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To be serious though, I was in a relationship because "hmm a bass player in a leather jacket".

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

Look, everyone knows that the bass player carries the band>!'s gear!<

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You can get a cheap $80 bass on Amazon. They actually last a long time, i still play mine, and it keeps your tuning forever.

Grab one of those and play for a year. It's the perfect starter bass.

( I love mine. The guitar shop in my area always asks why i keep using it. By itself it's got too much "trumpet" sounding, but with a reverb or other pedal i love it)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I mean id probably go all out and get something in the $750 range ish. I'm a musician and I play many instruments, just haven't gotten to bass yet.

is it possible to change tunings on a bass from say E to Eb without needing to take it into a shop? I say this because it is possible on guitar but I'm not sure if the giant bass string tension will make this process different and more difficult.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. I tune to Eb when I feel like playing some guns n roses with no issues. I think I like guitar and bass equally. Bass is definitely more fun though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

what kind of bass do you recommend? I mostly play prog rock, rock fusion and metal/power metal

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Honestly, whatever looks and feels the best for you. I would, generally, stick to mid range basses. Something that can be properly set up to play comfortably. Your tone will mostly come from your amp/cab so don't worry about pickups too much.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Oh yeah in your case go for what you want.

You can tune to e flat, sure. The bass is just the four bottom strings of a guitar, with a bigger gauge. EADG is the normal tuning

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Or get a 5 string for those super low notes.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Same. Very, very heavily hinted at a used bass guitar for Christmas this year. Put a harmonica on the list as a joke as I was being nagged to put more stuff on the list.

Now I own a harmonica.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's your mistake, you should have included accessories for the guitar so they'd feel guilted into buying it for you.

Or you just get a bunch of accessories and nothing to use then with.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

I own my part in this, though I know if I added the amp, cables, maybe a pedal, and some guitar picks, I would have ended up with a nice collection of guitar picks.

Because my wife and kid are assholes who think they are hilarious, which I have encouraged because I am too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Do it. And put effort into it. It's a great investment.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As a bassist of 30+ years….. I feel seen.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

Usually we're not seen. This is your moment, brother.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Jokes on you, I'm colourblind

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Then how did you know this was a joke at all?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

It's about bass players.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago

What's the purpose of bass players?

Well, somebody has to wake up, wash, dress and feed the drummer before practice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Idk about male bassists, but i would go through hell fighting off a dozen lions while on chemotherapy, i would swim through metres of whale semen while battling the Red Army, get all my limbs amputated and be imprisoned in solitary confinement for a year in Alcatraz just to have a lick of the condom that was used to fuck this woman.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

close! your line was “she’s so pretty” 😆 feel free to try again

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Her name is Alejandra Villarreal, for those wondering

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

She plays in The Warning, which seems pretty strongly classic rock based on their most popular song.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Unfathomabely based

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

What the actual fuck

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago
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