Diffrance between a bass and a guitar

metalandjazzman · #1 07-13-2009, 01:05 AM

Well i have a little nephew and my brother whants me to teach him music some day. He is only one so i will teach him when he turns five. I know its a long way tell then but i whant to kick the ball around

So will a young child be more interested in a guitar?

And whts the diffrance between bass and guitar? instead of it haveing two extra strings.

MadMan118 · #2 07-13-2009, 01:08 AM

Theres a vast volume of difference between bass and guitar, as im sure you're soon to be told.

Jools4001 · #3 07-13-2009, 01:17 AM

Just a thought...If you don't know the difference between a bass and guitar, you might not be the best teacher.

Pretty good at winding people in though

phektus · #4 07-13-2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Jools4001

Just a thought...If you don't know the difference between a bass and guitar, you might not be the best teacher.

Pretty good at winding people in though

Ooof. Agree with that. Better sort it out right now before teaching your nephew.

And don't forget to actually learn either of the instruments if you wish to teach it. I heard it makes it a bit easier.

fearceol · #5 07-13-2009, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by metalandjazzman

So will a young child be more interested in a guitar?

And whts the diffrance between bass and guitar?

You'll just have to wait and see.

Put it this way, the bass should not be called a "guitar" at all IMO, but a bass "instrument". Only thing they have in common is their shape.

**Pacman** · #6 07-13-2009, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by fearceol

You'll just have to wait and see.

Put it this way, the bass should not be called a "guitar" at all IMO, but a bass "instrument". Only thing they have in common is their shape.

The bass guitar has far more in common with the guitar than any other instrument. Left hand technique is virtually the same, with only minor differences in right hand technique.

In fact, the bass guitar has more in common with the guitar than it does with the double bass (they share similar roles, but the only commonality there is how the strings are tuned).

Oh, and moved to Miscellaneous.

Bruce Lindfield · #7 07-13-2009, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Jools4001

Just a thought...If you don't know the difference between a bass and guitar, you might not be the best teacher.

I agree - sounds like "the blind leading the blind"...?

Different octaves, differnet purpose, different scale lengths, different strings, different techniques etc. etc. ... I could go on...

Phil Smith · #8 07-13-2009, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by metalandjazzman

Well i have a little nephew and my brother whants me to teach him music some day. He is only one so i will teach him when he turns five. I know its a long way tell then but i whant to kick the ball around

So will a young child be more interested in a guitar?

And whts the diffrance between bass and guitar? instead of it haveing two extra strings.

While you're waiting until he's five, YOU could work on your spelling, seriously, and I mean that in the best possible way.

whant
diffrance

These are not words!

**bassybill** · #9 07-13-2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Pacman

The bass guitar has far more in common with the guitar than any other instrument. Left hand technique is virtually the same, with only minor differences in right hand technique.

In fact, the bass guitar has more in common with the guitar than it does with the double bass (they share similar roles, but the only commonality there is how the strings are tuned).

Oh, and moved to Miscellaneous.

Exactly. I don't understand why some people are so insistent that our instrument is not a guitar. "Bass guitar" describes exactly what it is pretty much perfectly.

Just saying "bass" or "bass instrument" isn't anywhere near as informative. Ask a tuba player if you want clarification.

It's a guitar, people. Please, learn to love it.

Bruce Lindfield · #10 07-13-2009, 07:36 AM

But the whole purpose is different - you are not aiming for the same thing - so mostly, you are not strumming chords - but are rather, creating a single note line that drives the music forward rhythmically...etc. etc.

You are also working in a different octave and sonic space - warm and deep, as opposed to harsh and brittle !!

jojobean39 · #11 07-13-2009, 08:22 AM

A guitar has 5 less strings.

**bassybill** · #12 07-13-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield

But the whole purpose is different - you are not aiming for the same thing - so mostly, you are not strumming chords - but are rather, creating a single note line that drives the music forward rhythmically...etc. etc.

You are also working in a different octave and sonic space - warm and deep, as opposed to harsh and brittle !!

I agree to some extent. A baritone sax does a different job to a soprano sax, but they're still both saxophones.

The fact that the bass guitar serves a different musical purpose to a guitar doesn't mean that it's not.... er... a bass guitar! Would anyone argue that a bass drum isn't a drum, because it serves a different purpose to a snare drum?

stylonpilson · #13 07-13-2009, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by metalandjazzman

And whts the diffrance between bass and guitar? instead of it haveing two extra strings.

The bass is the one that goes "dum da dum da dum dum da dum" and the guitar is the one that goes "woooowo owow ao eoowooeooowowoowwww oooooo"

Hope this helps.

S.P.

**bassybill** · #14 07-13-2009, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by stylonpilson

The bass is the one that goes "dum da dum da dum dum da dum" and the guitar is the one that goes "woooowo owow ao eoowooeooowowoowwww oooooo"

Hope this helps.

S.P.

You, sir, have a natural talent for onomatopoeia. Nicely done.

ggunn · #15 07-13-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jojobean39

A guitar has 5 less strings.

My left wrist hurts just looking at that picture.

LowDown Hal · #16 07-13-2009, 10:25 AM

Teach him piano.

Chickencha · #17 07-13-2009, 11:22 AM

Easy. One's the dad guitar and one's the mum guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5iG11s-dok

fearceol · #18 07-13-2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by metalandjazzman

And whts the diffrance between bass and guitar?

A set of bass strings are ridiculously more expensive.

alapantera · #19 07-13-2009, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by fearceol

A set of bass strings are ridiculously more expensive.

but will last you practically forever compared to guitar strings.

DeluxeRed · #20 07-13-2009, 12:10 PM

One will get you girlz, and one will not. I'll leave it up to the collected wisdom of the TBers to debate which is which.