] In the beginning there was a bass. It was a Fender,
] probably a Precision, but it could have been a Jazz -
] nobody knows. Anyway, it was very old ... definitely
] pre-C.B.S.
]
]
] And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He
] saw that it was very good in fact, and couldn't be
] improved on at all (though men would later try.) And so
] He let it be and He created a man to play the bass.
A very funny story about how Bass players got stuck to playing the low notes.

The History of the Bass