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10-20-2004, 04:12 PM
| | | | First time Bassist, dont know anything
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 Heya, Ive been asked to be a bass guitar player in a band and i have no idea how to play at all. I cant read music, i dont know scales, i know nothing about music in general. Ive got a guitar, ive got an amp, and ive got time. Any tips on were to start?
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10-20-2004, 04:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: colorado springs, co | | | Get a bass and an amp
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10-20-2004, 04:18 PM
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10-20-2004, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Newbie Heya, Ive been asked to be a bass guitar player in a band and i have no idea how to play at all. I cant read music, i dont know scales, i know nothing about music in general. Ive got a guitar, ive got an amp, and ive got time. Any tips on were to start?
Newbie | Check out MusicDojo.com. They have a course called Bass First Steps that could help you out. |
10-20-2004, 04:25 PM
| | | Thanks, Ill check it out  |
10-20-2004, 04:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: colorado springs, co | | | Sorry, misunderstood your post
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10-21-2004, 04:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New Zealand | | | I had the same situation. Once you make the switch, you never go back. Two things that are important to me:
1. Getting good tone
2. Grooving with the drummer
Enjoy bass, it's an incredible instrument. One other thing, keep practicing guitar if possible. |
10-21-2004, 07:03 AM
| | Who let the dogs in? | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mandeville, LA | | This may not be the best book for beginners, but it is undoubtedly the cheapest.... http://www.wheatdesign.com/bassbook/ |
10-21-2004, 09:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | Newbie, this only applies to you if you were formerly a guitarist, which I suspect to be the case.
The guitar and bass guitar only look alike, they are not very similar instruments at all. The most important thing to remember is that the role of the bass guitar in popular music is vastly different from the role of guitar.
Do not treat them as the same instrument, they are not.
I highly recommend a teacher by the way, at least for 2-3 lessons, to get you set with your technique and some basics. |
10-21-2004, 09:43 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dallas, TX. | | | Ill second the above. A teacher will really help you develope proper technique, wheras playing on your own you can possibly develope bad habbits that are much harder to correct once ingrained. Get a teacher asap, so you start off on the right track. |
10-21-2004, 03:49 PM
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10-25-2004, 12:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maria Stein, OH | | | Newbie,
Best advice, as others have mentioned, is to get a teacher.
A bass teacher, that is. You can get hurt playing the bass if you're using poor technique - which is the case with many beginners (my fretting hand seems to be permanently messed up a bit).
Secondly, listen to recordings and begin figuring out the bass parts by ear. Arduous work for a new player, I know, but well worth it.
Thirdly, begin playing with other musicians asap.
Good luck to you. Playing bass can be a lot of fun. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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