The Bass (from a guitar player's perspective)

bass bass.

[ryanmoore]

"E A D G. It's in the game."

[Chicken_Wing]

“I figured the bass was just the first four strings of a guitar”-Waylon Jennings after being asked to play bass for Buddy Holly

[Sir_Ember]

“If you can play guitar you can pretty much play bass” - Paul McCartney

[smmusicplus]

Technique is the mark of a true bass player. Any guitar player can play the root note with a pick.

[SamasakiXBL]

I'm glad you said pretend, because it's definitely not the same as playing guitar lol. That's why bands with a guitarist as a bass player don't normally have a notable bass line, unless they're a genius.

[bowser]

Its weird how some people arent born with this knowledge

[michaeldimmitt]

As a guitar player first, I played around with bass riff ideas years before I actually played a bass. When I did it felt familiar but was so different when it came to finding good tones and fingerings that worked. My brain still trips out a bit when I switch back & forth while practicing.

[SCOTTEDWARDS]

As a Bass Player, I can always see the guitarist playing the bass.

[peacefulleo]

Watch the guitarists pick up the bass and play nothing but power chords

[truckingguru]

Just purchased a new Ibanez 4 string Sunday... Love it.

[Michael-ncib]

That’s how I picked up the banjo so fast when I found it at a camp fire at the summer camp I was at when I was a kid. The banjo honestly saved my boredom when we weren’t doing anything

[grubhubkid]

Most informative short I have seen in a while, thanks 😄

[PrashantSamlal]

Wow thank you for making this video and sharing your knowledge with us 👏👏

[joermnyc]

It’s also longer scale length (34 inches), unless it’s a short scale bass, even then it’s a longer scale (30 inches-ish)

[joeylabranche]

When a guitar player play bass you realize very quickly that he is not a bassist.

[MetalBass]

The scale length of the fretboard, string thickness, and the amount of space between the strings are gonna be something to get used to. The way it feels to play is drastically different. Also it takes more physical effort to play bass.

[wilko]

Seems obvious now, but it took me years to even realise I could play bass. Good use of a shorts lesson! The great thing is that all of your chords and shapes are still relevant too. If you want to unlock everything just learn a piano though. It's the easiest one to understand, then apply to stringed instruments.

[poss]

nah if you treat the bass like a big guitar, you're not playing bass

[GoodOlPastaCake]

I started out playing guitar and moved to bass and it’s very hard not to fall into the same habits as you would playing guitar

[KS-oiym]

That's how I started. Got better understanding of both instruments