New guy here with an old urge

[Torkk]

Hi folks, a long time ago I decided to pickup the bass with hopes of learning and starting a band with a few friends back in the day. I never took lessons, I was in a band for a probably 3months before I left. I basically sucked lol.

History, I played the horn from 78 to 86 till I graduated High School, bass filled my need for making music but not learning how to play it right or even just learning the fret broad turned me off.

I still have my bass Vantage 930b neck thru, bought back in the early 90s. I loved how it felt in my hand compared to the fat Fender neck, anyways I was looking around and found this site wondering if I should sell it and the rest of my gear. I think I might start to actually learn the damn thing correctly.

I saw there was a learning section here, Im gonna check em out see what comes from it

just wanted to share

[Mazatleco17]

Welcome

[cat_saltnpepper]

well, I'm not really into selling your equipments unless you absolutely have to. you won't get much out of it in terms of money and some of the equipments, even if they've been sitting on...wherever you can think of...for decades, might have some sentimental value.

that being said, whatever equipment you have, if it works for you, it should work just fine. you can always upgrade later on..right?

anyways, welcome to the TB, there're tons of useful informations here.

[Stumbo]

Check out the links in my sig. below for some great TB info to help you on your bass learning journey.

Good luck!

[MalcolmAmos]

Welcome. Old equipment works. As far as starting bass, I'll be 75 next month and took up the bass in July of last year.

Knowing my fretboard and playing along with the backing tracks that are now all over the Internet got me going. All ready playing bass in a band, course it's with a 78 year old rhythm guitar guy that thinks he can sing.

We play old songs to old people in nursing homes around this area. They seem to like what we do and I know I'm having a lot of fun.

Get some new strings and join in on the fun.

Speaking of your fretboard: http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/basschart.htm

:
The Major Scale Root on the 4th string.
G|---2---|-------|---3---|---4---| 1st string
D|---6---|-------|---7---|---8---|
A|---3---|---4---|-------|---5---|
E|-------|---R---|-------|---2---|4th string

The Major Scale Root on the 3rd string.
G|---6---|-------|---7---|---8---| 1st string
D|---3---|---4---|-------|---5---|
A|-------|---R----|------|---2---|
E|-------|---5----|------|---6---|4th string

Where is the 5th? Up a string and over two frets from the Root. Yep 5ths are up a string and over two frets from the root all over your fretboard.
Where is the 3rd? Up a string and back one fret.
Where is the 2nd? Same string over two.
Where is the 4th? Up a string.
Where is the 6th? Up two strings and back one. Over the 3rd.
Where is the 7th? Up two strings and over one fret.
Where is the octave (8)? Up two strings and over two frets.

Yep, your 5th is always up a string and over two frets, or if you place your root on the 3rd string the 5th is on the same fret but on the 4th string -- as well as up a string and over two frets, i.e. take your choice. If you place your root on the 3rd string where is your 4th? Where is the 5th? Is that great or what? Check it out your intervals are always in the same spot just waiting on you.

Now using that lets get some bass line riffs into muscle memory, i.e. Root-5 or R-3-5-3 perhaps R-3-5-b7 and then the major pentatonic R-2-3-5-6 always comes in handy. Playing 8's how about R-R-3-3-5-5-6-5. Five or six go to riffs can get you started. What the heck here is the blues scale R, b3, 4, #4, 5, b7 go have fun with that. I know you are working with tabs right now. Why?

Next listen to enough music that you can predict the chord changes. Let backing tracks help you with that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUK5p...eature=related

Next use all that and jamm over backing tracks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwMYW...eature=related
This will help with chord riffs. http://www.looknohands.com/chordhous.../index_rb.html
Use this site to look up the bass line riff for those chords.

For everything else check out www.studybass.com


Good luck.


Good luck.