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A suggestions for a new guitar player?

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heretic:
well you're wrong ;)

onewheelwizzard:
Bass can be way more fun than guitar if you learn to improvise with it.  Learning bass on your own in silence is boring as all hell.  Listening to and mimicing amazing bass players like Scott Reeder (listen to "Gardenia" by Kyuss if you doubt me) is fun.  Jamming with skilled musicians on bass is amazing.

Whoops, I just realized I'm threadjacking.

Um, trying to keep on topic, how about beginning bass players?  Any differences in tips for learning, or is it basically the same?

sp2:

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--- Quote from: sp2 ---Play with other people a lot if possible.

Damnit, I can't believe no one's said that yet.
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I think I know why:
Who in their right mind wants to jam with a beginning guitar player? :)
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You'd be surprised.  I have several friends who are pretty damned advanced on guitar.  I, on the other hand, am not particularly amazing on bass.  But I can hold a rhythm going that they can solo off of.  The same goes for a beginning guitarist.  They can hold down a rhythm while slightly more advanced players can solo off it.  It's satisfying to everyone involved, and if the folks you play with are cool, they'll teach you what they know at the same time.  As long as you can play a chord progression, you're golden.

So seriously, play with other people.

As for bass, pretty much learn pentatonics and don't focus on learning songs you like so much as focus on learning songs with cool bass things you want to be able to do in the future.  This doesn't mean don't ever learn songs you like, but keep an eye out for songs with cool bass bits.  But pretty much, pentatonics, jazz scales, and arpeggios are key for learning to really crank cool stuff out.

And play with other people.  No matter how bad you are.  Otherwise you won't learn to keep rhythm with other people and what complements a guitar riff and so forth.

Really, playing with other people is invaluable no matter what you play.  Really seriously.

will: wanton sex god:
im tooo lazy to read through this page full of replies.

so allow me to possibly be redundant.  here are somethings you may or may not be aware of

when strumming chords or doing just about anything on guitar, the NATURAL thing to do is anchor your thumb over the top of the fretboard.   Not only is this horrible playing, but it also causes a good ole ache in the joints when you get older.   the correct place for your thumb is for it to lay flat up to the first "joint" in a place as close to teh center of the back of the guitar neck as possible.  Not only will this ease tension, but itl allow you to move more accurately and quickly.

anyway switching between chords just takes practice.  make up your own progressions involving chords you hate switching between and practice a lot.

La Creme:

--- Quote ---I play with myself.
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All growed up!

I do too. Sometimes I play with my dad. He plays piano. We play jazz.

Sometimes I play with Phobo. He is the greatest drummer ever. Word.

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