Bass Guitar Players

burningmetal · 08-18-2014, 06:07 PM

I taught myself guitar by ear, as did two of my brothers. I liken it to learning how to read. Just as you sound out a letter, you do the same with notes. I would fool around with the strings until I hit the note the matched whatever I was trying to play. After a while your brain starts to memorize the basic structure of whatever you're playing, and the more you practice you develop muscle memory and that's when your speed picks up and you can start creating your own sound. That's how it was for me anyway.

And once you have that feel for it, it's easier to comprehend theory, even though I'm not personally a theory guy. I prefer to use my own techniques, but every person is going to have their own comfort zone.

08-18-2014, 06:07 PM	#37
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Bass Guitar Players I taught myself guitar by ear, as did two of my brothers. I liken it to learning how to read. Just as you sound out a letter, you do the same with notes. I would fool around with the strings until I hit the note the matched whatever I was trying to play. After a while your brain starts to memorize the basic structure of whatever you're playing, and the more you practice you develop muscle memory and that's when your speed picks up and you can start creating your own sound. That's how it was for me anyway. And once you have that feel for it, it's easier to comprehend theory, even though I'm not personally a theory guy. I prefer to use my own techniques, but every person is going to have their own comfort zone.
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