Yes. Just start by learning to tune the instrument and then learn to use your index and middle fingers by alternating them. Using the thumb to play is very easy but you will develope better skills using the index and middle fingers to play with.
But this is only an introduction to the many things that you can do with the instrument. Many of the techniques are very simple. Just start by using your first to fingers to maintain a steady rhythm. You will find as you are learning how to play the instrument that many people will try to guide you through complicated melodies. The easiest way to learn these melodies is to maintain a basic rhythm, and expand by learning good thumb techniques such as slap.
Pretty much. You do need a feel for the bass, and a style. The band needs a sturdy bass to go along with the songs, something to go along with the drummmers bass drum. If you can dig that, ya, the guitar strings are set up the same, you're halfway there.
Absolutely. Bass is actually much more simplified because you don't necessarily have to fret any chords to play....usually one note at a time. If you become proficient at the bass, solo work on the guitar seems to come much easier. To play generic bass lines, take the root note from the guitar chord and use that as the note you play.
Actually, for me, it was the other way around. Electric Guitar have much finer strings while bass has thick fat ones. If you know how to play good enough on the bass, then when you switch to electric, you'll know how to play the low E to G string good enough. Your fingers might not be too adjusted to playing the some strings due to diff sizes. but either way you should try. I play both so i have personal exp.
AnswerYou didn't answer the question.Bass and guitar are two separate techniques. Most bass players with no other instrumental experience have to come to terms with the concept of chords -- playing more than one note at a time. For example, a bassist can play on the root notes of a song, but on guitar, he would suddenly have to come to grips with major and minor chords. I've met bass players who don't know that U2's "One" needs an A minor, not an A major.
One thing bass players do develop is finger strength. Most bass players have a much stronger left hand than Guitarists. They'd have to come to grips with narrower spacing and finesse, but they'd likely have more endurance.
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It depends on the person. all different people learn at their own pace. if you are able to leans guitar exceptionally fast, then bass should probably be somewhat easy.
It is like learning a new instrument, because there is no fretboard for the string bass, and there are no markings for where to place your fingers. It is all done by ear and will take alot of time to get used to for this transition. It would be a little easier though, compared to someone with no experience at all with string instruments.
no you have to know the notes and alsom learning it genius
If you can play one kind of guitar, you can adapt to another kind fairly easily. They all work with the same technique, fingering and picking and strumming.
Bass Guitar
He played a Hofner Club Bass guitar
If you have a Guitar Hero guitar, you have to play multiplayer. For the first Rock Band, you can't play bass on Solo Tour mode, but it allows you to on every other one. You use the guitar controller normally and, right before playing a song, it will ask you which of the two (guitar or bass) you would like to play. Select bass and it will have you play bass notes. On Rock Band 2, you do the same thing. This version allows you to play bass on every mode.
Arcade Fire's bass guitar that I've seen them play is a Mosrite Celebrity
The instruments are vocals, Bass Guitar, and drums
Flea plays bass. But most bass players CAN play guitar. And most guitar players CAN play bass. So Flea probably does play guitar! :)
Bass Guitar
No. But someone who knows how to play a bass guitar probably could.
what do you mean? like if someone says " I play a strat guitar " and another says "I play bass" then yes bass is a bass guitar. Any instrament can have a bass. like Viola is like an alto to the violin and a bass is the giant cello looking thing. (haha) and a piccolo is like the soprano to the flute. I play flute and bass (guitar).
You have too play co-op to play bass
I think you should play bass first. It is a slower part and is easier for beginners. I think you should learn guitar first before playing the bass one. I think you should learn how to play guitar first because you at least will know the notes and know how to plaY A little. They're both guitars but can be played differently. If you like the funkyness or the low tone of the bass, go for it. Its a little difficult than guitar since theres different ways to play it, but if you want to shred and have fun the E. Guitar, go for that. Its up to you. You say you want to learn to play the bass, so learn bass first.
A bass guitar is an instrument. Slap bass is a technique. Slap bass is one of many stlyes of techniques which is used to play the bass guitar.
I know he can play guitar, keyboard, drums and bass, but I don't know if there are any others.
Bass and treble clef.
The Bass
No. It is recommended that you take lessons, or have extensive musical proficiency on another instrument.
He played a Hofner Club Bass guitar