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Learning to play bass guitars in the mid 1960′s was challenging because there wasn’t much information readily available like today with the Internet. Yes from learning how to play to purchasing bass guitar packages the information you needed you had to get on your own.It wasn’t until I joined a band that filled in the missing pieces. I have nothing but good thoughts when I think about the earlier bands I was in. When it came to playing electric guitars and bass guitars there was always someone to help fill in the puzzle that was in my mind. There was always someone around with the knowledge that I was lacking and was not afraid to share it. Even when it came to playing in between songs you could always try playing someone else’s electric guitars and bass guitars. That was a nice thing because you could actually try different guitars without having to purchase them.
Have you ever noticed one of your favorite artists or bands constantly changing electric guitars and bass guitars on stage? Have you ever thought that they were just showing off?
The answer is no they are not. Acoustic guitars sound different than solid body electric guitars, just as different style solid body electric guitars sound different from each other. Each electric guitar is designed to produce a specific sound, making different from the rest. That is why they change so guitar packages so frequently, because each song requires a specific sound.
Thanks to cheap electric guitars and cheap bass guitars you can experience the same difference in sound at a fraction of the cost. You can start with one style electric guitar and build your collection as you go along.
Learning how to play electric guitars or bass guitars can be a very rewarding experience. I know for myself I have played primarily bass guitars and owned quite a few bass guitar packages over the years.
I have learned my craft quite well, it has been over forty years since I took lessons and mastered the art of playing bass. I don’t play anywhere anymore, I just play for my own enjoyment. That being said it has always, and still amazes me how nobody rally notices all the hard work you put into learning, or how good you really are. Minor mistakes aren’t noticed because all people focus on is the overall sound of the band and if that is good they don’t notice the rest.
The lead singers and guys who play the electric guitars in bands seem to get all the attention, while the people playing the bass guitars seem to be invisible.I started playing bass guitar back in the mid 1960′s. I have purchase many styles of bass guitar packages through the years because I tend to single out the bass guitar before any other instrument in most bands. I have found that there are a lot of people out there that don’t even know what the difference is between electric guitars and bass guitars.
There were some bands in the early days of rock that let the bass come to front, it was like having a secret weapon. I owe my love to bass guitars to bands like The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Blood Sweat and Tears and a studio band named the Funk Brothers.
You Don’t Know What You Need Until You Don’t Have It
The title of this blog pertains to everyone I’m sure. Have you ever purchased something only to find out that you should have purchased something else to enhance that original purchase?This applies to the purchase of electric guitars and bass guitars, especially if you are new to the world of music. When you get your purchase home and take it out of the box you realize you need a case to store it in, or a stand to place it on when you are not playing it. How about that guitar amplifier or bass amplifier, did you know enough to purchase that at the same time?
Guitar packages come in electric guitar packages, bass guitar packages, and acoustic guitar packages, and are the solution to your problems. These guitar packs come with everything that you need, they even include things you would not have thought of, like guitar tuners and guitar polish.
If you play electric guitars, or bass guitars, or even acoustic guitars and you’re like me you dread the time when you have to change a string. Depending on the last time that you changed your guitar strings they all might need changing.
Expensive electric guitars as well as cheap electric guitars and cheap bass guitars all share the same weaknesses, they all need maintenance from time to time. What better time to give your guitar an overhaul than when you need to change the strings.
First thing is to check the neck with a straight edge to see if the truss rod needs adjusting. After you have done this and replaced the strings you might want to check your guitar for intonation. You check for this by tuning the open string then checking to see if the same note is present at the 12th fret, if they are not you need to loosen the string and raise or lower the bridge depending upon which way it is out then tune your string again. Checking all these things will keep your electric guitar in perfect working order, and who knows it might even improve your sound.
If you want to learn how to play electric guitars or bass guitars it helps if you have an idol. Even when it comes to purchasing the bass guitar packages and electric guitar packages you want to play you can use the influence from someone that you admire.Whether it was coincidence or influence from The Beatles, the early days of rock found the hollow body or semi-acoustic electric guitars used widely. At some point after the use of the stratocaster style electric guitar kind of took over as being the most popular.
For me I am partial to the j-bass and p-bass style, and of course the bass guitar that Paul McCartney made famous the vintage violin bass guitar. I found that having these different style bass guitars, and playing them both personally and on stage, that your sound is broadened by the contrasting sounds.
I chose these bass guitars because of my idols Paul McCartney as stated before, Jim Fielder of Blood Sweet and Tears, and James Jamerson of the Funk Brothers who were the body and soul of the Motown sound of the 1960′s.
Skiffle is the name given to music in the early twentieth century. It was mix of many kinds of music like country, jazz, folk, and blues. What made it different was that it was played with home made instruments.While it started in the United States it found its way to the UK in the 1940′s, and it’s a good thing it did. This music was the early influence of the most innovative and successful electric guitar packages ever to be assembled, The Beatles, So I guess you could say if it wasn’t for Skiffle music there wouldn’t be the rock and roll that was to follow.
While The Beatles honored us with the sounds from there electric guitars and bass guitars it was Skiffle music that implanted the rock and roll seed.
When it comes to electric guitars and bass guitars everybody’s a critic, especially on the Internet. Everyone wants to tell you that the cheap electric guitars that you are looking at are no good, when the opposite is actually true.
New York Pro Guitars and Stadium Guitars are what you would call cheap electric guitars. What makes them cheap is the fact that they don’t cost a lot, and they are not made by one of the high dollar guitar manufacturers. While this may be true the word cheap only applies to the fact that they don’t cost a lot. Many people have tried these electric guitars and found they are really quite well made. There finish equals that of a high dollar guitar, and if it;s an exact duplicate that you are looking for there are some people who purchased these guitars and replaced the electronics with that of a Fender and for a fraction of the cost have a high quality electric guitar.
Do you own and play electric guitars? Do you perhaps play bass guitars? Do you play and own either electric guitar packages or bass guitar packages? Have you ever thought about playing both?
Playing electric guitar or bass guitar by itself is a great thing but the ability to play both is even better. I can tell you from experience it gives you and the band that you are playing with flexibility. I am not the best bass guitar player in the world, but by no means am I the worst. As far as playing electric guitar I am OK, I know enough to get by. There was a time in the 1960′s when I was part of a jazz band with the lead instrument being a tenor saxophone. We had someone on keyboards while I played bass along with having the lead singer role. We had some songs where I would switch of bass guitar and play electric guitar while the guy playing sax would play my bass guitar. If we didn’t have the flexibility we wouldn’t have been able to play those extra songs.