Relationship between Guitar and Bass

A standard guitar has 6 strings (although non-standard guitars such as 7-string guitars or 12-string guitars have more)

A standard bass has 4 strings (non-standard basses such as 5-string basses or 6-string basses exist as well)

To give you a better idea of where the bass fits in relation to a guitar, consider the following:

A guitar's strings from the thinnest to the thickest are as follows:

1st string - E

2nd string - B

3rd string - G

4th string - D

5th string - A

6th string - E

A bass's strings from the thinnest to the thickest are as follows:

1st string - G

2nd string - D

3rd string - A

4th string - E

Notice that the last 4 strings of a guitar are similarly named to the 4 bass strings. In fact, if a bass had 2 more thinner strings, they would be :

This would lead you to believe that a bass is basically a guitar with less strings however this is not the case as the 1st string of a 6-string bass (identified in red) is actually equivalent to the 6th string of a guitar (identified in blue). Similarly, if a guitar had a 7th string, it would not be a thinner string but a thicker one instead. This 7th string would have the same pitch as the 2nd string of a 6-string bass (identified in yellow).

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