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A new bassist looking for advice.
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Welcome! I think that you picked well for your first bass, so I won't comment much! Ibanez SR300s are pretty solid beginner instruments as well, versatile but not "classic" in tone without some experimenting.
As for learning by yourself, I've done quite well using online resources over the last few years, and if you're a gamer... I highly suggest getting a copy of Rocksmith, it's a great break from theory and scales, has great lessons, exercises, and it's basically guitar hero with a real bass. Best learning tool to keep you going, as long as you don't use it exclusively.
As for learning by yourself, I've done quite well using online resources over the last few years, and if you're a gamer... I highly suggest getting a copy of Rocksmith, it's a great break from theory and scales, has great lessons, exercises, and it's basically guitar hero with a real bass. Best learning tool to keep you going, as long as you don't use it exclusively.
that is almost good advice.
Learn one song at a time. At this point it does not matter how long it takes.
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I also recommend the Squier, you picked a excellent first bass. Plenty of tutorials on youtube to teach you how to play bass. Welcome to talkbass. Pictures of your bass when you get it !
Absolutely dude. I'm self taught. Just used to watch my friends plays the guitar and copy them. I've been playing for 15 years now, and never had any complaints from the people I've worked with.
This community is great for advice and tips aswell, keep asking questions and watching bass lines and all that stuff
Enjoy,
TT
Welcome to TalkBass. There is such a wealth of knowledge and helpful members here that it really should be every beginners first-stop.
I was in your shoes almost exactly a year ago; and the great members and honest advise saved me money, time and frustration.
I also like most of the new Squier products. They have really picked up the game and are offering quality instruments at prices that belie their performance.
As far as a P/J configuration; I pick up my P/J almost every time I practice or play. It does so many things very well. It can give a true P sound and gets close enough to a Jazz sound for almost anything but recording.
Keep it up and best wishes.
I was in your shoes almost exactly a year ago; and the great members and honest advise saved me money, time and frustration.
I also like most of the new Squier products. They have really picked up the game and are offering quality instruments at prices that belie their performance.
As far as a P/J configuration; I pick up my P/J almost every time I practice or play. It does so many things very well. It can give a true P sound and gets close enough to a Jazz sound for almost anything but recording.
Keep it up and best wishes.
That bass and amp will make a good starting point, nicer than my first rig.
Also a caveat:
I've been playing bass for 20 years, but only a member of Talkbass for a few months, and I have fretted over gear and dreamt of new basses far more in those few months than in the previous 20 years.
You are young and just starting out, and it's too easy to come here and get all caught up in gear and think what you have is not good enough for the style you want, or is not giving you the right tone, or what have you, so please do not fall prey to that before you get your feet well under you.
From the perspective of teaching yourself to play, I would recommend a book that includes standard music notation. (Hal Leonard is a popular choice.) Or, if you don't want to commit to learning to read music, at least learn the basics of music theory. A knowledge of chords types and spellings, scales and modes, and how to harmonize them will be invaluable in analyzing basslines you try to learn and improvising your own.
Good Luck!
Also a caveat:
I've been playing bass for 20 years, but only a member of Talkbass for a few months, and I have fretted over gear and dreamt of new basses far more in those few months than in the previous 20 years.
You are young and just starting out, and it's too easy to come here and get all caught up in gear and think what you have is not good enough for the style you want, or is not giving you the right tone, or what have you, so please do not fall prey to that before you get your feet well under you.
From the perspective of teaching yourself to play, I would recommend a book that includes standard music notation. (Hal Leonard is a popular choice.) Or, if you don't want to commit to learning to read music, at least learn the basics of music theory. A knowledge of chords types and spellings, scales and modes, and how to harmonize them will be invaluable in analyzing basslines you try to learn and improvising your own.
Good Luck!
Personally id look at a soundgear. The necks on SRs are nice and thin and they have a good sound.
Scottsbasslessons.com is also very good online teaching.
Scottsbasslessons.com is also very good online teaching.
Welcome to TB! I met some Romanians the other day in Kraków, Poland for World Youth Day, and they were super cool people.
With regard to how to learn and what to buy, you do have to keep your goals in mind. I don't know about bass starter packs, but with guitar starter packs, most of the gear will die out before 12 months. They're cheap, so that's not a big deal, but keep that in mind. Also, are you planning on playing with a band anytime soon? Because a more powerful amp will probably be needed.
As for learning, what are your goals? If you want to play in a punk cover band, I would recommend learning the basic techniques, skipping the scales, and going right to songs. If you see yourself as just a bedroom learner, I would recommend learning more techniques, and throwing in songs to keep it fun.
Good Luck!
With regard to how to learn and what to buy, you do have to keep your goals in mind. I don't know about bass starter packs, but with guitar starter packs, most of the gear will die out before 12 months. They're cheap, so that's not a big deal, but keep that in mind. Also, are you planning on playing with a band anytime soon? Because a more powerful amp will probably be needed.
As for learning, what are your goals? If you want to play in a punk cover band, I would recommend learning the basic techniques, skipping the scales, and going right to songs. If you see yourself as just a bedroom learner, I would recommend learning more techniques, and throwing in songs to keep it fun.
Good Luck!
My goal would be to play in a band but that's a pretty hard thing to do here but i'm sure i'll eventually find one or even start one myself.
I decided to go with an Ampeg-108 V2 amp for now,since all i will do for the first year or so will be practice.
Another question: Can i get deceng recordings with this setup? I want to record myself in order to track progress and such.
I decided to go with an Ampeg-108 V2 amp for now,since all i will do for the first year or so will be practice.
Another question: Can i get deceng recordings with this setup? I want to record myself in order to track progress and such.
Depends on what you mean by decent. As in mix a band tape or similar? Better to get a DI box and pit it into a mixer with other instruments and record out of that. If you mean record yourself on a mic into some PC based audio processing program just to hear yourself, yeah, you can do that.
Beginner here! I have a Squier Affinity P-Bass and a Fender Rumble 25 amp. Very cheap but great quality combo!
Other than that, just research, study, and practice. I set up my bass by myself after researching it online. You save a lot of money setting it up yourself, and learn a new skill!
Other than that, just research, study, and practice. I set up my bass by myself after researching it online. You save a lot of money setting it up yourself, and learn a new skill!
I think that your choice of bass is perfect.. as for the amp.. A [This invalid link has been removed] , Fender Rumble 40 or a [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] would be a great first amp..
As for instruction.. before you spend a dime on anything hit some of the links below in my sig and get your feet wet on the basics.. That Learn Bass Guitar site is an EXCELLENT place to start.
I see you went with the Ampeg .. that is a good choice too..
As for instruction.. before you spend a dime on anything hit some of the links below in my sig and get your feet wet on the basics.. That Learn Bass Guitar site is an EXCELLENT place to start.
I see you went with the Ampeg .. that is a good choice too..
