River, Nova Scotia, an unincorporated rural community in Colchester County and small river therein located * Bass River, Kent County, an uni ...
* Bass Rock, or the Bass, an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland * Basses, Vienne, a commune of the Vienne department in France


Other uses

* Bass diffusion model, or Bass model, a mathematical marketing model * '' Beneath a Steel Sky'', a 1994 computer adventure game *
Buttocks The buttocks (: buttock) are two rounded portions of the exterior anatomy of most mammals, located on the posterior of the pelvic region. In humans, the buttocks are located between the lower back and the perineum. They are composed of a lay ...
, in slang * , a freeware cross-platform audio library and API * USS ''Bass'', several vessels of the U.S. Navy


See also

* Bas (disambiguation) * Base (disambiguation) *
Bass House (disambiguation) Bass House may refer to: * Bass house (music), a style of house music that appeared in the 2010s * Bass-Perry House, Seale, Alabama, listed on the NRHP in Russell County, Alabama * Bass Boarding House, Wilton, Maine, NRHP-listed * Bass-Morrell Hous ...
*
Basse (disambiguation) Basse may refer to: Places * Basse Santa Su, The Gambia * Basse, Netherlands * Bassé, Burkina Faso People * Éliane Basse (1899–1985), French paleontologist * Hans-Dieter von Basse (1916–1945), Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World ...
* Bassline (disambiguation) *
Drum and bass Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated as DnB, D&B, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast Break (music)#Breakbeat (element of music), breakbeats (typically 165–185 Tempo, beats per minute) with heavy Bass (music) ...
, a type of electronic dance music *
Figured bass Figured bass is musical notation in which numerals and symbols appear above or below (or next to) a bass note. The numerals and symbols (often accidental (music), accidentals) indicate interval (music), intervals, chord (music), chords, and non- ...
, a kind of integer musical notation * Miami bass, a type of hip hop music * Ghettotech or Detroit Bass, a form of electronic dance music *
Sebastian (name) Sebastian or Sebastián is both a given name and a surname. It comes from the Greek language, Greek name ''Sebastianos'' (Σεβαστιανός) meaning "from Sebastia" (Σεβάστεια), which was the name of the city now known as Sivas, loc ...
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