You have plenty of time ahead of you to learn any instrument you want. Guitar Gopher (author) on February 01, - If you like bass you can certainly stick with it. It's often frustrating, but the rewards outweigh the pain of learning. I absolutely love it and do regret waiting so long to return, but it's never too late! My advice: Play and don't stop. (Hey, why start at the bottom.) Frustrating at first, but getting the first verse down. My first song - Jimi Hendrix's the Wind Cries Mary. I taught myself acoustic 6 string, acoustic 12 and finally, at the old age of 68, got into electric! Love it. Regrettably, I stopped for 40 years! When I decided to return to playing, I knew I loved the bass, but would be mostly be playing alone. I played bass in a band when I was 15 - 18 years old. Steve From Brooklyn on February 15, 2019: I know that I will continue playing (and singing) as long as I am able to.60.70.100? I consider myself a solid player with still so much learn and that's what I love about it, you can take the instrument as far as you want! There is always more to learn.
My husband and I are enjoying empty nest life playing in our band. I only wish I would have started with it much sooner. I consider myself an introvert but I love being the center of attention for short periods of time and I love being part of the backbone of the band. I'm able to sing backup vocals while I play. When I'm singing, the other player plays bass and vice versa. I am a lead singer and bass player along with another lead singer and bass player. Flash forward 11 years, we currently gig about 20-30 times a year, have a successful 80s tribute band. My husband and I started a band in 2008 which we still have today. Within 2 years I was going to blues jams with my husband and finding other women to jam with (that was actually pretty difficult to find).
I spent about 30 min to an hour every day learning songs from tabs, cds, music books of songs I liked. When I started, I couldn't even speak a word when I was playing, much less sing, so I was able to concentrate totally on the instrument. My husband (guitar player) bought me a bass in 2004 and I decided to make a commitment to learn it. I had played a bit of acoustic guitar for about 5 years but because I was a singer, I couldn't play without singing, therefore I never concentrated on the playing part. I was already a singer for about 15 years and wanted to play an instrument. I was a mother of 2 young children and 38 (2004) years old. I started playing bass 15 years ago, so happy I did. What a great article! I really enjoyed it. What a great story you have! Thanks for sharing it. I suggest at least using a direct box or pedal so you have some control over your - Thanks for the kind words. The bass is an instrument that is sometimes run directly into the house system. You may not even need an amp for playing in a band. In fact, that is a good way to go about working on simple scale practice and dexterity exercises. You can practice both bass and guitar without an amp. Can bass guitar be played without an amplifier? Some people may mistakenly think the bass is in the percussion family because it is so closely associated with a song’s rhythm. Percussion instruments are drums, xylophone, timpani, and similar. No, the bass is an instrument in the strings family, the same as the guitar. Is the bass guitar a percussion instrument? For this reason, bassists fret the same chords slightly differently than guitarists.
However, because the bass has such a deep sound, chords can often sound muddy and inarticulate. Any chord you play on the lowest four strings on a guitar you can play on a four-string bass. Put as simply as possible, the scale length is the distance from the end of the fretboard on your left (if you are a right-handed guitarist) to where the strings meet the bridge. The difference in size between guitar and bass is illustrated by a measurement called scale length. This can make it a bit daunting for new players, especially smaller people. The bass guitar is a bigger instrument, with thicker strings. In those cases, you may wish to consider some of the practical aspects of guitar and bass. What if both guitar and bass get you equally fired up? Or, what you simply want to choose the instrument that gives you the best chance at success, with the understanding that you can learn the other later on? Unfortunately, this advice still leaves some new musicians stumped. In the beginning, choose whichever instrument gets you the most excited! I think it is important for new musicians to start out on a path that inspires them, even if that path eventually leads them somewhere they never expected. Up until this point this article has dealt with inspirational issues.
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