A
bass player, or
bassist, is a musician who plays a
bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar,
keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a
tuba or
sousaphone. Different
musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments. Since the 1960s, the electric bass has been the standard bass instrument for
rock and roll,
jazz fusion,
heavy metal,
country,
reggae and pop music. The double bass is the standard bass instrument for
classical music,
bluegrass,
rockabilly, and most genres of
jazz. Low brass instruments such as the tuba or sousaphone are the standard bass instrument in
Dixieland and New Orleans-style jazz bands.