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Bass guitar is not the most powerful thing in the universe but to me it is. The powerful tones that bass guitars emit is one that drives all music and holds it together. It’s a fun instrument to play too.
I’m proud to say I have been playing bass guitar since the mid 1960’s. I took lessons as a teenager that taught me starting with the basics, and that gave me the foundation I needed to apply my imagination to the music that I play so I never get bored.
Today there is something called Tabs where someone just starting out can go and learn a song real easy. While this is easy it really does the person an injustice because they are learning the song but not the structure of the music. What I would recommend to anybody starting out playing bass guitar, first thing is to go out and get yourself a great bass guitar package then take some lessons to learn the basics. Mix this with tabs and you will find you will understand much more of what you are playing.
When I first started playing bass guitar I had only one bass guitar. I was perfectly content with the idea of having only one bass guitar, but then it happened. I don’t know when it happened but it happened.
Suddenly I had two bass guitars and to go with those two bass guitars I had two bass amplifiers. I currently own four bass guitars along with three bass amplifiers. The first two bass guitars I purchased separately. I followed each one by obtaining a bass amplifier afterwards. My last one I found this great bass guitar package that had everything I needed. Bass guitar packages didn’t exist when I first started to play but I’m sure glad they exist now.
As far as the title of this blog, yes it is still happening today and it has spread because I now own electric guitar packages along with acoustic guitar packages. Ain’t life wonderful.
There’s nothing quite as distinctive as that bass guitar sound, and for that reason, it has been utilized in rock bands and popular bands for decades. Some of the most famous recording artists of our day (and yesterday) include players of the bass and electric bass guitar. If you’re not convinced that bass guitars create charismatic and noted musicians, just think of Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Epitomizing the 90s rock sound, he is considered by many to be one of the most talented bass guitarists around.
Going a bit farther back in music history, there is also Paul McCartney of The Beatles. While their music ranged from love ballads to rock anthems, McCartney’s skill with a bass guitar always stood out. And who can forget John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin or Jack Bruce of Cream? Both these men brought their own unique style and musical tastes to the iconic instrument. But the list is not completely dominated by men. Female rockers have also rocked the bass guitar, including Kim Deal of the noted alt rock band The Pixies.
I don’t know about you but I love most types of music. From classical to rock I can always find something interesting in most kinds of music.
Songs that really get me going are the ones with the bass guitar playing more than just root notes. When ever I get a chance to watch a group play, I not only listen to themusic, I am also watching them to see how they play. By this I mean their style, using me for an example I am an OK bass guitar player but I lack style. Style is something the best bass guitar package can’t give you, like me you might be able to play but you don’t have that charisma that makes people notice you.
If you grew up in the 60’s like I did you grew up listening to the sounds of music coming from the newly formed Motown record label. The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Miracles and Stevie Wonder were among the top music acts at the time.
Did you know allot of the songs done by these artists and others were backed up musically by the bass guitarof James Jamerson and the rest of The Funk Brothers. The Funk Brothers were Motowns’ session musicians who recorded on most of the songs recorded at Motown. Other guitar players for The Funk Brothers were Robert White, Eddie Willis, and Joe Messina.
One could say that Jamersons’ influential bass style was ahead of time. You can hear him playing on songs like “Shotgun” by Jr. Walker & The Allstars, “My Girl” sung by The Temptations, ”Dancing In The Street”, “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”, and “For Once In My Life” just to name a few. His favorite bass guitar package was not a guitar package at all, it was a stock Fender bass guitar.
I have been blogging for some time now and it’s no secret my favorite instrument is the bass guitar. It is for this reason that I have come up with what I like to call my favorite bass guitar package, which is my favorite bass guitar players.
I put Paul McCartney at the beginning of my list. His early songs with The Beatles revolutionized the way bass guitar is played. His style wasn’t flashy but his bass lines were, he employed a bass style that made me say to myself, hey I can do that, and I did.
James Jamerson is another one that let his bass guitar do his talking for him. He was basically a session musician who played on just about every famous song that came out of Motown along with The Funk Brothers. His bass playing some suggest is what molded Motown into the power house it was to become. He like McCartney got away from just playing root notes and bass patterns that were repetitive, in its place he would play a bass guitar that was more improvisational, “For Once In My Life” by Stevie Wonder is a great example of this.
I love playing bass guitar. When I’m not playing music I am usually listening to music. I love watching a bands live performances, as I watch I find myself checking out the bass players bass guitar package.
The evolution of electric guitars has been incredible, and bass is right there with the electrics. I find it fascinating because I think I have a certain guitar figured out then I find out it is a custom high end knock-off.
In my mind there’s nothing better in music than a great bass line being played with just the right bass and amp combo. Whenyou listen to the song as a whole the bass is like the glue, it holds the entire song together.
Are you an advanced guitar player, or maybe someone who is just starting out? No matter what your skill level electric guitar packages are something you need to know about.
When I started playing in the 60’s there was no Internet to keep me informed on what I needed to complete my bass guitar package. I was in my teens when I purchased my first bass guitar and it wasn’t until I got it home that I realized I needed a bass amplifier. After I got my amplifier and could hear what I was playing, I realized I need some kind of a tuner or in those days a pitch pipe.
I guess you see where I’m heading with this. Today everything is available in an electric guitar package, plus if you get the right package you will receive other things you will ultimately need also. So check out some guitar packages, you’ll find they come in a range of prices to cover any budget.
Guitar players tend to dread the moment when their strings become too frayed to create adequate music anymore. In some cases a string will even break, reminding a guitarist that the other five should probably be replaced as well. Luckily, the process is the same whether you are dealing with expensive electric models or cheap bass guitars. Begin by loosening the sixth string with a winder until it’s slack. Cut the string up near the tuning peg rather than along the body or the neck; this will prevent damage to the paintwork.
Take a new sixth string and feed its plain end through the bridge. Pull it toward the head of the guitar and through the opening in the tuning peg. Bear in mind that you’ll be turning the peg in order to tune the string, so leave a little slack. Turn the tuner in a manner that winds the string around the post. Bring it into tune and then stretch it a bit before retuning. Trim any excess string that’s sticking out from the peg. Repeat the process with the five other guitar strings.
You don’t have to be the best guitarist in the world to be in a band. Being in a band doesn’t mean you have to play gigs either.
Starting a band is really quite simple, find a couple of people with their own electric guitar packages, get a bass player with his own bass guitar package, get yourself a drummer and you have yourself a band. If you know someone who plays keyboards invite them to sit in.
As far as what songs to play what I did with my first band is everyone in the band contributed with song and styles that they were into, we didn’t even have sheet music, one person would know the chords and yell them out as we went along. As we went on when someone came in with an idea for a song at the end of practice we would make the announcement learn this song by the next time we meet. At the nest session we would play the song, it needed some polish but for the most part the system we had worked.
The biggest thing to remember when forming a band is to have fun with it, your not doing it as a profession. One other thing is, it’s alright to make mistakes, it’s things like that that will make you better as you go on.