Bass Guitar Basics

[Lester Mcmahon]

There are basic bits of equipment that you need to include when you
buy your first bass guitar. The guy in the guitar store is going to
want to sell you a boatload of accessories but you only need a few
basic things to make up your basic bass guitar kit. Buying your very
first bass guitar is an occasion you will remember for the rest of
your life. You have finally made the decision to but a musical
instrument and to practice until you can play it. Maybe you've already
had some experience at playing the guitar. If so, you will find the
bass a little easier to play from a technical point of view but
learning how to be a bass player does include some challenges. The
first is to get out of the guitar store with some money left in your
wallet.
Your new bass guitar is a valuable piece of equipment and you are
going to want to keep it safe. So you will need to purchase a bass
guitar case. If you are actually going to be transporting your bass
guitar to different places for practice or for gigs it is best not to
go for one of the cheaper cases. They're a bit on the thin side. Spend
a little more money and get a case that has a hard outer shell and
some padding inside.
Bass guitar strings come in several types: roundwound, groundwound and
flatwound. The most common are roundwound which have quite a bright
sound and can be used in all styles of bass guitar playing. Reggae or
jazz bass guitar players usually prefer a fairly mellow sound so they
will often choose flatwound bass strings. Groundwound strings are
preferred by bass guitarists who do not like the finger noise that you
get with the other two kinds of strings, and they don't have the
extremely bright or totally mellow sound of flats or rounds. Whichever
kind of string you use, buy a spare set or two. If you have not made a
final decision yet, buy a set of each kind of string to try them out.
Bass guitar players play standing up, so you will need a guitar strap.
They are made from vinyl, polyester or leather. Your guitar will
probably have one but you might see something in the store that you
prefer. There's not a whole lot of difference between the different
types of guitar straps, so just make a personal choice.
There is one bass guitar basic accessory that you can go crazy over,
and it's picks. Bass guitar picks are cheap and come in many shapes,
sizes and colors, a lot like the girls who will be attracted to you
when you start playing bass in a band.
A strict rule that all guitar players should impose on themselves is
to keep your instrument in tune all the time. You can do it by
installing a free tuner on your computer but if you are going to be
travelling to gigs then buy one when you purchase your bass guitar.
Just get a cheap one to start with. They come in a wide range of
prices but they all do the same job.

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[Lester Mcmahon]