How does bass compare to guitar?
I have been playing guitar for 4 years and want to learn to play some bass . How does it compare to guitar... Is it harder, easier, etc.
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I have been playing guitar for 4 years and want to learn to play some bass . How does it compare to guitar... Is it harder, easier, etc.
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Well, you are going to actually build more callouses using bass, so you will be going through the finger-pain stage again, as the string gauges are much thicker.
Bass is, in my opinion, a bit harder than guitar. The frets are larger, and you are given a larger scale to move across. The scale-lengths on basses are normally 34", so where a guitar's fretboard stops near the body at around 18 or 19 frets, a bass will have 22-24, though there are short scale basses.
As the other answer put it, there are less chords, and more walking lines. Depending on what genre you are playing, you could be chugging a few power chords, or even soloing on bass almost as you would a guitar. If you are required to play swiftly on bass, going up and down the neck will take getting use to, as well hitting the write notes and getting it to sound good until you are use to the size and spacing of the frets.
If you are getting a bass, you need a BASS AMP. You will blow up your guitar amp if you use your bass on it.
Contrary to what Some people think,bass is Harder to play good!
Guitar is easy as you just play 'on top' on other instruments,and if you stop playing,the music continues.
If the bass player makes a mistake or stop,the whole band sounds weird!The bass player 'cant' make mistakes!
Knowing guitar can make the Basics of learning bass easier,
but the instrument has a completely different function in a band,playing with the drummer,a completely different way of thinking!
You will get it though!
i personally think it is easier to learn on for a beginner. It will help build up finger dexterity for when you play a 6 string guitar. Chords are difficult for new players so I think sometimes starting off with bass is best. That is what I did, I played bass for 2 yrs, then switched to a 6 string.
Less chords and more walking lines for the bass...
I love bass...
The more you can go up and down the fretboard the better. Basically you are trying to make 4 strings sound just as good as 6 strings.
Youtube John Entwistle's solo performance and you'll get a glimpse of bass awesomness.