Bass discussion (Branch from "Music Career in Japan")

[HinataUchiha]

hm......people are recomending several different kinds. which should i go with?

[Yuusuke]

Watever u want

[MMM]

Originally Posted by HinataUchiha

hm......people are recomending several different kinds. which should i go with?

That is a question only you can answer by going to a music store and holding some different basses in your hands. Check out what basses your favorite musicians play and if you like that sound look at one of those. Buying an instrument is an investment and shouldn't be answered by strangers on a forum.

[HinataUchiha]

ok. I will totally go do that.........as soon as i get to drive to a music store.......as soon as i get a car.......as soon as i get a license........as soon as i get a permit.........alright, i'll just look it up online.
has anyone been to ultimate guitar website? someone told me to go there earlier so i made became a member and all that. now what?

[HinataUchiha]

ok, nevermind. i'm asking so many annoying questions when I'm too lazy to look it up myself. from now on, i'll only post serious concerns and problems i come across if i can't handle it on my own. thank you all for your guidance and patience so far!

[SceptileMaster]

Hofners are good bass' but are out a beginners price range. If you can get one for a decent price I think the Squier vintage modifieds or classic vibes are great bass'.

YouTube - Squier Classic Vibe Basses

That's the classic vibes. I have a vintage modified and it's great. They aren't quite the fenders but are damn close.

[SceptileMaster]

Originally Posted by SceptileMaster

Hofners are good bass' but are out a beginners price range. If you can get one for a decent price I think the Squier vintage modifieds or classic vibes are great bass'.

YouTube - Squier Classic Vibe Basses

That's the classic vibes. I have a vintage modified and it's great. They aren't quite the fenders but are damn close.

EDIT: Give ultimate-guitar a miss. Far too much emphasis on tab and wrong horrible things like that.

EDIT 2: Sorry pressed quote instead of edit the first time... so sorry for the extra post.

[HinataUchiha]

ok. it was kinda confusing anyway. but then, everything confuses me(lol.........but sometimes its not so funny.........)
so without that, how do i go about learning? i want to start from scratch, with the absolute basics.
"now class, pay attention. This is an instrument called BASS" oohs and ahs throughout class of idiots like me "it has strings!" gasps throughout class.......
a little excaggerated, but you get the point.

[Yuusuke]

Originally Posted by SceptileMaster

EDIT: Give ultimate-guitar a miss. Far too much emphasis on tab and wrong horrible things like that.

EDIT 2: Sorry pressed quote instead of edit the first time... so sorry for the extra post.

i think rogues are better than squiers personally

[SceptileMaster]

Originally Posted by SceptileMaster

Well some of the most important things that lots of people do when they start and is detrimental to them is the following:

* Not using their ears. Musics an art based on sound so this seems obvious but it causes problems. You should learn songs by ear and be able to tune your instrument by ear. Looking at tabs or a tuner is detrimental to your true ability. It all this that stops you from hearing what you want to play then playing it... how you to do the ears you ask... well the next bullet point will explain.

* Learn your major scale. Everything in music comes from the major scale. The idea is you learn to hear what we call intervals. An interval is basically a distance in sound between two different notes. Do interval training (there is software to help this out there if you want assistance so then you can hear the difference between all 12 intervals). The idea being since all songs are made of intervals, then anything you hear on a song or in your head you can play instantly. Beats tab eh? Even if you can just remember the song in your head because you can hear intervals you can just play it instanly, no having to learn or practise songs and you can jam with anyone easily and have far more creative freedom.

* Learn chord construction... even for a bass player this is important as you'll likely to have to play real chord following basslines sometime.

Apart from that do the usual like timing practise and stuff. Playing along to records is a good way to get your technique up and apart from that keep at it. Follow this advice hopefully you should avoid all the stuff that limits a lot of modern players such as not being able to tune their guitar without looking at a needle inside a little box, or having to resort to being spoonfed how to play the simplest of things because they can't work out stuff by ear,

I hope this helps.

Do that to start learning.