Editing Keyboard bass (section)

===1970s and 1980s===
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{{See also|Minimoog}}

In the 1970s, a variant form of keyboard bass, [[bass pedals]], became popular. Bass pedals are [[pedal keyboard]]s operated by musicians using their feet. The guitar players or bass players of bands such as [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]' [[Mike Rutherford]], [[Yes (band)|Yes]]' [[Chris Squire]], [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] of [[Led Zeppelin]] during acoustic sets, [[Geddy Lee]] of [[Rush (band)|Rush]], [[The Police (band)|The Police]] (bassist [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]), or [[Atomic Rooster]] (organist [[Vincent Crane]]) use the bass pedals to play bass lines. [[Stevie Wonder]] pioneered the use of synthesizer keyboard bass, notably on "[[Boogie on Reggae Woman]]". [[Funk]], [[R&B]], [[Gangsta rap|G Rap]] and [[Hip hop music|hiphop]] musicians such as [[Parliament-Funkadelic|George Clinton & Parliament]], [[Funkadelic]], [[Roger & Zapp]], [[Dr. Dre]], [[E-40]], [[EPMD]], and [[Kashif (musician)|Kashif]] used synth bass.<ref>[http://www.synthmania.com/Famous%20Sounds.htm SynthMania: Famous Sounds]</ref> During these decades the keyboard bass in its original form was still in use by some bands such as [[the B-52's]], who used a [[Korg SB-100]] "Synth-Bass". 
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