Should i start bass too?

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Should i start bass too?
Topic Started: Jul 5 2009, 09:14 PM (356 Views)
JoePlews09	Jul 5 2009, 09:14 PM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 4 Group: Members Member #9,223 Joined: July 1, 2009	Hello all, i'm a guitarist, and ive been thinking about wheather to start bass guitar too. should I?



voodoorider	Jul 5 2009, 11:08 PM Post #2
Garry Posts: 673 Group: Members Member #8,964 Joined: November 3, 2008	That's up to you bud Nothing wrong with being multi talented now is there! You'll find bass a lot more clumsy than guitar though if you've not played one before!
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mynameisDavid	Jul 7 2009, 02:47 AM Post #3
Member Posts: 1,102 Group: Moderator Member #294 Joined: March 2, 2007	Yup. I did and it really comes in handy. The more skills you have the easier it is to write a piece of music.
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monwobobbo	Jul 8 2009, 08:21 PM Post #4
Posts: 1,032 Group: Moderator Member #8,625 Joined: June 23, 2008	nothing wrong with checking out the low end. bass is different than guitar as far as function within a song. i play bass on my own recordings (WARNING SELF PROMOTING PLUG COMING) like the songs i have posted on soundclick, link can be found in the your songs section.
	and now for something completely different


areyouthefarmer	Oct 20 2009, 09:39 AM Post #5
Newbie Posts: 19 Group: Members Member #8,698 Joined: July 31, 2008	I think you should. No offence to bass guitarists intended, but it's a hell of a lot easier to become decent with the bass than the guitar, so you're just adding another string to your bow. Go for it.


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