I have seen and heard of so many bass players learning to play by them selves with no lessons. So my question is what is the best way to go about doing that are there certain books or websites i should check out? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,philip
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Need some advice please?
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Some web sites and books that I found helpful would be :
Online Bass Lessons at StudyBass.com - One of the best all round sites for bass.
ed friedland bass method | eBay - There are three volumes.It is possible to get all three in one spiral bound edition.
Play Bass Now with MarloweDK - free bass lessons, funk bass exercises, bass guitar lessons, bass tutorials, electric bass lessons, learn to play funk
While the above sites are very good, if you are starting from scratch it would be a good idea IMO to get some lessons (even five or six, if you can afford them) to get you started. The problem with web sites for a newbie is that it can be hard to know where to start. So some people might click on a lesson that appeals to them, but may not understand it completely because they have not learned the basics. A good teacher can have each lesson building on the information gleaned from the previous one.
Sorry, did not mean to lecture.
Just letting you know the pitfalls that can happen with learning on the net.
Online Bass Lessons at StudyBass.com - One of the best all round sites for bass.
ed friedland bass method | eBay - There are three volumes.It is possible to get all three in one spiral bound edition.
Play Bass Now with MarloweDK - free bass lessons, funk bass exercises, bass guitar lessons, bass tutorials, electric bass lessons, learn to play funk
While the above sites are very good, if you are starting from scratch it would be a good idea IMO to get some lessons (even five or six, if you can afford them) to get you started. The problem with web sites for a newbie is that it can be hard to know where to start. So some people might click on a lesson that appeals to them, but may not understand it completely because they have not learned the basics. A good teacher can have each lesson building on the information gleaned from the previous one.
Sorry, did not mean to lecture.
Just letting you know the pitfalls that can happen with learning on the net.
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I recommend "Bass Guitar for Dummies" as a start from scratch, first encounter with music instructional book. Your public library will probably have it. www.studybass.com will be a friend.
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I recommend "Bass Guitar for Dummies" as a start from scratch, first encounter with music instructional book. Your public library will probably have it. www.studybass.com will be a friend.
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learn songs. by ear. transcribe them. if you don't know how to read music, it's a good way to learn. look at the transcription and dissect the structure of the music. if you don't know how chord progressions work this is also a good way to learn. after going through this process MANY times, pick out chord progressions from the songs you know and try writing/improvising lines over them.
i would say, hands down, pushing through actual repertoire is the most effective way to learn an instrument. it is also the most difficult way to start. whether it's worth it depends on how much of a self-directed learner you are...if you are ready to hunt for answers and do a whole lot of trial and error. my 2 cents.
I'd suggest you start with learning your basic scales, then as soon as you can start learning your interval and how they apply to chord progression. Transcribing helps you see what intervals are being used, so pick a song you like learn it by ear if you can, and take notice to the intervals and progression of the song. This might not be popular but get away from tabs as soon as possible because they limit your knowledge of the song.
I used Bass guitar for dummies, and it was decent but not informative enough for me as to why I was using some of these techniques. Lastly I find learning to read sheet music has been helpful in instances.
Books I've used: Bass Guitar for dummies I found was okay but did not provide me with enough information as to why I was using some of these techniques. Jazzology was good for learning about intervals and phrasing, only problem is book is in treble clef so you'll have to transcribe to bass clef, and finally scottsbasslessons.com is an absolute incredible resource.
P.S. If you can find and instructor you should, just make sure he's a bassist and not a guitarist teaching bass.
I used Bass guitar for dummies, and it was decent but not informative enough for me as to why I was using some of these techniques. Lastly I find learning to read sheet music has been helpful in instances.
Books I've used: Bass Guitar for dummies I found was okay but did not provide me with enough information as to why I was using some of these techniques. Jazzology was good for learning about intervals and phrasing, only problem is book is in treble clef so you'll have to transcribe to bass clef, and finally scottsbasslessons.com is an absolute incredible resource.
P.S. If you can find and instructor you should, just make sure he's a bassist and not a guitarist teaching bass.
