Archive for June 22nd, 2010
Bass guitars are God’s gift to the music world. Having a slightly larger and heavier body, and a longer neck compared to an electric guitar it produces a sound one octave lower than a guitar.
Mostly played with the fingers or thumb it encompasses many different styles of playing, slapping, tapping, plucking or even thumping. It is produced mostly in 4, 5, and 6 string although I have seen it with more strings. It is used in any music genre you can think of rock, country, metal, jazz and reggae.
Playing bass guitars can be as simple as playing the root note of each chord, or to make it more interesting you can by playing the root and fifth note in the cord, or what is referred to as a walking bass. The great thing about playing bass is that it is up to you and your skill level what you play.