my grandad once told me,"the best gift you can give a man is encouragement, and thats free". you sir are that statement. thanks from all of us beginners
YO!!! I remember 11 years ago my first bass guitar was an Ibanez GIO starter. Been Ibanez free for 2 years & have about 4 different brands of basses (each) now from really exploring my horizons & still learning
Also, I'll soon be getting my dream bass for 5 years, Squier classic vibe P Bass & gonna be my 5th 4 string to ever set it in B Standard. Can you make a video sometime about B Standard on a 4 string bass? It's super fun to do!!!
Buy the bass you want to learn how to play, and learn how to play it. If you want to learn more intricate melodic phrases and chords get a six string, and learn the music and the instrument. If you want deeper resonance from the sound of your music, but not necessarily interested in chords or soloing in the higher registers, get a five string. The low B gives you more depth and also increases the range of positioning without having to traverse extensively up and down the fretboard, or relegate yourself to playing more open strings. The idea that you have to get a basic four string "starter" bass as a beginner is nonsense. The key to learning how to play the electric bass is not in the number of strings or bells and whistles it does or doesn't have. Rather, it's how serious you are about learning, and how much time you're willing to devote to building the skills and fundamentals necessary to execute the music proficiently. It's all about the learning. I found just as much satisfaction learning the 6'er, after not playing for twenty-five years, as I did when I first casually picked up the four string bass forty-five years ago. The motivation is different now, and the goals are much better defined for what I want from my efforts. That matters more than the number of strings, pickups, other paraphernalia, or $$$ the instrument costs!👑🎵🎸
Busta Bass I think the reason most suggest a 4 stringer for a beginner is cost and the size of the neck. There is no way my 7 year old is going to reach the E string on a 6er let alone the B string. That’s why he has an $80 30 inch scale P Bass knock off with $15 Dunlop strings. He may decide he likes playing baseball more. (Hhmm... BASSball..) Plus, how many young people stop playing because learning an instrument requires more attention than playing a video game? It’s a bummer... and next thing you know, the parents are trying sell the gear on Craigslist or Offer Up.
Rick S Good counter-points Rick, for distinguishing between children and adult learners. But I didn't get any of that from this tutorial. Maybe you should have posted the video. I would still argue that anyone who doesn't depend on their parents, or anyone else for financial support should not be limited in their selection of an electric bass to learn on, beyond a basic four string, throw- away, or basement banishable model. As one of those who has paid his own way since he was a teenager, those thoughts never entered my mind.
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Oh yeah, Sears & Roebuck. Nothing wrong with that and happy to have it.
my grandad once told me,"the best gift you can give a man is encouragement, and thats free". you sir are that statement. thanks from all of us beginners
Thanks .You are a great teacher
Peace out to you to man, verry nice lesson, thnx.
THANK YOU 🙏🏾
I'm really liking the beginner videos
You are a funny man Johnny - thanks for helping me learn how to play bass (your playing is wicked good)!!
Faith comes by hearing, and funk cometh by practice.
All of your videos Johnny bring a smile to my face. Keep doing what you’re doing!
Vito Barresi I agree . Helps me a lot
YO!!! I remember 11 years ago my first bass guitar was an Ibanez GIO starter. Been Ibanez free for 2 years & have about 4 different brands of basses (each) now from really exploring my horizons & still learning
Probably the best bass gitar teacher :3
Münsters maan.
Also, I'll soon be getting my dream bass for 5 years, Squier classic vibe P Bass & gonna be my 5th 4 string to ever set it in B Standard. Can you make a video sometime about B Standard on a 4 string bass? It's super fun to do!!!
Did you get the 50s or the 60s?
Nicholas Gundy or 70s?
Buy the bass you want to learn how to play, and learn how to play it. If you want to learn more intricate melodic phrases and chords get a six string, and learn the music and the instrument. If you want deeper resonance from the sound of your music, but not necessarily interested in chords or soloing in the higher registers, get a five string. The low B gives you more depth and also increases the range of positioning without having to traverse extensively up and down the fretboard, or relegate yourself to playing more open strings. The idea that you have to get a basic four string "starter" bass as a beginner is nonsense. The key to learning how to play the electric bass is not in the number of strings or bells and whistles it does or doesn't have. Rather, it's how serious you are about learning, and how much time you're willing to devote to building the skills and fundamentals necessary to execute the music proficiently. It's all about the learning. I found just as much satisfaction learning the 6'er, after not playing for twenty-five years, as I did when I first casually picked up the four string bass forty-five years ago. The motivation is different now, and the goals are much better defined for what I want from my efforts. That matters more than the number of strings, pickups, other paraphernalia, or $$$ the instrument costs!👑🎵🎸
Busta Bass I think the reason most suggest a 4 stringer for a beginner is cost and the size of the neck.
There is no way my 7 year old is going to reach the E string on a 6er let alone the B string.
That’s why he has an $80 30 inch scale P Bass knock off with $15 Dunlop strings. He may decide he likes playing baseball more. (Hhmm... BASSball..)
Plus, how many young people stop playing because learning an instrument requires more attention than playing a video game? It’s a bummer... and next thing you know, the parents are trying sell the gear on Craigslist or Offer Up.
Rick S
Good counter-points Rick, for distinguishing between children and adult learners. But I didn't get any of that from this tutorial. Maybe you should have posted the video. I would still argue that anyone who doesn't depend on their parents, or anyone else for financial support should not be limited in their selection of an electric bass to learn on, beyond a basic four string, throw- away, or basement banishable model. As one of those who has paid his own way since he was a teenager, those thoughts never entered my mind.