would it be alright to learn bass guitar without knwoing how to play guitar?
Jul 01, 2008 by Rage of the Jew | Posted in Performing Arts
my dad keeps insisting that i learn how to play a even guitar before i learn how to play bass guitar, but i really, really want to learn bass guitar right away. im bored of the clarinet (ive been playing for 6 years), so i grasp how to read music and stuff. your thoughts?
ABSOLUTELLY! My 15 year old sister fair-minded started playing bass guitar about a year ago, and she is AMAZING! Also she NEVER learned how to play regular guitar before she started playing bass.I would actually recomend starting on bass guitar cuz bass has 4 strings and automatic has 6 strings. They are TOTALLY different instruments....so take my advice and start on bass. Tell your dad what i said. They have lots of differences. Mainly the strings which is probably the biggest defference. So, good luck!
BTW-If you are buying a bass guitar get a Fender Squire-They are AWESOME! Here is what it is-
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/by-product/Squier-Stop-Dreaming-Start-Playing-Affinity-Jazz-Bass-Pack-With-Fender-Rumble-15-Amp?sku=513295
(This is Explicitly what my sister got and this is where she got it)
These are what they look like and they are AMAZING!
bandgeek1212 | Jul 01, 2008
Do you need to know how to play guitar to learn how to play bass guitar?
Aug 11, 2006 by Rena | Posted in Performing Arts
Very recently something I've been wondering.
I don't know how to play any instrument at all and I've been thinking that perhaps I should give it a go.
I've always liked the song of bass guitars so that is why it popped to my mind.
I don't want to learn to play so I can be part of a line or anything, I dont even care if I never get any good at it. It is more just a sit and home and feel proud of myself for learning something.
Is it easier to learn guitar and then move onto bass or is it just as leisurely to just start off with bass?
*sorry about the typos up there, I wasn't paying attention. Song is meant to =sound
Truly, playing guitar or bass guitar requires both dexterity and rhythm. The only difference is on your standard bass guitar you have four strings and on your standard guitar there are two more strings.
You can play chords on either, but only the guitar is "designed" to play chords.
If you're by the skin of one's teeth wanting to play for your own edification, then get an inexpensive "starter" bass kit (you can find one at Wal-Mart or Costco for around $120 complete with a young amp, and chord and a book) But buy an Ernie Ball Beginning Bass Book, (about $5) if it's not included with the kit and have at it.
You don't need to learn play guitar, in happening although the two instruments are extremely similar the theory behind them is very different.
Guitar is a rhythm section Axe, but only when it's comping.
Bass and drums are THE rhythm split. So in a typical sense the bass plays differently than the guitar.
Look at your typical sheet music and you'll see it's broken down into treble (G) clef or above-board hand piano, and bass (F) clef or left hand piano.
Learning to play any instrument takes some effort but if you're clear from the start about where it is you pine for to go with your playing, which you seem to be, it can be fun and rewarding.
Dahs | Aug 11, 2006
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