I have a regular electric guitar but im thinking of buying a bass guitar and learning how to play it so i want to know which one is easier to learn
bass can get as technical as you want.
eg ”nobody weird like me”-Red Hot Chili Peppers. OR ”when i want to get funky” Vic Wooten
you find me an average bassist on the streets that can play those songs?
a regular guitar =acoustic/electric
a bass can refer to Upright bass, Bass Guitar & various other instruments.
generally though if you say i play bass people will think Bass Guitar
here is an old answer of mine
alot of people i see here post things such as ”i taught myself piano its easy”
let me say any instrument is easy, but to properly play it & understand what the heck your doing (this helps your creative process when writing your own stuff) is another different matter.
i could be taught to recite out 10 basic piano tunes, but give me the likes of Mozarts music & ask me to use certain techniques that are heard on piano. i would fail (as would all the people claiming ”its easy”)
the problem with teaching yourself guitar (or any instrument) is that alot of people give up they get frustrated. (supposedly 90% of self taught musicians quit)
also alot of people can ”play” guitar, ie bang out a few songs & intros eg starirway to heaven.
guitarists are a dime a dozen, everybody plays guitar (heck i play guitar) however a decent guitarist is hard to find this is where you can benifit from lessons.
Lessons are definitely a great idea, a teacher can show you techniques & correct you. i still get corrected over things i do at my lessons.
alot of the internet resources aren’t that great, again it is alot of amateurs with bad technique or looking to make a quick buck.
every music autobiography i have read (& i read quite a fair bit of them) the guitarist/any instrument, has gotten lessons at some point.
there are a rare few virtuoso (ie talented) people who didn’t get lessons but even at that they start practicing with other people who have got lessons & learn off them.
As somebody said those ”guitar for dummies” are great, however that is as a side tool to reference to. not to just teach yourself, at a glance you learn the basics but when you study those books they can get quite complicated & a teacher can clear any questions you have.
a teacher also encourages you to practice & gives you set goals.
PS try not to ask people to give you the chords to a song, its better if you can work them out yourself it creates an ear for certain notes. however make sure what you are playing is correct.
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That really depends on what you want to do. Electric requires more work on technique and bass more work on rhythm. Less technically is asked of a bass player. Electric guitar does have the advantage of being an instrument you can do more with on your own without needing to be backing for other people.
References :
bass can get as technical as you want.
eg ”nobody weird like me”-Red Hot Chili Peppers. OR ”when i want to get funky” Vic Wooten
you find me an average bassist on the streets that can play those songs?
a regular guitar =acoustic/electric
a bass can refer to Upright bass, Bass Guitar & various other instruments.
generally though if you say i play bass people will think Bass Guitar
here is an old answer of mine
alot of people i see here post things such as ”i taught myself piano its easy”
let me say any instrument is easy, but to properly play it & understand what the heck your doing (this helps your creative process when writing your own stuff) is another different matter.
i could be taught to recite out 10 basic piano tunes, but give me the likes of Mozarts music & ask me to use certain techniques that are heard on piano. i would fail (as would all the people claiming ”its easy”)
the problem with teaching yourself guitar (or any instrument) is that alot of people give up they get frustrated. (supposedly 90% of self taught musicians quit)
also alot of people can ”play” guitar, ie bang out a few songs & intros eg starirway to heaven.
guitarists are a dime a dozen, everybody plays guitar (heck i play guitar) however a decent guitarist is hard to find this is where you can benifit from lessons.
Lessons are definitely a great idea, a teacher can show you techniques & correct you. i still get corrected over things i do at my lessons.
alot of the internet resources aren’t that great, again it is alot of amateurs with bad technique or looking to make a quick buck.
every music autobiography i have read (& i read quite a fair bit of them) the guitarist/any instrument, has gotten lessons at some point.
there are a rare few virtuoso (ie talented) people who didn’t get lessons but even at that they start practicing with other people who have got lessons & learn off them.
As somebody said those ”guitar for dummies” are great, however that is as a side tool to reference to. not to just teach yourself, at a glance you learn the basics but when you study those books they can get quite complicated & a teacher can clear any questions you have.
a teacher also encourages you to practice & gives you set goals.
PS try not to ask people to give you the chords to a song, its better if you can work them out yourself it creates an ear for certain notes. however make sure what you are playing is correct.
References :
irish bass player
Bass guitar is easier to learn.
You have only 4 strings and in regular guitar you have 6
That means that you have less 2 strings to know.
The theory is pretty mach the same… so if you have 2 strings less than it’s easier.
except of that, also the part of the bass is easier…so bass is easier
References :
http://www.beginner-bass-guitar.com/costum-bass-guitar
Bass guitar is probably "easier", just because you help make the beat, not play over it
References :
http://lefthandedbassguitarinfo.com