I Want to Learn How to Play the Bass Guitar, a Few Questions?
Posted in learn guitar on 25. Aug, 2010
Keep the learn guitar questions coming! I liked this one:
Question: Hi 
Ok, so I have decided I’d like to play the bass and I’ve been playing the guitar for about 2 or 3 years now, so would that make playing bass a bit easier?
And also, I have tiny hands so would that affect the difficulty? Haha, silly questions but I need to know. Thanks :3
Ok, so I have decided I’d like to play the bass and I’ve been playing the guitar for about 2 or 3 years now, so would that make playing bass a bit easier?And also, I have tiny hands so would that affect the difficulty? Haha, silly questions but I need to know. Thanks :3
Answer: Tiny hands don’t matter. There’s a very tiny girl in a band in my local area, I laughed when I heard she was switching from guitar to bass because any normal bass isn’t that far off being taller than she is, but aslong as you can shift around the fret board with ease it shouldn’t be a problem.
There are people in the world playing 7 and 8 string basses with average sized hands, and the neck on some basses is finer than some acoustic 6 string guitars. so a person with small hands will have no problem playing a 4 string. You might have to make more exaggerated movments when going from one string to the other but with speed and strength, there is no reason why you can’t be a brilliant bassist.
Your experience on guitar should help, altough chords are out of the window when it comes to bass (there are bass chords but they don’t sound that good).
bass is easier than guitar but also hard to master
Yes It Does Help If You Have Experience It Helps A Lot. My "Sister" Played The Guitar For About 1 Year and Then Switched To Bass And She Became Very Good Within 5 Months. She Is Very Passionate About Bass Now. And She Had Really Small Hands And Thats Fine. Just Stick With 4 String Not 5 String (or more) Unless YOU Can Play It Efficiently! Good Luck! and God bless
Yes, playing the bass will be a bit easier for you and I don’t think the size of your hands matters because you will usually be plaing one note at a time.