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Teaching myself bass guitar...
sean:
When I started playing bass, my teacher had me play old 1-4-5 blues riffs. That was really helpful with learning the basics, and I recommend the same to you. Also as someone else said listen to bands that have good bassists. We do cool stuff at the low end too guys!
Nodaisho:
A benefit of having a teacher that I didn't see here yet is related to the post that Sox pasted in, a good teacher will hold you to doing it right, he won't let you hit a string that isn't supposed to be playing, even when you don't realize you are doing it wrong. Having someone that notices when you mess up, even when you don't, is both extremely frustrating and very good for your technique. I have a friend that has played for about as long as I have, plays more than I do, but his technique is worse because he just plays by himself, he doesn't have someone calling him on his mistakes. On the other hand, he is better at improv than me, though that could just be he practices that more, while I only practice the songs.
This is all from a guitarist's standpoint, but I think it applies.
I will second (third? fourth?) the advice not to let your bandmates push you aside and leave you with crappy parts, Bass can be awesome, look at the bassline on Spacegrass (Clutch), Orion (Metallica), or probably most Primus (don't listen to them much). Motorhead as well, though Lemmy's bass doesn't really sound like I tend to think of basses as sounding like, since he just turns his mids up all the way.
DMart:
I've basically just taught myself bass thus far, and I get the feeling my technique isn't great because of it. Unfortunately I don't have any available funds to afford me a teacher... so can anyone reccomend a particularly good book for teaching yourself bass? I always find it so much easier to have a hard copy of things in front of you for stuff like this. I know music theory from learning other instruments (well, at least enough to get by on), so I'm mainly concerned with the technique side of things. Someday I'll see a teacher, but not within the next 6 months.
Thanks for that massive quote-reply Sox, good read.
Spluff:
--- Quote from: JimmyJazz on 28 May 2008, 19:17 ---(Happeened to me with guitar; I held the pick wrong for the first three years of self-teaching.)
--- End quote ---
You had a terrible teacher, there is no 'correct way' to hold a pick.
Albatron:
Wow Sox, thanks for that. I'll probably have to read it again a few times. I really get what he's sayin about doing things your way. I think thats what can make the difference between a competent musician and a good one.
I'm listening to Orion right now, I forgot how awesome Cliff Burton is on bass. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth is fucking incredible. Bus accidents suck.
Maybe I can find someone to give me some pointers, I don't have any money for a teacher.
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