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base (base, misused for bass, is scandalously poor usage–e.g.: • "‘Three Days' was an exercise in carnality, propelled by the sinuous base [read bass] guitar of Flea." Michael Saunders, "Jane's Addiction: This Set Didn't Satisfy," Boston Globe, 8 Nov. 1997, at C3. • "Made up of four sopranos, four altos, three tenors and three bases [read basses], the student singers have been sharing their voices with audiences in Algonquin." "Neighbor," Daily Herald (Chicago), 16 Nov. 2000, at 1. GMAU Alexander Demidov) |
