Bass Guitar

I have just ordered myself a bass guitar which I would like to learn. I have never played one before. Was just wondering if anyone else plays bass and if they have any tips for learning or playing one ?

Cheers

 

dunno if its true but my uncle says the bass is the second easyist instrument to play!

 

i had one a few years ago. its really easy to learn the basics but very hard to step iot up and learn "flea" esque bass playing. i got a video with mine from the "bass institute of southern california" with some hippy showing you how to play. an excellent instrument but very limited unless you're playing with other musicians

 

Cool. A few of the mates have acoustics and another one used to play the drums and is away to buy new set and start playing again. Thats why I ended up going for a bass. Watched a few clips of flea on you tube, amazing !!

 

Hopefully it is true !! Ha

 

cool. its a fantastic instrument when played right. a scotsman is actually my favourite bass player, jack bruce from cream he played the bass like a lead guitar.

[YOUTUBE]http://youtube.com/watch?v=FI8SUc2SV4k[/YOUTUBE]

 

My first electric guitar was a Bass, I dont have one at the moment but I've been thinking about getting another for a while now.
Its not a really rewarding instrument to play unless you're in a band, or discover that you have a flair for it.
Heres one of my favourite bass players, James Jamerson, he only ever used one finger to pluck the strings.
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqtELR5GyfI&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

 

nice tune as always barry.

here's another one of my favourite bass players and one of my favourite songs ever, jah wobble of public image ltd. any U2 fans will notice that the edge based his early guitar playing on this song

[YOUTUBE]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ylOCIP54PIQ&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

 

My son plays both bass and lead ,he plays the bass well and will play songs like money -pink floyd like most others do ,but a while back i heard him playing something i knew and i liked his answer ,,he was playing a kizz song ,100,000 years which is an amazing song live for both bass and drums ,i said kizz ,and he replied ive blanked all the other music out and concentrated on the bass ,which i do quite a lot ,and he has got it down to a tee .

 

Loved that song when it first came out ,you can hear the similarity between the guitars on it ,but i do like u2 ,and you clagan mate dont

 

i hate them now rab but i love early U2 before bono dissapeared up his own * and started thinking he was the second coming. up until they released "zooroopa" i loved U2. they had an urgency about them and a message to spread, i loved them but became dissalusioned with them when they started releasing *. they made a huge differenece in ireland at a time when the country was in an awful state, culturally, politically and econimically. they gave us something to be proud of on a worldwide stage

 

Good shout ! Jah Wobble is another fave of mine, I love all that heavy dub reggae style!!.
p.s
I never made the connection between Keith Levine's guitar style and The Edges style until now

 

i saw him playing at a festival a few years back, a bit self indulgent but if you can play bass like that i suppose you may as well show off

 

I love this track.
Jah Wobble and the late Ronnie Drew: Bagpipe Music
(bass comes in at 0.55)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_jR1EPtmKo[/youtube]

 

I do prefer there early stuff mate ,but i remember at the time when zootv arrived ,it was a big dig at the press because they said u2 were very one dimensal ,so they done that as a big * you to them ,i went to that gig at parkhead ,it was a great show ,and most of it was kinda early gear but the stage show opened a few eyes .

Ive got go home on dvd aswell at slane castle ,thought that was a great gig and the stage show was not on that massive scale ,a better gig .

Apoligies to the poster of the thread ,went a bit off topic ,sorry

 

i appreaciate what you're saying about zoo tv being a "* you" to the press but i didn't like it at all. here was a band preaching to us about third world debt and worldwide poverty basically mastrubating on stage. it was extravavgant, over the top and against everything early U2 stood for. i thought it was embarressing for them but i can appreciate it from a purely entertainment perspective

 

I used to think the bass was boring but the more i play it the more a love it. I was a guitarist for years before i even picked up a bass so it came quite easy for me. But yeah, if you have good control over your fingers well (sounds silly but it's very important) then the bass is prob one of the easiest instruments to learn.

You should just get a wee chord/note book m8 then get some tabs off the net for songs that you know inside out. It won't be easy training your right hand (if your playing right-handed) to play in rhythm but stick at it, you will get used to it.

Saying that am not very good at that coz i use a pick, being a guitar player and all

P.S. I thought i was the only * in the world that thinks U2 are dung. Thank * for that!

 

Well if you look at it from that side clagan ,your correct mate ,principles do count .

 

Bass guitar is an under appreciated instrument.

Check out guys like Victor Wooten to see some really funky bass playing.

 

here is a clip of me on bass

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=h5fYwiXZeFU[/youtube]