Brandon Bass is number 30 on the Boston Celtics.
Well, he had one major hit called "Achy Brakey Heart", and was pretty much always a solo act.
Bass us almost always in jazz, but rarely is it bowed. Except for a few rare circumstances, upright bass is always plucked with the finger. Violin is much less common, but still popular in jazz.
This Squier Bass was made in Korea 1989. In the Samick factory. Samick has been a manufacturer since the early 1950's starting with making pianos. Samick produces many variety of guitars for several big named companies and host their own line of Greg Bennett/Samick guitars. The quality is as good as any US factory. The value of this bass, based on a recent listing on Ebay (5/13) is $350.00.