Self-taught bass?

good explaining. i like it. i would say that's a pretty good explanation. hey man dont be worrying about no how yo play dvd. you cant beat a bit of trial and erroe. we're always here if you need any help..

wow thanks, that really helps. =]
i've just tried it and i can play it O.o
thats made my day. i shall search for more.

but....how do you know which fingers to use? cause in a book i got today it lists some tabs and says you've got to use different fingers for different strings....

~tre's_lost_nut~:

wow thanks, that really helps. =]
i've just tried it and i can play it O.o
thats made my day. i shall search for more.

but....how do you know which fingers to use? cause in a book i got today it lists some tabs and says you've got to use different fingers for different strings....

There isn't anything that says you should use a set finger for a set string. It's all about what feels comfortable for you. You just have to experiment with the riff and see what makes you feel comfortable. For example I was playing Hysteria by Muse earlier this week and for some reason, tried playing a couple of the higher notes with a different finger. It was more comfortable - I do it all the time now. It's all individual style and preference, and if you can play American Idiot straight off like that, you'll make a damn good bassist.

Are you playing with a plectrum or your fingers?

Robbie:

Unless you are seriously dedicated to reading the books and learning, you will probably fail miserably as a musician when you choose to start writing original stuff, and even play more complex stuff.

There are so many things you could be doing wrong with nothing to stop you if you don't take at least a few lessons, including incorrect hand positions which in the long term can lead to serious injury. You'll also suck.

Thanks.

hendrix was self taught..and angus young uses an unorthodox way of holding his pick. So its not entirely true.

Dom:

Robbie:

Unless you are seriously dedicated to reading the books and learning, you will probably fail miserably as a musician when you choose to start writing original stuff, and even play more complex stuff.

There are so many things you could be doing wrong with nothing to stop you if you don't take at least a few lessons, including incorrect hand positions which in the long term can lead to serious injury. You'll also suck.

Thanks.

hendrix was self taught..and angus young uses an unorthodox way of holding his pick. So its not entirely true.

Hendrix did not develop his technique by sitting in his room playing tabs, and he did not get that chordal knowledge on his own. Having lessons/guidance from an experienced friend helps but 95% of people will suck and quite after a year if they just try and play tabs.

Unorthodox doesn't mean bad. Young might have developed his own technique but there are very few ways to hold a pick.

I taught myself bass. Without a book. I just looked up tab. But I'm saving up for a book- I would suggest getting both a beginners book, the second book, and then a more complex book once you get most of the stuff.

If I ever get a bass, I wouldn't need to be taught. If you can play guitar, bass is pretty much the same thing. If you can play guitar and have never even touched a bass, no doubt, if you were given tabs, you'd be playing bass great in no time. Hey, I get all of my guitar music by just strumming, and the songs always turn out great.
You could do the same for bass.

I taught myself bass, but ive only been playing for about 5 months, so I dont know if id be much help.
Either way, I used the "Absolute beginers" books at the very start. They're pretty good.
After that though, I did a whole lot of different things..not very helpful, sorry. :/

Learn how to read tabs. It'll help you a lot when getting started. I'd also recommend learning where notes are on the bass. It'll help a lot when you're tabbing on your own. I don't know of any books, but I hope what I said helped some.