tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149860127969480505.post9199301503171168210..comments2011-05-02T12:19:58.621-07:00Comments on Guitar Blog: Everyone on Bass?Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11936491308642732190noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149860127969480505.post-52430519399928978582008-07-25T01:33:00.000-07:002008-07-25T01:33:00.000-07:00Hello Rachael, and welcome!I agree with you, instr...Hello Rachael, and welcome!<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, instruments are more and more multisex, good news it is too!<BR/><BR/>Bass is a very physical instrument initially (not quite as bad as double bass), but once your fingers are used to it, the middle stage of learning isn't too bad...<BR/><BR/>On the switching instruments thing, I'll come back to that, because it is worth a post in it's own right. There are some unique challenges with bass, because instruments vary so much.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936491308642732190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149860127969480505.post-62203363811240017122008-07-21T06:56:00.000-07:002008-07-21T06:56:00.000-07:00I think a lot of instruments these days are "multi...I think a lot of instruments these days are "multisex", in that there are large numbers of both boys and girls taking up these instruments. The clarinet and saxophone would be a good example. <BR/><BR/>I'm currently trying to teach myself bass, but I think the reason that it's not going so well is:<BR/><BR/>1) My fingers don't seem to want to move in the way that my bass wants them to move. They can fly up and down a clarinet no problem, but try and move from 3rd fret to 5th and it feels like they're about to snap.<BR/><BR/>2) I can't seem to wrap my head around the re-tuning and tabs. Somehow the tabs don't match up in my head with the accompanying bass clef's music.<BR/><BR/>Apart from that though, it's going quite well!<BR/><BR/>I also don't have problem switching instruments in a gig, or with playing someone else's instrument (or letting them play mine). It's all about trust. If you trust someone with your instrument, and they trust you with theirs, then you can pretty much play anything. It's always a good fun challenge to do something you're not familiar with, especially at short notice and under pressure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com