Is it harder to learn guitar or bass?
The bass is easier to play than the guitar. The bass may only have four strings compared with the electric guitar’s six, but that doesn’t make it any easier to learn to play properly. So no, the bass isn’t necessarily easier to play than the electric guitar.
What picks do bass players use?
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Is it harder to play bass or guitar?
The bass is easier to play than the guitar. The bass may only have four strings compared with the electric guitar’s six, but that doesn’t make it any easier to learn to play properly. Playing the bass requires a different knowledge base and skill set, so to speak.
Why do bass guitars only have 4 strings?
Bass players usually play single lower notes to support the low end of the band. Closely voiced chords in this range sound muddy so there is little need to be able to play a lot of notes at once; hence, not a lot of strings are needed. Four strings gives a range of about three octaves with most basses.
How do you warm up your hands when playing the bass?
A really obvious warmup for both hands is simply playing some simple basslines along to a CD or solo. Nothing too heavy, just basic riffs that don’t require digging in too much. I also have my own special finger warmup/workout exercise.
Do you suffer from hand pain while playing bass?
About 10-15 years ago I used to go through quite a bit of hand pain while playing bass. It was generally my right (picking) hand and mainly centred around my middle finger and the related tendon stretching down my palm and through my wrist. A lot of this was brought about by playing faster and harder than I should while my hands were cold.
How do I perform the fingerstyle exercise?
The exercise simply takes the following two finger combinations across the neck and back again in a short basic pattern: These digital pairs are each taken across from E string to G string (starting at the 5th fret) and back down again but a fret higher. This is repeated rising a fret each time until reaching the 9th fret.