new bass...
Posted: February 17th, 2009, 4:54 pm
For the last year or so, I have had a secret desire for an 8-string bass. Been looking for websites, watching video's and really just fell in love with the sound. what I call the harmonic groovifunk.
Turns out to get one is not very inexpensive and costs about the same as a really nice large screen LCD or Plasma TV.
I have taken all kinds of music lessons in my lifetime, from violin and viola, to cello, and french horn to trumpet, then later in life took jazz-guitar lessons from a friend that is a local celebrity Jazz player.
I was never any good as a child - i never really applied myself. so when I was taking Guitar lessons, I really tried. unfortunately about the time I was actually starting to remember some of the chords (can't remember a "lick" now), my teacher, well, uhm decided to stop giving me lessons. a story for another time.
But instead of just dropping a load for an 8 string and then looking for lessons/teachers, I decided that I would just get a regular, inexpensive 4-string beginners kit:
knowing that if I was able to become proficient, I could modify my style and switch to the 8-string with practice time.
so, here I am, now remembering what I went through with my left hand and having sore fingertips before I had built up calluses. It hurts, especially switching to typing on the computer, tapping away with my left hand, finger tips that are sore from fret-position runs.
wish I could actually play. but I knew that I would be here. just gotta keep it up. all you bass and other guitar players, am I crazy for starting at 48? think I can learn sumthin? I may start going to sleep with a metronome.
Turns out to get one is not very inexpensive and costs about the same as a really nice large screen LCD or Plasma TV.
I have taken all kinds of music lessons in my lifetime, from violin and viola, to cello, and french horn to trumpet, then later in life took jazz-guitar lessons from a friend that is a local celebrity Jazz player.
I was never any good as a child - i never really applied myself. so when I was taking Guitar lessons, I really tried. unfortunately about the time I was actually starting to remember some of the chords (can't remember a "lick" now), my teacher, well, uhm decided to stop giving me lessons. a story for another time.
But instead of just dropping a load for an 8 string and then looking for lessons/teachers, I decided that I would just get a regular, inexpensive 4-string beginners kit:
knowing that if I was able to become proficient, I could modify my style and switch to the 8-string with practice time.
so, here I am, now remembering what I went through with my left hand and having sore fingertips before I had built up calluses. It hurts, especially switching to typing on the computer, tapping away with my left hand, finger tips that are sore from fret-position runs.
wish I could actually play. but I knew that I would be here. just gotta keep it up. all you bass and other guitar players, am I crazy for starting at 48? think I can learn sumthin? I may start going to sleep with a metronome.
