I hoop it wont take long.Im even having lessons.but yeah have to get a bass but for know im using my nevues bass but yeah om gonne buy some next month
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Took me 10 years to get good on bass, I would say I am way of being amazing like Victor Wooten but am getting there. HIGHLY recommend the bass guitar to anyone, beautiful instrument, very underrated. It is possible to learn your self like I have, spending no money what so ever. Just research really. A good place to start is
http://www.play-bass.com
I had the idea of doing this a while back. I went out, bought a secondhand Yamaha RBX374 Bass (complete with a small non-bass specific practice amp) and then proceeded to do very little in the way of actually learning anything. A fairly pointless exercise, one might say.
However – I’ve now picked the darn thing up again and am giving it a shot. I’m absolutely useless at the moment, my fingers might as well all be thumbs for all the use they are on the fretboard, and my coordination is terrible. A very good friend of mine, who is a very accomplished guitarist, assures me that it will come in time, so in the meantime, I just need to practice, practice, practice.
I’ve also recently replaced the teeny tiny practice amp with a proper Marshall Bass combo – it’s a fair few years old, not overly huge, but it’s a Marshall, and what self-respecting Motorhead fan could ever consider anything less? :) The teeny tiny amp will soon be on eBay- it won’t fetch much, but it might as well go as sit about the place gathering dust.
I’m also looking for a good teacher- both to help motivate me, and to teach me the real low-down basics- am I holding the darn thing right, or is it my own cack-handedness that is making things difficult for me?
Live_Life_Now has refocused on his goals
I have raked about $275 together and I want to buy a bass so I can get moving on this goal. I may go to the Guitar shop tomorrow and check it out. I have an amp for my guitar but I think I might need a different one for the Bass so I do not damage it.
N2thecalmb4thestorm moving forward and enjoying the journey
I have a bass guitar and have taken some steps to begin learning to play it, but need to start practicing on a regular basis in order to make steady progress. While it might seem obvious, I also need to keep my fingernails the right length as having nails too long can be a big obstacle in being able to play the bass correctly and get the right sound.
So yah, I want to learn and I am going to try my hrdest. I hope I can rock. =D
I’ve always wanted to learn, but now that my brother actually has one, I just have to seize the opportunity.
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themarbleslinger asks,
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