You all know I'm an acoustic player, and I've dabbled in a couple of electric builds, but have yet to play one of them on stage.
The conversation I had with my mother the other day brought to the fore some contemplations I'd been having towards getting a Bass guitar to muck around on.
The only time I've ever picked up a Bass guitar was when I was doing the sound check work for a college concert as part of an Audio Technician course that had just been introduced that year. We got to set up the gear for concerts, and play around with the mixing desk occasionally. All the roadie stuff without the poor pay!!
You may have also seen, or listened to a couple of my videos/recordings of my singing, and know that I've been getting a few gigs around the place over the last year or two.
When playing live, I'm always on my acoustic 8-string, and I sometimes have a band behind me, or just my friend Mick on his Pedal Steel(BTW, Mick wants me to look at his lapsteel design soon for some assistance. Should be interesting!) but when Mick is on stage, playing with band, more often than not he is on Bass guitar, since it's only a 3-piece group. He's just as good on Bass, as he is on acoustic/electric guitar, but he really shines on the Pedal steel.
My mother picked up on this over the weekend when we were at a 70th birthday on Saturday night. She suggested I should start learning Bass guitar, so Mick could spend more time on Pedal.
Typically, since she'd had a couple of drinks by then, and she hadn't discussed this with anyone, but then and there she thought it would be a great idea to contact one of her friends who used to teach Bass, and was going to keep an eye out for a cheap bass!
So, what's the actual point of this thread apart from telling a weird story??!!
I want to hear from those who have transitioned from Electric to Bass, and what their experiences have been?
I've had a quick look on Gumtree, (https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/pros...tar/1150777453) and there is a cheap one available about 1&1/2hrs away. They're advertising it for $75, it looks in decent condition physically, but I don't know anything about them. The brand is completely unknown to me, not that it's an issue.
There's plenty of videos on Youtube on how to learn bass, but if there are any other sites people know of, I will gladly look at them.
Thanks in advance!