Bass Guitar Players

TheOak · 05-26-2014, 08:30 AM

Any of you fellow B&G members play the Bass Guitar?

I'm jumping on the self taught bandwagon and would appreciate any insight some of you may have. I've been reading and am familiar with some of the nuances, I do not read music, I'm not looking for the easiest way but rather the most effective way to learn.

Present skill level.... Pink Floyd's Money almost sounds like Money.

Best teaching tool?
Any Apps you could recommend?

exile · 05-26-2014, 09:52 AM

I kid you not but my son learned scratch Bass from the latest guitar hero game. It lets you plug the guitar directly into the xbox. He knows a few songs now but it will only teach you minimal.

But I think if you learn to read music your skill level will be much higher. And it isn't really too hard.

Good luck!

TheOak · 05-26-2014, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by exile

I kid you not but my son learned scratch Bass from the latest guitar hero game. It lets you plug the guitar directly into the xbox. He knows a few songs now but it will only teach you minimal.

But I think if you learn to read music your skill level will be much higher. And it isn't really too hard.

Good luck!

Thanks! I agree that learning to read music would be the best route, that would still leave me learning to play the instrument. Baby steps

When you say, "latest guitar hero game", I haven't seen one come out in a while, I've looked and I know there is t one for xbox one yet.... I need to dig I to it as that's a damn good idea.

exile · 05-26-2014, 11:09 AM

Sorry Oak. Not guitar hero. It's called Rocksmith.

TheOak · 05-26-2014, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by exile

Sorry Oak. Not guitar hero. It's called Rocksmith.

Thanks, I'll look into it.

TheOak · 07-30-2014, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by exile

Sorry Oak. Not guitar hero. It's called Rocksmith.

Hats off to you my friend for the recommendation. If your son doesn't know amout Customsforge.com it's free user created DLC. About 6,500 songs for Rocksmith last time I looked. PM me if he needs help getting the content to work.

I've tried to hack away at guitar many times in my life and always put it down. Kid you not, I'm on my basses at least 20 hours a week.

I think I peed a little for these

TheOak · 05-26-2014, 12:06 PM

Balls! I packed to my 360 when the One came out.

exile · 05-26-2014, 12:17 PM

There is a PC version.

saintfan · 05-26-2014, 05:06 PM

If you really want to learn, like from the ground up, go to Guitar Center and let them recommend a book, or better yet take some lessons. That is if you really want to learn. It isn't hard to learn to read music, and honestly you can do that reading a book, but music theory is quite another animal. Take it from a self-taught guitar player. If I could only go back 20 years to learn theory...

Outside the theory, technique matters too, and you can learn a lot about that through a good teacher.

Just don't give up. That'd my advice, regardless of which method you go with. Stay with it. The world needs more bass players!

Mr.Riaton · 05-26-2014, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

If you really want to learn, like from the ground up, go to Guitar Center and let them recommend a book, or better yet take some lessons. That is if you really want to learn. It isn't hard to learn to read music, and honestly you can do that reading a book, but music theory is quite another animal. Take it from a self-taught guitar player. If I could only go back 20 years to learn theory...

Outside the theory, technique matters too, and you can learn a lot about that through a good teacher.

Just don't give up. That'd my advice, regardless of which method you go with. Stay with it. The world needs more bass players!

Im with you on this. I've been playing guitar for 20 years and was self-taught from a book by Mel Bay. I learned bass along the way because its similar to guitar (bass has the same tunings as the top 4 strings on a guitar,only its 2 octaves lower),and that intrigued me to learn to play it. I was fortunate to play trumpet in a school band for two years where I learned music theory. I took more theory classes later on after I sterted playing guitar. My point is ,Oak, even though I dont think you should take theory classes(unless you want to),I would suggest learning some basics of music theory to get a better understanding of what your doing. You never know where your playing will take you, and you will be better off having that knowledge. But no matter what classes you take or who you get to teach you,or however you learn......nothing is better than practicing. Spend as much time on that instrument as you can!

05-26-2014, 08:30 AM	#1
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,041	Bass Guitar Players Any of you fellow B&G members play the Bass Guitar? I'm jumping on the self taught bandwagon and would appreciate any insight some of you may have. I've been reading and am familiar with some of the nuances, I do not read music, I'm not looking for the easiest way but rather the most effective way to learn. Present skill level.... Pink Floyd's Money almost sounds like Money. Best teaching tool? Any Apps you could recommend?

05-26-2014, 09:52 AM	#2
exile Cake or Death? Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,608	Bass Guitar Players I kid you not but my son learned scratch Bass from the latest guitar hero game. It lets you plug the guitar directly into the xbox. He knows a few songs now but it will only teach you minimal. But I think if you learn to read music your skill level will be much higher. And it isn't really too hard. Good luck! TheOak likes this.
exile Cake or Death? Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,608	Last edited by exile; 05-26-2014 at 09:52 AM.. Reason: d

05-26-2014, 10:37 AM	#3
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,041	Re: Bass Guitar Players Originally Posted by exile I kid you not but my son learned scratch Bass from the latest guitar hero game. It lets you plug the guitar directly into the xbox. He knows a few songs now but it will only teach you minimal. But I think if you learn to read music your skill level will be much higher. And it isn't really too hard. Good luck! Thanks! I agree that learning to read music would be the best route, that would still leave me learning to play the instrument. Baby steps When you say, "latest guitar hero game", I haven't seen one come out in a while, I've looked and I know there is t one for xbox one yet.... I need to dig I to it as that's a damn good idea.

05-26-2014, 11:09 AM	#4
exile Cake or Death? Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,608	Re: Bass Guitar Players Sorry Oak. Not guitar hero. It's called Rocksmith. TheOak likes this.
exile Cake or Death? Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,608

05-26-2014, 12:04 PM	#5
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,041	Re: Bass Guitar Players Originally Posted by exile Sorry Oak. Not guitar hero. It's called Rocksmith. Thanks, I'll look into it.

07-30-2014, 03:31 PM	#6
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,041	Re: Bass Guitar Players Originally Posted by exile Sorry Oak. Not guitar hero. It's called Rocksmith. Hats off to you my friend for the recommendation. If your son doesn't know amout Customsforge.com it's free user created DLC. About 6,500 songs for Rocksmith last time I looked. PM me if he needs help getting the content to work. I've tried to hack away at guitar many times in my life and always put it down. Kid you not, I'm on my basses at least 20 hours a week. I think I peed a little for these exile likes this.
	It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau

05-26-2014, 12:06 PM	#7
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,041	Re: Bass Guitar Players Balls! I packed to my 360 when the One came out.

05-26-2014, 12:17 PM	#8
exile Cake or Death? Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,608	Re: Bass Guitar Players There is a PC version.
exile Cake or Death? Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,608

05-26-2014, 05:06 PM	#9
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Bass Guitar Players If you really want to learn, like from the ground up, go to Guitar Center and let them recommend a book, or better yet take some lessons. That is if you really want to learn. It isn't hard to learn to read music, and honestly you can do that reading a book, but music theory is quite another animal. Take it from a self-taught guitar player. If I could only go back 20 years to learn theory... Outside the theory, technique matters too, and you can learn a lot about that through a good teacher. Just don't give up. That'd my advice, regardless of which method you go with. Stay with it. The world needs more bass players! Danno and Mr.Riaton like this.
	C'mon Man...

05-26-2014, 10:14 PM	#10
Mr.Riaton 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Broussard,La. Posts: 1,305	Re: Bass Guitar Players Originally Posted by saintfan If you really want to learn, like from the ground up, go to Guitar Center and let them recommend a book, or better yet take some lessons. That is if you really want to learn. It isn't hard to learn to read music, and honestly you can do that reading a book, but music theory is quite another animal. Take it from a self-taught guitar player. If I could only go back 20 years to learn theory... Outside the theory, technique matters too, and you can learn a lot about that through a good teacher. Just don't give up. That'd my advice, regardless of which method you go with. Stay with it. The world needs more bass players! Im with you on this. I've been playing guitar for 20 years and was self-taught from a book by Mel Bay. I learned bass along the way because its similar to guitar (bass has the same tunings as the top 4 strings on a guitar,only its 2 octaves lower),and that intrigued me to learn to play it. I was fortunate to play trumpet in a school band for two years where I learned music theory. I took more theory classes later on after I sterted playing guitar. My point is ,Oak, even though I dont think you should take theory classes(unless you want to),I would suggest learning some basics of music theory to get a better understanding of what your doing. You never know where your playing will take you, and you will be better off having that knowledge. But no matter what classes you take or who you get to teach you,or however you learn......nothing is better than practicing. Spend as much time on that instrument as you can! Danno likes this.