What sould I learn before starting to learn the bass guitar?
I play the classical guitar.
Well, since you play guitar already you have some of the basic techniques down already. Remember that although you are playing a bass "guitar" it is a whole other animal than your classical.
I would suggest getting a method book or two and going from there. If it all possible take a few lessons. Maybe since you already have some musical knowledge getting a friend to guide you through some of the basics could be enough. But seriously do get a method book. If anything else you will get those basics/ funda,entals that are key to playing any instrument.
And I don’t know if you would be into this or not but I have seen a bass guitar book that contains bass arrangements of classical compositions. I would check out musiciansfriend.com or Amazon.com. It may have been called "Bach for Bass" (or something like that). With the classical arrangements you could be working on technique while also becoming more familiar with the instrument.
Good luck!
you can jump directly from classical guitar to bass guitar.. Your fingers must be really strong to play the bass
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Um, do you have your grade 5 music theory? That can help. I don’t know what clef the classical guitar is played in but if it is different from the bass then you would have to learn how to read the new clef.
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Just start.
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I play both…nothing to learn except bass clef. Keep all of your left hand position skills and use them. You’ll be a VERY hot bass player.
For the right hand, do not "pluck" the strings like classical. It’s like rest stroke…play through the string and land on the next one lower with a straight finger. Pop right through the string being sounded. Keep the volume turned down and pull hard, rather than using the amp only for volume. Otherwise, you’ll have a soft tone with no punch.
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Well, since you play guitar already you have some of the basic techniques down already. Remember that although you are playing a bass "guitar" it is a whole other animal than your classical.
I would suggest getting a method book or two and going from there. If it all possible take a few lessons. Maybe since you already have some musical knowledge getting a friend to guide you through some of the basics could be enough. But seriously do get a method book. If anything else you will get those basics/ funda,entals that are key to playing any instrument.
And I don’t know if you would be into this or not but I have seen a bass guitar book that contains bass arrangements of classical compositions. I would check out musiciansfriend.com or Amazon.com. It may have been called "Bach for Bass" (or something like that). With the classical arrangements you could be working on technique while also becoming more familiar with the instrument.
Good luck!
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