Help with Newby - Page 2

tastybasslines · #21 11-24-2012, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by MevagisseyMedic

Thanks everyone, I think the Amp will change slightly, I am going for the BA115 and not the HP version I know it's less wattage but as a beginner I can live with that.

With the BA 115 I play to 300 people, no mic, no board with room to spare in a very large room. 100 watts is plenty for most things barring larger outdoor gigs. Even then you would probably have a PA to go through. Don't get to caught up in wattage, it really doesn't mean THAT much.

If you did need to get something bigger, your Ampeg would make a fine home/practice amp at that point.

SoVeryTired · #22 11-24-2012, 02:05 AM

The Squier P Special is a fantastic bass. I picked mine up for £90 and got so sick of other bassists and sound guys telling me how good it sounds that I sold my £600 MTD! I bought it to try out and then resell but it's a keeper. If it wasn't a string and a few frets short it'd be my main player but it will definitely stay around as second bass once my custom build is finished.

MevagisseyMedic · #23 12-10-2012, 12:25 AM

Hi Tastybasslines
I ended up buying the BA 115 Hp (2nd Hand) for less than a new 115. I will not be playing to 300 people but just myself in a small broom cupboard. mus learn to stretch those fingers now.

Now Advice/ Recomendations please, is there any good free online sites for lessons.

And what is thought of as the Bass Bible for reference.

musicianary · #24 12-10-2012, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MevagisseyMedic

Hi Tastybasslines
I ended up buying the BA 115 Hp (2nd Hand) for less than a new 115. I will not be playing to 300 people but just myself in a small broom cupboard. mus learn to stretch those fingers now.

Now Advice/ Recomendations please, is there any good free online sites for lessons.

And what is thought of as the Bass Bible for reference.

The bass bible would be youtube. Pretty much any lesson you could want is on there.

hrodbert696 · #25 12-10-2012, 05:19 AM

www.studybass.com is a good online website, probably the one that gets the most recommendations that I've seen. Ed Friedland's books from Hal Leonard are good to learn from. Youtube has some teachers that are great and others that are a trainwreck, so be careful. I'd suggest DKMarlowe and dmanlamius there.

But a human teacher is always best if you can afford one, because a book or a guy on youtube can't see what YOU'RE doing and help you correct it if you're wrong.

MevagisseyMedic · #26 12-10-2012, 09:58 AM

Thanks and FULLY understand what your saying about human teachers 100%.

But will look at Ed Friedland's and Hal Leonard books as well as DKMarlowe and dmanlamius

aasti3000 · #27 12-10-2012, 10:43 AM

I started playing bass in June of 2012 and I did the first option. I bought a stringray 5HH first with a small $100 ampeg amp that sounded pretty decent. I went into it thinking get a good bass with a good setup first and learn how to play the darn thing first before worrying about a good amp. Because lets be clear, I had no intentions of gigging anytime soon so why worry about a good amp right now....it's the bass you're gonna have to get used to more (But that was my philosophy). Then last month I finally had enough money to get a good amp, TC's RH750 and a good cabinet, TC's RS212. Now I'm all set

aasti3000 · #28 12-10-2012, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MevagisseyMedic

Thanks and FULLY understand what your saying about human teachers 100%.

But will look at Ed Friedland's and Hal Leonard books as well as DKMarlowe and dmanlamius

The MarloweDK videos are the best. He has other people on his sight to teach you but I prefer only his videos. He teaches everything and breaks them down techniques so you can fully understand. Then there are his play along videos of him playing to a song with a good bassline groove. I learn fast by wathching him. He's the best in my eyes.

aasti3000 · #29 12-10-2012, 11:00 AM

Since i'm a newbie with you, another thing that is helping me is learning the different scales to go along with learning to play some of the play along videos or just learning basslines from song. The links below are the sights I use to learn scales and the notes on the board. The first link allows you to print the scale out so you can take it any where. (I have the C-major Ionian scale hanging up at my cubicle at work to help learn the fret board). Just a little more advice to help you out.

http://www.studybass.com/tools/chord...-note-printer/

http://www.musicopedia.com/scales/5-bass.php