Midlife crisis..... welcome. My new years resolution was to learn a musical instrument, any musical instrument.
I was thinking triangle, tambourine or at a push the recorder.
But Santa had other ideas.
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Doesn't have nearly enough strings.
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Enjoy mate, good luck with it.
Very pretty, what model is that, looks jazz bass but with different pickups?
It's got a bridge jazz pickup and a neck precision pickup, so apparently the best of both worlds.
So a choice needs to be made.... What style to learn first
Plectrum, Fingers or Slappy ?
I've not started reading Bass Guitar for Dummies yet so I've no idea. I plan to become the next Jaco Pastorius so what ever he did. :D
Quote from: smilodon;436145It's got a bridge jazz pickup and a neck precision pickup, so apparently the best of both worlds.
Very nice. My only advice as a non-bass player one thing I do know, always think and work along with the drummer, you're the rhythm section... that way you don't try to become a lead guitarist which is the worst thing a bass guitarist should do. Also you're a bass guitarists, not a bassist or a bass player, it's important!
Quote from: smilodon;436147I've not started reading Bass Guitar for Dummies yet so I've no idea. I plan to become the next Jaco Pastorius so what ever he did. :D
Jaco, he was special. If you can listen to his rhythmic bass progressions and avoid his lead for now, and even do Fanny Mae for example, you'll be a legend in my eyes!
squire affinity! i like it, nice clean choice.
Good luck learning.
Learn with a metronome, keeping time very important as a bass guitarist, you've got to keep everything locked down solid... Also best wishes, I've been playing for nearly 40 years, still learning, still improving, still loving it.
Quote from: albert;436142Very pretty, what model is that, looks jazz bass but with different pickups?
It's a Squire Affinity PJ Bass. As beginners guitars go, they're not half bad
Arrived yesterday.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star..... like a Boss!
Quote from: smilodon;436364Arrived yesterday.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star..... like a Boss!
Do bass players do 'Smoke on the Water' too :D
I remember learning that well! At least I have never played Wonderwall...
Enjoy smilo!