Another n00b wanting to learn the bass
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One Bad Monkey
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Re: Another n00b wanting to learn the bass
Completely untrue. I started on upright (42" scale) and moved to electric bass (34" scale), and that wasn't that bad of a transition. Moving from a FRETTED instrument with a scale of 30" to 34" (or 35" if the OP wants later) is going to be a minimum of hassle, if that.
Completely untrue. I started on upright (42" scale) and moved to electric bass (34" scale), and that wasn't that bad of a transition. Moving from a FRETTED instrument with a scale of 30" to 34" (or 35" if the OP wants later) is going to be a minimum of hassle, if that.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: Another n00b wanting to learn the bass
30" are easier on a guitarists hand's, but there's lots more to choose from with 34".
30" are easier on a guitarists hand's, but there's lots more to choose from with 34".
uOpt
Something Cool
Re: Another n00b wanting to learn the bass
Doesn't work for me. I also have a hard time adapting to different guitars that place the fretboard differently.
Doesn't work for me. I also have a hard time adapting to different guitars that place the fretboard differently.
Chris of Arabia
Desert RATT
Re: Another n00b wanting to learn the bass
You could try these. I've got both and they seem to me to be a good way of getting going. I'm sure you'd need something rather more in depth eventually, but they do cover a lot of ground quite quickly and get the basics down.
http://www.amazon.com/FastTrack-Bas...id=1406982188&sr=8-1&keywords=fast+track+bass
http://www.amazon.com/FastTrack-Bas...id=1406982188&sr=8-2&keywords=fast+track+bass
Both come with play along CDs and aren't that expensive.
You could try these. I've got both and they seem to me to be a good way of getting going. I'm sure you'd need something rather more in depth eventually, but they do cover a lot of ground quite quickly and get the basics down.
http://www.amazon.com/FastTrack-Bas...id=1406982188&sr=8-1&keywords=fast+track+bass
http://www.amazon.com/FastTrack-Bas...id=1406982188&sr=8-2&keywords=fast+track+bass
Both come with play along CDs and aren't that expensive.
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Funkfingers
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Re: Another n00b wanting to learn the bass
Fuse. The most important thing - and you are already doing it - is WANTING to play the bass guitar rather than being "demoted" to it by the other guitarist(s) in a band.
I consider bass to be a function of music. I am not overly fussed about whether it is provided by an upright Contrabass, a tuba, a synthesiser, a Chapman Stick or the left hand part of a piano. Bass guitar is not so much an instrument, more a way of life. You'll love it. Toadally.
Fuse. The most important thing - and you are already doing it - is WANTING to play the bass guitar rather than being "demoted" to it by the other guitarist(s) in a band.
I consider bass to be a function of music. I am not overly fussed about whether it is provided by an upright Contrabass, a tuba, a synthesiser, a Chapman Stick or the left hand part of a piano. Bass guitar is not so much an instrument, more a way of life. You'll love it. Toadally.
BlueTalon
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Re: Another n00b wanting to learn the bass
I made that transition too. I actually started on cello in grade school, switched to upright bass in junior high, and then started playing bass guitar in high school. The thing that made those transitions fairly simple was that each instrument required a different body position, so there was no muscle memory involved that might screw me up. The tuning on cello and bass are different, so I struggled a bit with that, but otherwise it was fairly seamless.
Those are three different instruments with three different scale lengths. But I would have been far more likely to run into problems making the transition if I had to play any of them the same way -- like, for example, if I had to play the bass guitar in a vertical orientation, or if I had to sit down to play the upright bass.
It's kind of a moot point now, since the OP said he's getting a 34" bass. But I think I agree with uOpt -- if he learned bass on a 30" scale and then a couple years later switched to a 34" bass, or had to borrow someone's to play, he'd run into the same transitional problems many people face when going from 4 strings to 5 strings. It looks like the same instrument, but it's different enough to mess with your head and your muscle memory.
I made that transition too. I actually started on cello in grade school, switched to upright bass in junior high, and then started playing bass guitar in high school. The thing that made those transitions fairly simple was that each instrument required a different body position, so there was no muscle memory involved that might screw me up. The tuning on cello and bass are different, so I struggled a bit with that, but otherwise it was fairly seamless.
Those are three different instruments with three different scale lengths. But I would have been far more likely to run into problems making the transition if I had to play any of them the same way -- like, for example, if I had to play the bass guitar in a vertical orientation, or if I had to sit down to play the upright bass.
It's kind of a moot point now, since the OP said he's getting a 34" bass. But I think I agree with uOpt -- if he learned bass on a 30" scale and then a couple years later switched to a 34" bass, or had to borrow someone's to play, he'd run into the same transitional problems many people face when going from 4 strings to 5 strings. It looks like the same instrument, but it's different enough to mess with your head and your muscle memory.
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Skaforlifeologist
Re: Another n00b wanting to learn the bass
honestly, I started on crap gear and I turned out fine. I had a very similar setup to what you're getting, I just really wanted to play it. ended up getting the gear I wanted after a while, which at this point amounts to a full stack and 3 basses. at this point, i'm somewhat of a wanted bassist when it comes to bands needing one, so it feels good
honestly, I started on crap gear and I turned out fine. I had a very similar setup to what you're getting, I just really wanted to play it. ended up getting the gear I wanted after a while, which at this point amounts to a full stack and 3 basses. at this point, i'm somewhat of a wanted bassist when it comes to bands needing one, so it feels good
