Translation guide
The term 'electric bass' refers to the electric bass guitar, a stringed instrument similar to an electric guitar but with a longer scale and tuned an octave lower. In Japanese, it is commonly referred to using loanwords from English.
The musical instrument, an electric bass guitar.
The most common term for an electric bass guitar. 'エレキ' comes from 'electric' and 'ベース' from 'bass'.
彼はエレキベースを弾いている。
He is playing the electric bass.
Short for electric bass. Context usually makes it clear that it's an electric bass, not an acoustic bass or double bass.
The bass sound is too loud.
A less common, more formal or technical term. Sometimes used to distinguish from acoustic bass guitars.
このエレクトリックベースはビンテージものです。
This electric bass is a vintage model.