I'm Thinking of Learning Bass Guitar?
Posted in learn guitar on 07. Jan, 2010
I just love answering these learn guitar questions. Here’s another:
Question: i was just wondering if anyone could reccommend a guitar to get that’s good for learning on and what is the best way to learn? lessons or a book?
Answer: I would highly reccomend lessons to get the basics, since books really only help once you know how to use them properly. Once you’ve found someone to give you lessons, ask him/her for advice on which guitar to buy. You don’t need to take lessons forever, just until you’ve got your feet under you, so to speak, and can continue growing easily on your own.
do idea but go for it!
lessons are definitely better than a book. Just make sure the person teaching you is teaching the kind of music you wanna play. (Your teacher will probably recommend a good book to practice from anyway). As a beginner I wouldn’t go for an expensive bass, you really just need something basic that just plays the right notes.
I WANNA LEARN TOO! MY DAD IS EXCELLENT BUT I JUST DON’T HAVE THE ATTENTION SPAN TO LEARN ANYTHING.
teach yourself….they have many instructional books…I like gibson guitars…they make good bass’ too.
Lessons are probably better, with the book you are on your own so it can take a while getting used to playing a new instrument. If you have played some thing similar to a bass guitar (like a guitar) the basic are pretty similar. I play both and started out taking lessons on the guitar, I handled learning bass with just a book and help from the internet. Lessons prepare you better for notes and special chords, plus your instructer is a live person you can ask questions to and he or she will provide better assistance than a book.
As far a bass goes, Fender makes some pretty good begininer basses look for something you can afford and that you like, most of the time the sound a bass makes if prefered by the bassist, for example my friend prefers his 5-string Ibanez but I would reccomend staying with four strings and a Fender-but if none of these answers help you in choosing a bass, I say start researching look on the net and visit some music stores before settling, pick some up and just pluck the strings even if you don’t knwo what your doing it will be fun and ask the sales people which instrument don’t reccomne d but be careful some might just want the commission. You could also wait for yout 1st lesson or when you find an instructer and ask them for some opinions.
get an cheap fender for your first bass guitar…and about the book or lession it is whatever u perfer….i do both…i get tab books to teach myself and i take lessions..
the best way is to go to a guitar store and pick one that you like, one that feels ok for you and within your price range.
there are some greta sites for learning guitar as well as guitar tabalature sites so you can start to learn some of your favourite tunes. lessons are great to but expensive when you are a learner. have some fun first before you decide what you want to do.
Yamahas are good for beginners and after you get a little more advanced, the yamaha’s still good for you.
it’s got decent quality..i own a Yamaha and learned on it and it hasn’t given me any problems to date. Unless you plan on going pro with that bass, the Yamaha would serve you fine and you might not ever have to get a more expensive brand.
As for lessons, i think you should try a bit of all the ways and see which you like best, since everyone has their own preferences. Y’know, book, DVD, lesson, book on DVD, etc.
Learning bass guitar right from the start is hard if you don’t know the basics of guitar. (just so you know, bass guitar has 4 thick strings, guitar has 6 thin strings)…….you should start with a cheap $100 acoustic guitar, and learn the basics, and get your fingers used to playing and pressing the strings, b/c bass also has thicker strings and the length between the notes is wider….for acoustic guitars, you can get a decent Fender acoustic for about $100…..and for bass, you can get an Ibanez 4-string for about $150, usually they come with the amplifier and cables and everything you need. Good Luck!
you have to advertise on here instead of getting a teacher? how sad…..
lessons are good, but cost much more than a book. with lessons you’ll get personalized training, which really comes in handy when you need to know what you’re doing wrong but it isn’t in the book anywhere. personally, i only learned from books. there are pros and cons to both
as for a guitar, for a beginner i would recommend a fender p-bass. easy to use, not to costly, just right. however, if you really believe that you are going to take this really far, you will want to start out with a more proper bass. i personally use an ernie ball musicman SUBX05, and i love it, but that’s just my taste (besides, they aren’t made anymore)