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 A 1963 Hofner Model 185 bass converted to piccolo tuning | |
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification | String instrument (bowed, fingered, picked, tapped and occasionally strummed) |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.322 (Composite chordophone) |
| Inventor(s) | Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke |
| Developed | 1970s |
| Playing range | |
 (a standard tuned four-string piccolo bass guitar) | |
| Related instruments | |
A piccolo bass is either an electric bass or acoustic double bass which has been tuned to a higher frequency, usually one octave higher than conventional bass tuning. This allows bass players to use higher registers during soloing while retaining a familiar scale length and string spacing.