Bass guitar contemplations

[Dikkybee007]

Life is too short to only play 1 style of musical instrument. I bought a LTD B-10 bass from JB for under $200 after I had my first cheap store bought Strat and it is a learning curve but you already have the skill base so I would say your 80-90% there. The last 10% should be easy with all the books and videos that are out there plus help from the people around you. The first time I nailed the bass riff out of Fleetwood Macs The Chain was as good as it gets and seeing as the 4 strings are the same as the low 4 strings of a guitar playing the intro of Creams Sunshine of your love is great. You can put a set of light strings in and lower the action so the experience isn't as painful as my first time being the noob I was. Take the plunge and you will never look back.

[Zandit75]

Life is too short to only play 1 style of musical instrument. I bought a LTD B-10 bass from JB for under $200 after I had my first cheap store bought Strat and it is a learning curve but you already have the skill base so I would say your 80-90% there. The last 10% should be easy with all the books and videos that are out there plus help from the people around you. The first time I nailed the bass riff out of Fleetwood Macs The Chain was as good as it gets and seeing as the 4 strings are the same as the low 4 strings of a guitar playing the intro of Creams Sunshine of your love is great. You can put a set of light strings in and lower the action so the experience isn't as painful as my first time being the noob I was. Take the plunge and you will never look back.

Thanks Dikky. Technically, I guess, I already have three instruments in my repertoire, The Guitar, Vocals and the Bass Trombone(I'm already fluent in Bass clef reading, but translating it the Bass guitar would be an interesting challenge).
I surprise myself enough when I get something right on one of those instruments, so if I get something right on the Bass Guitar, I'm going to be beaming!!!

[king casey]

My daughter plays the trombone in the school junior jazz band.
She got the option last year to add another instrument and chose the bass guitar (thanks to her uncle Marty).
After trying out a few she wanted the Fender Mustang but it was out of the budget range.
Got a Squier Bronco bass from Pat's Music instead.

They held a bass/percussion evening at her school and there were a couple of Squier P basses, one Squier Jaguar and one lucky kid had a Fender.

Hearing them all through a decent sized amp the Squier Bronco sounded just as good to my ears.


cheers, Mark.