(For bass guitar players)  What is the best bass to use?
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I too use a MusicMaster (1978) for some songs in a few of my regular bands. From the list of bands you mentioned (I have seen Switchfoot and Sanctus Real live), one uses a MusicMan Stingray (Switchfoot) and the other two use Fender Jazz Basses. You can get a made in Mexico Jazz bass for under $500, but make sure you try it out first (at a store) because they do not have a really uniform build quality, unlike Ameriacan made Fenders. If you think you will be playing other types of music in the future, you might want to get a more modern instrument (something with an active preamp) like a Yamaha or something similar. Make sure you try out differnt types and makes of basses until you find something that feels good to you. I know of bassists that own $5000 basses but their favorite is a $1200 fender they picked up at a pawn shop. It is all about how you feel. If the instrument helps you express your ideas and feelings, and feels and sounds like "you", go for it, even if it a cheap Squire or Rogue.
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A normally tuned four string bass (stand up or electric) has EADG strings but at a lower octave, and a five string has the upper B.  The fingerings are exactly the same as guitar and violin.\n\nMost bass players have two traits, one each from two types: \n1) chord or single note players\n2) complex or simple fingerings (eg. walking bass)\n\nThe best player often have many of the same tricks as guitarists.  The worst players are the ones who play one note to death, ie. 90% of rock and heavy metal players.  \n\nListen to the ones who combine chords with frills - Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke from jazz, and Geddy Lee and Chris Squire from rock music.  Single note walking bass is what you will hear in almost all blues and early rock and roll; it's easy to play, but it's effective and sounds good.  \n\nIf you really want to hear unique bass playing, listen to the now-deceased Mark Sandman of the defunct group Morphine.  Sandman played a *two string* bass - tuned to the same note - with *a glass slide*.
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yes go to drop tuning which usually youll go drop d and anything lower then that and you may want to get yourself a bass guitar.  but if you dont know how to go to drop just get a tuner and wait until your reading for the 6 string comes out as a 3d and that would be drop d tuning
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Depends on the sound you want. heavy use zildijian, for pop use sabian, for everything use MasterCard :}
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here is my opinion, and i will explain why...\n\nQuality Electric Guitar + All Tube Amp = Warm, Fat, Awesome Tone!\n\nExample: Gibson Les Paul + Marshall DSL100 (or TSL) = Orgasm\n\nExample: Gibson Voodoo V + Marshall JCM800 (2203) = GOD\nExample: Fender Stratocaster + Fender 68 Vibrolux = Stardom\n\nThere are basically two different types of guitar amplifiers, Tube and Solid State (or transistor).\n\nTube amplifiers use a series of old fashioned tubes to provide power, distortion, and tone. Solid State amplifiers rely on transistors, and sometimes software, to provide the tone. They both have the same job, to amplify the sound of your guitar, however they both sound totally different, with good points and bad.\n\nhere i will guide you through exploring The advantages of a Solid State Amplifier.\n\nThey usually have fabulous clean sounds, crisp and accurate almost to a fault.\nThey are quick and responsive to your playing.\nThey can take more abuse in moving since there are very few fragile parts.\nThey require less maintenance.\nThey can “Try” and emulate other amplifiers at the push of a button.\n\non the other hand here are the disadvantages:\n\nNO WARMTH – solid state sounds cold and sterile.\nLOUSY DISTORTION - to the point that it fatigues your ears and can cause your spine to shatter at high volumes. I have actually talked with people who have no idea about music gear describe the sound of a quality Fender solid state amp that was trying to “rock”, as sounding “Harsh, like a razorblade through my ears”.\nNO TONE – Solid State amps all sound very similar and will sound the same with almost any player.\nTHIN – They usually sound very thin as soon as you leave the clean spectrum. Distortion only makes solid state amps sound even more thin and lifeless. Like a mosquito in a jar.\n\nmoving on to tubes, here are the advantages:\n\nWARMTH – Tube amps are best known for their exceptional warmth. They are pleasing to the ear, something you can not justify in a laboratory. Scientists have no way of measuring the warmth, which is probably the reason that they have not been able to duplicate it in a solid state amp. You can hear a tube amp “Warm Up” the longer it is on. Your audience’s ears will not tire of a tube amp sound in the way that they will from solid state. The warmth acts like a blanket, soothing the ears. The WARM tube amp sound blends with the rest of the band perfect.\nMORE TONE - Each tube amp sounds different, each with its own unique tone. You can hear this tone between manufacturers and even between the same exact models. Changing out the tubes will even change the tone. No two guitarists will sound the same through the same tube amp, as the amp will respond to the individuals playing technique in a totally different way. Tube amps have been described by many veteran guitarists as “Tone Monsters”.\nTHICK AND HEAVY – Tube amps sound fat and thick, and will sound even fatter as the volume is turned up, creating that famous wall of sound. Tube amps sound HUGE!\nULTIMATE DISTORTION – Most electric guitarists want at least a little edge to their guitar sound, otherwise known as distortion, while others want screaming leads. Tubes, by their very nature of operation distort sound, and do so in the most pleasing way to the human ear, by Pushing and Pulling on each other. I have heard many tech guys go on and on about why tube distortion is better and I do not feel like quoting all of their boring documents about it. Let’s just say, YES, there are specific proven reasons why, but who cares, everybody agrees tube distortion is far superior to solid state.\nCOMPRESSION – Tubes compress your sound in several ways, usually when to much power is demanded from the output transformer. The transformer can not handle the signal peaks and softly rounds them off, causing even more distortion. Trust me, it’s a good thing.\n\nnow for the disadvantages of tubes amps.\n\nMaintenance Costs - If you
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I've never played actual bass guitar but I use root, 3rd, 5th, or 7th a lot when I play base line (left hand) on piano / keyboard:\n\nWhen you get better at this, it's time to learn when to throw in 9th, diminished, sustain, etc.
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It will "work," but if you ask anybody, you'll find that you really need a true bass amp. The biggest reason is that guitar wattage really won't cut it for a bass. Your sound will suffer, and you could blow something. Or you might just have a lame sound.
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New or Used you could pay anywhere between USD300 - USD6,000\nFor a good bass I would be ok spending up to USD1,500.\n\nLessons vary so much as well - group or private - I spend USD80 for three hours a week.
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pickguards.com\nwarmoth.com\n\nboth deal with pickguards, and warmoth can even customize one for you.  warmoth also deals in parts and pieces of every imaginable sort for guitar and bass.
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I prefer FLW other than bass masters. FLW is a better chance for an everyday fisherman to have fun and be able to fish against some of the best. As far as bass masters being better fisherman, the best fisherman fish both.I think what did it for me was when bass dropped Ranger Boats and went with Triton. Also starting out with FLW you fish tournaments against other pros or amateurs . Bass you join a club , real crappy way to do it. That is a long story on how that works , more complicated.
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Hands down it's the Stratocaster. The Precision bass is truly a fine instrument. The Telecaster is also a very good guitar, but across the board the Strat takes the cake. It is a tremendously versatile instrument even at the cheaper levels. And I know this may sound funny, but with the contouring it is also very easy to play. Plus, why do you think so many other guitar manufacturers have designs that resemble a Strat? The Strat has been in existence since 1954, and will certainly remain as one of if not the most popular guitars in history.
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I use the green Dunlops (I think they're .80 mm). They're so cheap, just buy a mixed handful and see what you like. I started out using very thin picks and have slowly worked my way up. Brain picks are great as well, they have a nice grip so you don't lose them while you're playing.
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What you need is a Fender Precision Bass. I run mine through a Peavy TNT amp and it sounds awesome.  Don't let computers make music for you. Pick up an instrument, you'll be glad you did.
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well if you want to learn bass, you might as well get an electric bass because acoustic bass guitars are rare and almost no one uses them.\n\nif you want to learn guitar, the best way to learn is the acoustic guitar.  if you start out on the acoustic you will build up your finger strength and build a callus  on all your fingers.   if you learn the electric first, your fingers will not get stronger, and you will probably not grow any callus on your fingers.  \n\nelectric would be easier to learn on, but stupid because you will be left behind from everyone else, youd be skipping the basics and find out your only setting yourself back\n\nstart out on acoustic guitar\n\nand the guitar and bass are two different instruments by the way
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Electric guitar and bass strings produce tone in proportion to their magnetic properties. A pickup senses the vibrating string and converts it to an electrical signal which is further processed by control pots, cables, effects, amplifiers and other outboard devices. Stainless steel, long preferred by bass guitar players, generates the strongest signal while less magnetic nickel is more mellow. Nickel plated steel combines the attributes of both metals and is the most widely played electric guitar string.
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Being a semi professional bass player you should know the answer to this question.  However...Being fluent in many styles of bass playing and guitar playing myself, I would suggest buying a few of your favorite artists in those genre's and listen to them over and over again.  Listen to the down beats and the upbeats.  Listen to the accents of each note being played.  Which beat is being emphasized?  Reggae is particularly easy for a blues player.  I would also suggest downloading some tableture for those types of songs.  Tableture, if you aren't familiar with the term, is non-music readers music for guitar and bass that shows finger and fret positions for songs.
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get the fender strat, u get the great name brand and it fits your budget at only $350, and most of the greatest rockers have used it such as kurt cobain.