Beginner Bass Instruction

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Learning bass at the same time as guitar: Pros and cons

Hi everyone, I’ve been learning guitar and following Justin’s guitar course since the end of June 2023. I’m on Grade 2, Module 10 and consolidating what I have learnt in that module. Progress is steady but slow. I’m not in a big hurry to try and advance as fast as possible. I practice nearly every day about 1 hour - sometimes more, sometimes less. I love the course and I feel that I am making progress. It’s definitely addictive. However, I have always wanted to play the bass guitar. I (mis)spe…

Bass Basics

Hello wise people of the community … I’m toying with the idea of buying a cheap bass for some recording. With the exception of one I made from a desk as a school project in the 80s I’ve never owned one … so where to start? I’m looking for cheap because I don’t expect it’ll be used that much, but I’ve no idea what I should be looking for. Aesthetically I have a soft spot for traditional, so I was thinking about Squire, but very open to ideas.

I have to confess ... I love bass

Hello I’m Artem, I play guitar and I have a confession to make. I am absolutely in LOVE with bass. Every instrument is cool in its own right and has its place. especially if it makes its player happy. I’m a huge rock fan and mostly listen to rock, blues and metal. And the last Sunday I’ve listened to one Sabbath live album (The End - Live in Birmingham) and on this weekend I was listening to some Maiden on shuffle and I just have to say it somewhere: I LOVE BASS! I always liked it, but when…

JustinGuitar lessons and the bass guitar

Hi everyone. I stumbled upon JustinGuitar lessons/courses, I went through some lessons, I quite like them so far. My plan is that - if this time I will be able to stick to the idea of learning how to play the guitar - I will at some point purchase the bass guitar (and some entry-level combo amp) - for whatever reasons the bass guitar seems to be more fun Yesterday I found some older video from Justin where he suggests that an electric guitar may be actually a better one for newcomers, du…