Off the wall guitar question of sorts.

[Bluez Dawg]

Hey gang can you tell what kind of guitar player you are? because I've been playing this guitar ( with 6 strings heavens forbids ) 2 more strings were added and I'm buying it Friday. and I'm finding my self liking it more and more on the guitar then my bass. so this brings up another question does your playing style determine what type of guitar you want to play?

[lemur821]

Yes. If you play jazz, you want to play a rounder guitar. Metal guys want to play pointy ones.

[Bluez Dawg]

Originally Posted by lemur821

Yes. If you play jazz, you want to play a rounder guitar. Metal guys want to play pointy ones.

to true. but I'm wondering why I am liking the guitar more and not the bass? I love the bass and how it sounds. but for some reason the guitar has this tone I'm seeking..

[iplaybassguitar]

thats because your a guitarist...a person can call themselves a bassist, and play bass, but if they like guitars better, theyre probably queer....i mean a guitarist.

:P

[Michael Jewels]

Originally Posted by lemur821

Yes. If you play jazz, you want to play a rounder guitar. Metal guys want to play pointy ones.

What's the rule of thumb?

The pointier the guitars, the louder the band will be?

Check out a Telecaster if you haven't yet. They may not be the coolest looking guitar out there, but what tone they have!

Mike

[Bluez Dawg]

Originally Posted by iplaybassguitar

thats because your a guitarist...a person can call themselves a bassist, and play bass, but if they like guitars better, theyre probably queer....i mean a guitarist.

:P

Haha tell that to my bass teacher and see if you will not have a knuckle sandwhich dude lol. anways I have this guitar picked out. it's a Cort G series 260 with humbuckers and a coil tap.

[Bluez Dawg]

I mean does listeing to music determinewhat type of guitar or bass player you are? say for instance like if you play Jazz of corse you will want a bass, jazz bass. Or like you see what I'm trying to say? becuase I'm been looking for a a mellow tone and this new guitar may have it.

[Michael Jewels]

Originally Posted by Bluez Dawg

I mean does listeing to music determinewhat type of guitar or bass player you are?

I would say a person's natural talent, experience and knowledge of theory determine not what kind of guitarist, bassist (musician) you are, but which level you're at. Then, you choose the genre you like.

Mike

[Bluez Dawg]

Originally Posted by Michael Jewels

I would say a person's natural talent, experience and knowledge of theory determine not what kind of guitarist, bassist (musician) you are, but which level you're at. Then, you choose the genre you like.

Mike

but why do I want to switch from bass to guitar thought I guess I will never know lol. well for one I like the feel of it better and I can get more of the tone from my head out of the guitar then my bass. I hope that does'nt sound too weird.

[Michael Jewels]

Originally Posted by Bluez Dawg

but why do I want to switch from bass to guitar thought I guess I will never know lol.

People do change their minds, it happens all the time.

I always wanted to play tenor sax, and actually came very close to buying one years ago.

I still might buy one, one of these days.

Mike

[Poop-Loops]

I listen and want to play metal and have this guitar:

The red one

And this bass.

Actually, I bought it from that store, too.

So I guess I can't play metal, then?

Nevermind the fact that I've seen photos of Morbid Angel playing with Les Pauls on stage.

[cosmicevan]

that's like someone with a cigarette in their mouth saying that they are not a smoker!!!

i don't think that the type of music one plays dictates what type of guitar or bass they buy...with the exception of endorsee influences.

as for changing over, let's not forget that jaco was originally a drummer. sometimes the fates will decide for you where you should be playing. there is no reason you can't play both, take lessons for one or both and still be good at everything. it is about what you enjoy doing. don't worry so much about being classified, but if you find you enjoy playing guitar more than bass...time will end up sifting bass out of the foreground.

[Bluez Dawg]

Thanks gang.

[jwl]

Originally Posted by Michael Jewels

What's the rule of thumb?

The pointier the guitars, the louder the band will be?

Check out a Telecaster if you haven't yet. They may not be the coolest looking guitar out there, but what tone they have!

Mike

telecasters are the coolest looking guitars out there. have your technique in check to play a tele. wimps need not apply. peace, jeff

[Bard2dbone]

I'm going to vote "No.", because a lot of the music I listen to the most is all solo acoustic guitar. And yet I prefer to play bass.


A lot is world music, where I couldn't even begin to guess what some of the instruments even look like. And yet I prefer to play bass.


Some of the jazz I listen to has the bass so far back in the mix that I couldn't tell you what note the bass player is playing. Same for much of the rock, as well. And yet I prefer to play bass.

[Bard2dbone]

Originally Posted by Poop-Loops

I listen and want to play metal and have this guitar:

The red one

And this bass.

Actually, I bought it from that store, too.

So I guess I can't play metal, then?

Nevermind the fact that I've seen photos of Morbid Angel playing with Les Pauls on stage.

Les Pauls are acceptable anywhere guitar is needed. But I think there may be a law against playing fretless bass for metal. I don't know. It could be a law. I think it's a federal law.

[James_B]

I use a Squier fat strat and a fender 25 front man. I play Weezer, The Kinks, Sam Roberts band, Great big sea. I say its the mind that determines what you want to play.

[EunosFD]

I started out on guitar and eventually picked up bass as well. What I found is that once I started to really pay attention to the rhythm section my guitar playing became less busy and it really changed my style overall. It'll give you a new perspective on the music you play and you may end up hearing new/different things about songs that you never noticed before simply because you weren't listening to that bit of the song. Guitar and bass may be similar in concept, but obviously they require an entirely different mindset in actual practice.

So, back to the original question. Well, unless you play an extreme style of music (meaning one end of the spectrum or the other) then you can pretty much get away with using any type of guitar (I'm assuming you're talking about electrics in this specific case). Flamenco music certainly wouldn't sound quite "right" being played on a Jackson Rhodes through a Mesa Dual Rec., and at the same time metal wouldn't quite cut it being played on a nylon stringed flemenco guitar. It most certainly can be done (and I'm sure it has somewhere out there), but that doesn't mean it will turn out particularly well. The "classic" guitars (Tele, LP, Strat, et cetera) have stood the test of time because of their versatility and fundamental qualities which allow them to be used in so many different styles of music.

[Shawman]

yeah i'm going to openly admit that i play guitar just as much as bass. and as for the "ppointy metal guitars" well yeah i have to agree, i play an epiphone G-400 custom and an epiphone Exolorer and will soon be buying a jackson

but i would choose bass over guitar any day :P

[tplyons]

I'm definately a bassist, but you're much more likely to see me wielding an acoustic guitar than a bass these days.