How many basses should i have?
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If its what you love as many as you want!
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Depends on what kind of fish you are going for... if its bass, the one important thing to look for is shallow water, with deeper water near by...they hang out in these areas in order to escape the shallow water into the deeper. ex: a 4ft. drop off in a lake is a good place too look for them usually with brush or trees near by
90657
Stay with the Bb. There are others out there, but the Bb is the most common by FAR. Bass clarinets are the next most common, and most orchestras will have one Eb clarinet player.
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5 if you have 3 or more volumes.\n0 if you only have 2 volumes.
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Check out Cabelas OR Pro bass .com they have eveything. good luck
15000
I always liked my strings as tight as possible but really it depends on how you play the game. Here's the general grid:\n\nStandard: 50-60\nMidsize: 55-65\nOversize: 60-70\nSuper Oversize: 60-70
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Don't look  to form a whole band all at once...you don't even have to have each insturment to have one.  Check out Sleater-Kinney-no bass but they rock!  Some bands even use drum machines to create sounds. Get a keyboard/synth and record sounds while you play the guitar(is that what you play?) Then you'll meet people who fit your style. Good luck!
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I've been playing the acoustic bass for about 7 years. I got better by learning other bands songs and then eventually writing my own.  Try to learn both easy and diffucult songs.  This will teach you how to move your fingers.  When listening to other music, listen for the bass and how it plays with the drums. Usually, the bass will hit each time the drummer hits a tom/snare drum. And as always.....practice.
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When you hear your favorite music, do you hear one instrument's part over the others? That's how I became a bass player!
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HUH?!\n\nTune a regular guitar to A=440. Bass guitars tune to A=330 or A=220... one octave below a guitar.
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Know that bass lines vary greatly from guitar. If you're used to playing chords on bass (at least 5ths), then you should be fine for the initial move to guitar. \n\nThe strings are smaller and easier to bend, therefore you might wanna start with a larger gauge of strings as well (just be careful not to get them too large and warp the neck). \n\nRemember that rhythm guitar doesn't always work with percussion like a bass (usually) does. Oftentimes guitar plays a counterpoint to bass and drums, so be prepared for this. \n\nIf you can learn to play bass, you can more than likely learn to play guitar. \n\nGood luck!
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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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Whatever you can play and sound good doing it. Also you and your mates must be comfortable with the style.
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First, if you don't already have a bass, buy one between $200 and $300.  In the beginning, the things that a more expensive instrument brings you won't matter until your skill level improves.  As a golfing buddy of mine said when I was intrested in buying clubs, "The first few years will feel like you're hitting rocks, so don't spend alot of money."\n\nSecond, find a good teacher.  Someone with plenty of music knowledge AND gigging experience will propel you much faster than those who skip this step.  A sold theory background is important to becoming a good player.  Sure, it may seem boring and unnecessary to play "Mary had a Little Lamb" for a month straight, but you learning many things at this stage (finger position, notes on the fretboard, reading music, etc...) so don't sweat it.  Learning to play an instrument is like learning to play a sport or weight lifting.  You wouldn't bench press 250 Lbs right off the bat, would you?\n\nThird, listen to music you wouldn't normally go for.  I'm a hard rock fanatic, but I listen to a ton of jazz, fusion and some Motown (some of the most innovative players around were playing funk lines 30 years ago!).  People like Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke and Jaco Pastorius will help you develop a big ear and also challenge it, too!\n\nFourth, practice, practice, practice.  I promise you, 1 hour a day of solid practice coupled with once-a-week lessons and you will have a great foundation after 2 to 3 years.
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call basspro or cabelas and they'll send you one.  A better idea would be to pick up a current equipment guide and find out the scoop behind the products.
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I've been playing bass for ten years now and got my degree in music with the bass as my major instrument.  I personally have never been that excited by Fender basses.  To me they have no character in their tone and they just seem very generic.  BUT alot of other people fell every different. MY advice is to spend some time in a number of music shops (if possible) and play every bass they have.  I would even take in your amp and other equipment because that can have an effect on the sound as well(again if it's possible) once you find the bass that has the right sound feel and of course price then you have found your bass and don't care what company made it.
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you'll need more than one amp if you want clean tone and sound from your vocals and guitar........i would concentrate on an amp for the guitar first......fender makes a great amp for the money....and stay away from crate and ampeg.....bad electronics.........but since your a beginner i would go to a pawn shop and play around till i found something that sounds clean and has great levels.......then you can haggle the price and take home a great amp for $250......you may even get a half stack if you can talk good enough.....lol.......more people quite playing guitar so fast that pawn shops overflow with some great equipment.......well i hope you find what you need.........hit me up if you got any questions and i will help you as much as a bassist can .....lol.......keep music as your salvation...peace