I've got my bass.....Now what?

[oi_pride]

Also, practice finger permutations until your sick of them.

It will help build accuracy, finger strength, and speed. I wish had done this at the start. After you're set in you ways it's hard to change them.

 

[dave64o]

1) If money is really an issue right now, then take advantage of all the free internet resources already posted here.

2) Find people to play with. You'll be amazed at what you learn this way and especially how fast you learn it!

3) As soon as money permits, find yourself a good teacher who will a) has the experience, b) has both the ability and the desire to share that experience, c) listen to your goals, d) help shape his lesson plans around your goals, and e) use his experience to help you refine and adapt your goals as you progress.

If you end up with a teacher who can't/won't be/do all those things then find another teacher. Be picky. And when you find someone like that, pay them almost anything they want and soak up everything they can offer you. They'll be worth the price.

 

[pica]

Also, practice finger permutations until your sick of them.

It will help build accuracy, finger strength, and speed. I wish had done this at the start. After you're set in you ways it's hard to change them.

Bass Guitar For Dummies has a real good finger permutation exercise in it. I use it as a warm up everytime before playing.

 

[oi_pride]

Bass Guitar For Dummies has a real good finger permutation exercise in it. I use it as a warm up everytime before playing.

I also use the book "Bass Fitness" it is amazing as far as permutations go. I keep one in my case and one beside my bass at home.

 

[EricOnTheBass]

Hal Leonard is a WAY helpful guy! He has a 3 book system (all in one) and it has helped me to really understand the bass. I started about a year ago (at 57) not knowing ANYTHING and now I can read music, albeit slowly, and can play along with the lessons and it is fun.

+1

 

[crustychef]

Lessons for sure. I played and learned a lot on my own at first but I bass is my 4th instrument. Cello, Saxophone and Flute came first. I picked it up quick but once I started taking lessons it was like a whole new world of technique and way of thinking opened up.

 

[Stumbo]

Check out the link in my sig. below for some great TB info that will help you out.

 

[hrodbert696]

If you can't afford a teacher -- Use studybass.com.

Read around talkbass for ideas.

Try playing to CDs of simple music you like with basic bass lines, and see if you can figure them out by ear. U2 is a good band to start with.

Get a book of scales (they run around $5-10) and start learning the patterns.

 

[MalcolmAmos]

Bass guitar for dummies is a great little of everything book. The following is an example of the charts available. Your public library will probably have it.

IMO with all the help on the Internet I think you can do it on your own until you get to technique. When you get to technique you gotta get a teacher or at least sit knee to knee with another bassist. I've always discounted picking up bad habits. Everyone I play with has at least one bad habit.


Just get started.

 

[oi_pride]

I've always discounted picking up bad habits. Everyone I play with has at least one bad habit.

Hey those bad habits make us who we are

 

[BassNoob1]

Is it a good bass for metal?

 

[bassinplace]

Get these books for starters: Hal Leonard's Bass Method by Ed Friedland and Blues Bass by Ed Friedland.

Also see sticky in this board called "Pacman's sure fire scale practice".

Also see this:

That should be enough to get you up and running. You can decide where you want to go from there.

 

[lordlogan]

Is it a good bass for metal?

i dont know what its good for its a yamaha rbx 350


And thank you every one money is slim to none right now so :/ i'll be checking out all of those links and resources and will go to the library to look for bass guitar for dummies ^.^

Anyother advice is welcome