Bass guitar in 1958. 1956 saw the appearance at the German trade fair "Musikmesse Frankfurt" of the distinctive Höfner 500/1 violin bass made using violin construction techniques by Walter Höfner, a second generation violin luthier. The instrument is often known as the "Beatle Bass", due to its endorsement and use by Beatles bassist Paul McCartney. In 1957 Rickenbacker introduced the model 4000 bass, the first bass to feature a neck-through-body design in which the neck is part of the body wood. The Fender and Gibson versions used bolt-on and glued-on necks. With the explosion of the popularity of rock music in the
Eight-string bass guitar his "Electric Ladyland" album, namely "Crosstown Traffic" and "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)". 10-string basses incorporate a high b and low B string (like that of a regular 5-string bass, but double stringed). Dean Guitars perhaps make the most affordable commercially available 10-string bass. Michael Manring plays a 10-string bass made by Zon Guitars. He uses a variety of tunings, but rarely uses octaves, instead preferring 3rds, 4ths and 5ths. John Paul Jones used a 10-string bass made by Manson guitars at Led Zeppelin's 2007 reunion concert. The first known 12-string bass guitar, the "Hamer Quad", was