Turn Up The Bass

The emergence of technology has, however, changed the scenario. A person need not even go to a school. All a person has to do is sit in front of a computer and connect to the internet. If you want to learn to play the guitar there are a lot of websites that offer free online training. Many professionals run these websites as a service. The learner need not pay a fee. Instead, he or she can learn to play a guitar by following the simple instructions given in the website. The websites available on the internet teach you to learn guitar right from the basic level.

A growing new trend in bass playing is slapping and popping. Slapping was brought out in the funk of the '70s. It involves slapping the string you wish to strike with your thumb, making a thumping sound that is really unique. Artists such as Victor Wooten from the Wooten Brothers and Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers have introduced popping into main stream bass playing. This involves slapping the third and forth strings with your thumb, while plucking the bottom two. This time, plucking involves pulling the string away from the pickups and letting it go, making a pop sound.

Find a good instructor to teach you the basics. This will save you a great deal of time and wasted energy. If you cannot find a decent instructor in your area, there are many places to get instruction on the Internet. However, before signing up for lessons and parting with your cash, do a Google search on the instructor or music school. Read a few of the reviews and see what others think of them. The chances are that you will see lots of positive reviews, but these may be from people who earn commission by promoting these people. Look for bad or negative comments.

The most important thing you can learn to do (besides learning when not to play) in a band is learning how to listen. By watching the drummer, and listening to the lead melody, you are learning how to listen to your band. This is the only way you are going to know how to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hfaDBOEw5o Beginning Bass Lesson] support your band members. There is nothing worse than a lead guitarist starting a solo at the same time as the bassist is playing a completely opposite melody and rhythm. The bass is a powerful tool, one that can be used to unite rhythm and melody, or tear a band apart.

Learning how to play an instrument opens you up to a community of other people who like to play instruments. You start to meet people who play other instruments as well as the same. With this common interest you meet more people and maybe even start a band. Depending on how good you are, you could also get a number of people who appriciate the level of your talent and maybe even inspire others to learn how to play an instrument. Not only that, but most people are always turned on by the fact that a person plays an instrument (depending on what instrument).