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11-11-2006, 06:17 PM
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Doesn't it annoy you when people sterotype a bass player or just bass in particular to being easier than guitar?
Famous lines:
"Guitar has 6 strings, meaning it's harder."
"Guitarists play super fast solos, and bass players play simple whole notes; bass is so much easier."
I find myself stumbling across people like this all the time, and I usually give them a piece of my mind, but it's still annoying that people do think this way and personally rate your musicianship as low an inexperienced since you're a bass player. |
11-11-2006, 06:33 PM
| | I don't think, but I still am. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: So. Cali | | | You might want to re-route this to either Off-Topic or Miscellaneous unless you are going to continue with questions concerning technique. If this is a rant, there are others concerning misconceptions that non bassists have about bassists. Feel free to find and add to them or ask this thread to be moved.
Late addition: In Bass Humor and Gig Stories there is a thread that is stated "Stuff you hate to hear non-bassists say"
That is what the title is if I remember correctly.
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11-11-2006, 06:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bothell, Seattle area | | | I think bass IS easier than guitar, generally speaking. Of course there are bassists who play very complex, and guitarists that play very easy, but generally I'll agree that guitar is harder, and I am 100% bass player here. Now that is NOT to say that playing bass is easy, but start a beginner on bass and give him six months of hard practicing, then give the same six months to a beginning guitarist and then see who is more advanced and who can play more at the end. All else being equal, the bass player will be able to play a lot more, and more proficiently than the budding guitarist. |
11-11-2006, 06:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nova Scotia | | | Any of my guitarists friends that say that, I just give them my bass for a few mins and see how good they can play on the big strings and wide frets. They all say it isn't easy, and aplogize.
This topic, however, has been done numerous times. I think if you do a search, you will find more than you need. |
11-11-2006, 06:45 PM
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11-11-2006, 06:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nova Scotia | | | Jazz Ad, your link is a dead end. |
11-11-2006, 06:52 PM
| | I don't think, but I still am. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: So. Cali | | | Your reroute didn't word Jazz.
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11-11-2006, 06:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sweden, Stockholm | | | I heard that from the guy who everyone hates in school. He said "4 strings, how hard is that?". I said, well there are 12 string basses, and he went on about double neck guitars.. i gave up. |
11-11-2006, 07:03 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Auburn, Washington | | Bass is easier for music such as rock and roll, for the exact reason stated. "Guitarists play super fast solos, and bass players play simple whole notes; bass is so much easier."
But it's not an easier instrument in general. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UERjJ...=alain%20caron
How do you do that on guitar? |
11-11-2006, 07:17 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal,Canada | | | this is a line I've heard from a bassist a while ago and I've stuck with it since i heard it "bass is easier to learn than guitar but harder to get great at" |
11-11-2006, 07:44 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sweden | | | who gives a **** ?? |
11-11-2006, 07:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boulder, CO | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by peaveyuser this is a line I've heard from a bassist a while ago and I've stuck with it since i heard it "bass is easier to learn than guitar but harder to get great at" | thats exactly what i heard, except from one of the greatest guitarists ive ever met. |
11-11-2006, 07:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nova Scotia | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Suckbird who gives a **** ?? | I agree. I play bass because I enjoy it. I don't care if people say it is easier than guitar, which, in some cases, may be true. Who cares if it is easier? As long as you enjoy playing what you play, don't pay attention to what other people think (especially stuck up guitarists with huge ego's). |
11-11-2006, 07:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Voorhees, NJ | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by peaveyuser this is a line I've heard from a bassist a while ago and I've stuck with it since i heard it "bass is easier to learn than guitar but harder to get great at" | That's exactly what I tell people. Be it guitarists who criticize, or friends who ask for suggestions on what to start playing. |
11-11-2006, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Suckbird who gives a **** ?? |
Word.
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