So I'm thinking about teaching myself to play the bass

Metalhead_Bastard · **Posted:** Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:22 pm

Yeah, that'd be cool.

EisenFaust · **Posted:** Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:16 am

I'll up some within the next couple of days and PM you a link then.

Radagast · **Posted:** Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:33 am

I promise to lsiten to the track....as soon as I'm at home.....and remember........ :ph34r:

(forum ninja says cut Rad some slack)

EisenFaust · **Posted:** Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:45 am

Hehe.. I'll cut you all the slack in the world (wouldn't want to upset the forum ninja). Just listen to it when you can/want, I won't force you.. But the bass in the song truly rips, so it would be a shame not to check it out before the link expires.

rio · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:05 pm

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=12643

Seems like you're making a lot of progress, Radegast, although I didn't know this was your kind of thing- maybe that's why you left the band :cool:

(Cool band, btw)

Radagast · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:08 pm

So awesome.

I never did get that bass. Too poor.

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:24 pm

I'm gonna buy an Epiphone Zakk Wylde custom Les Paul.

crast · **Joined:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:29 pm **Posts:** 1502

I bought a bass the other day, :ph34r:

.:crast:.

unknownkadath666 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:12 am

i bought the book, bass for dummies.

i felt insanely nerdy doing so, since most of thatsection was dedicated to computer programing, but it is a great book and i used it to teach myself to play

i would highly recomend it.

hellraiser_xes · **Posted:** Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:13 am

I'm a bassist as well and still learning. Bought my bass about 6 months ago. Yeah I guess whatever everyone has posted here is very useful. But whatever it is, Rad, try learning the songs yourself, by ear. It helps a lot. When I started playing the guitar some 6 years ago on an acoustic, I depended heavily on tabs. And the result was that I never improved much. 6 years on and I'm still a skill-les fuck on guitars. But when I bought my bass, I took my friends advice and started learning songs by ear. It's tough, takes time and boring. But it helps on the long run. Trust me.

And another good way to learn is by playing with your friends. They could teach you some tricks along the way. Plus playing along with friends is fast, and helps improves understanding among band members. When I started out, I was the only lone ranger of metal in my school. So learning my favourite Maiden and Metallica songs was pure shite.

The_Voice · **Posted:** Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:38 am

hellraiser_xes wrote:

I'm a bassist as well and still learning. Bought my bass about 6 months ago. Yeah I guess whatever everyone has posted here is very useful. But whatever it is, Rad, try learning the songs yourself, by ear. It helps a lot. When I started playing the guitar some 6 years ago on an acoustic, I depended heavily on tabs. And the result was that I never improved much. 6 years on and I'm still a skill-les fuck on guitars. But when I bought my bass, I took my friends advice and started learning songs by ear. It's tough, takes time and boring. But it helps on the long run. Trust me.

And another good way to learn is by playing with your friends. They could teach you some tricks along the way. Plus playing along with friends is fast, and helps improves understanding among band members. When I started out, I was the only lone ranger of metal in my school. So learning my favourite Maiden and Metallica songs was pure shite.

And remember Rad, some people are gonna say that you cant play bass without a bass, but dont listen to them, bass playing comes from the heart, not from some piece of wood with four strings attached, keep following your dreams man! :dio:

Tlaloc · **Posted:** Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:50 pm

I have some rudimentry guitar skills before picking up bass, but it doesn't really matter. All you need is to learn two guitar scales for your more fancy playing, and a lot of patience besides. What I do when learning bass (or guitar) is to pick a song and work it out note by note. Black Sabbath is great for this because the basslines follow the guitar riffs, making them easier to identify. I also just sit in front of the tv and doodle away on it; strengthening my fingers and becoming familiar with what strings and frets make what sounds.

And it's only four, fat strings with no chords!

Radagast · **Posted:** Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:15 pm

The_Voice wrote:

hellraiser_xes wrote:

I'm a bassist as well and still learning. Bought my bass about 6 months ago. Yeah I guess whatever everyone has posted here is very useful. But whatever it is, Rad, try learning the songs yourself, by ear. It helps a lot. When I started playing the guitar some 6 years ago on an acoustic, I depended heavily on tabs. And the result was that I never improved much. 6 years on and I'm still a skill-les fuck on guitars. But when I bought my bass, I took my friends advice and started learning songs by ear. It's tough, takes time and boring. But it helps on the long run. Trust me.

And another good way to learn is by playing with your friends. They could teach you some tricks along the way. Plus playing along with friends is fast, and helps improves understanding among band members. When I started out, I was the only lone ranger of metal in my school. So learning my favourite Maiden and Metallica songs was pure shite.

And remember Rad, some people are gonna say that you cant play bass without a bass, but dont listen to them, bass playing comes from the heart, not from some piece of wood with four strings attached, keep following your dreams man! :dio:

LOL

The_Voice · **Posted:** Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:57 pm

Tlaloc wrote:

I have some rudimentry guitar skills before picking up bass, but it doesn't really matter. All you need is to learn two guitar scales for your more fancy playing, and a lot of patience besides. What I do when learning bass (or guitar) is to pick a song and work it out note by note. Black Sabbath is great for this because the basslines follow the guitar riffs, making them easier to identify. I also just sit in front of the tv and doodle away on it; strengthening my fingers and becoming familiar with what strings and frets make what sounds.

And it's only four, fat strings with no chords!

There are chords on bass.

Tlaloc · **Posted:** Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:13 am

The_Voice wrote:

Tlaloc wrote:

I have some rudimentry guitar skills before picking up bass, but it doesn't really matter. All you need is to learn two guitar scales for your more fancy playing, and a lot of patience besides. What I do when learning bass (or guitar) is to pick a song and work it out note by note. Black Sabbath is great for this because the basslines follow the guitar riffs, making them easier to identify. I also just sit in front of the tv and doodle away on it; strengthening my fingers and becoming familiar with what strings and frets make what sounds.

And it's only four, fat strings with no chords!

There are chords on bass.

I mean those tendon-ripping all four fingers playing twister on the fretboard nightmares you get with playing guitar.

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:22 am

Tlaloc wrote:

The_Voice wrote:

Tlaloc wrote:

I have some rudimentry guitar skills before picking up bass, but it doesn't really matter. All you need is to learn two guitar scales for your more fancy playing, and a lot of patience besides. What I do when learning bass (or guitar) is to pick a song and work it out note by note. Black Sabbath is great for this because the basslines follow the guitar riffs, making them easier to identify. I also just sit in front of the tv and doodle away on it; strengthening my fingers and becoming familiar with what strings and frets make what sounds.

And it's only four, fat strings with no chords!

There are chords on bass.

I mean those tendon-ripping all four fingers playing twister on the fretboard nightmares you get with playing guitar.

+1, loffel

hellraiser_xes · **Posted:** Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:51 am

Tlaloc wrote:

The_Voice wrote:

Tlaloc wrote:

I have some rudimentry guitar skills before picking up bass, but it doesn't really matter. All you need is to learn two guitar scales for your more fancy playing, and a lot of patience besides. What I do when learning bass (or guitar) is to pick a song and work it out note by note. Black Sabbath is great for this because the basslines follow the guitar riffs, making them easier to identify. I also just sit in front of the tv and doodle away on it; strengthening my fingers and becoming familiar with what strings and frets make what sounds.

And it's only four, fat strings with no chords!

There are chords on bass.

I mean those tendon-ripping all four fingers playing twister on the fretboard nightmares you get with playing guitar.

Dude, that's such a derogatory comment on bass. So your saying all those losers on guitars to play bass?! Hahaha! Damn, Steve Harris wont be happy. Bass playing is beautiful and unique on it's own man.

Misha · **Posted:** Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:10 pm

Tlaloc wrote:

The_Voice wrote:

Tlaloc wrote:

I have some rudimentry guitar skills before picking up bass, but it doesn't really matter. All you need is to learn two guitar scales for your more fancy playing, and a lot of patience besides. What I do when learning bass (or guitar) is to pick a song and work it out note by note. Black Sabbath is great for this because the basslines follow the guitar riffs, making them easier to identify. I also just sit in front of the tv and doodle away on it; strengthening my fingers and becoming familiar with what strings and frets make what sounds.

And it's only four, fat strings with no chords!

There are chords on bass.

I mean those tendon-ripping all four fingers playing twister on the fretboard nightmares you get with playing guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkalCpujxnE

mentalmark · **Posted:** Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:12 pm

Radagast wrote:

How should I go about this?

Learn guitar first

Tlaloc · **Posted:** Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:44 pm

hellraiser_xes wrote:

Tlaloc wrote:

The_Voice wrote:

Tlaloc wrote:

I have some rudimentry guitar skills before picking up bass, but it doesn't really matter. All you need is to learn two guitar scales for your more fancy playing, and a lot of patience besides. What I do when learning bass (or guitar) is to pick a song and work it out note by note. Black Sabbath is great for this because the basslines follow the guitar riffs, making them easier to identify. I also just sit in front of the tv and doodle away on it; strengthening my fingers and becoming familiar with what strings and frets make what sounds.

And it's only four, fat strings with no chords!

There are chords on bass.

I mean those tendon-ripping all four fingers playing twister on the fretboard nightmares you get with playing guitar.

Dude, that's such a derogatory comment on bass. So your saying all those losers on guitars to play bass?! Hahaha! Damn, Steve Harris wont be happy. Bass playing is beautiful and unique on it's own man.

WTF?

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