Bass?

When I play with my friends, we usually combine a trombone and my left hand on piano. But one of my friends can play bass guitar too, it's just fun to try stuff that is different.

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my friend got a bass last christmass that hasnt been touched since, I think its a fender but I dont know the specific type. If we can find one more person, we have a keyboard he can play.

cool, mxtabs.net is great to learn songs and stuff.

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98ball wrote:

do you guys think "The Indefinates" would be a good band name?

Save yourself some trouble and not even attempt to mutually come up with a band name until much later.

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P8ntblldude wrote:

all i can say is www.mxtabs.net, that place is awesome. Good luck. If you dont have a bass, but you want one, get a Mark Hoppus Fender Bass, those things are really nice.

you are insane if you buy that pile of junk. The bass is not versatile at all and is incredibly overpriced. I play bass and i have an Ibanez SR300DX, and a Fender Geddy Lee Sig. Jazz Bass.

For pointers, this exercise comes in handy (if you can read tab)

G--------------------------1-2-3-4--4-3-2-1
D-----------------1-2-3-4------------------4-3-2-1
A---------1-2-3-4----------------------------------4-3-2-1
E-1-2-3-4--------------------------------------------------

And never say that you got "stuck with bass". Bass is a great instrument and is NOT easier than guitar despite the ignorance of guitarists. It will take time and devotion, like every musical instrument.

For Inspiration listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus (les claypool), Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Larry Grahm, Bootsy Collins, and Black Dog by Led Zeppelin.

If you want to learn specific songs, Mxtabs.net is the best tab site i know, and if you need further help, i'm a member of musicianforums.com. My name is Flea333 on there.

For an easy, but great song to learn is Iron Man by Black Sabbath, or Sunshine of Your Love by Cream.

Bass is the heart and soul of a band and without good bass, the music will fall apart. You are the foundation of the band. Always follow what you want to do, not what you're band members tell you to do. If they insult bass and say it's not important, chances are they aren't worth a bassists time and devotion.

Last thing, if you want to join musicianforums.com, you will find that most people are incredibly nice and are willing to help without being rude. Have fun with Bass and keep rocking.

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"You have to be trusted, by the people that you lied to. So that when they turn their backs on you, you'll get the chance to put the knife in."

Pink Floyd- Dogs

Well, as said before, don't even think of a band name for now...

Bass is completely different from guitar, it has many techniques to be learned, my favorite being slap. If I were you, I would stick to some ESP basses to start with, or even Ibanez. Go to mxtabs and learn some songs, and go to the forums and ask around and look around for techniques

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thanks for all the input guys, I just got a PM from bass654321 that helped a whole bunch. Anyone here have any experience with applying lyrics to music or vice versa?