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3 hours ago, ped said:
Bedminster
You mean Bedminster maaaaaate
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Audiobook version in the pipeline? I'm soooooo lazy
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Hi Bonzo,
Another newcomer here. I'll also be looking for a practice amp (currently using a POD X3 output to a home cinema setup or headphones) so will be interested to hear what you go with. The guy I bought my bass of demonstrated it on something small and orange. Sounded good to me but he did have something else in the chain as well.
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I'll be having to move into someone's spare room if I get that carried away!
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I'm no stranger to GAS. I do it with everything. The anticipation, the hunt, the joy, the guilt, more joy, repeat.
Four months ago I'd never picked up a musical instrument. My spare room is now starting to look like Abbey Road.
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57 minutes ago, Richard R said:
Lovely bass. 👍
Now the one thing that nobody else of the forum will tell you is this: before you buy another one, learn to play the one you've got!
Wife..... Is that you?
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Thank you all for the feedback. It was really helpful.
In the end I had to weigh up what was more important to me. Some extra versatility with the 5 string or get the 4 and enjoy looking down on lesser mortals. So, 4 it is!!
In all seriousness in was something in the video that @Kevsy71 suggested that tipped they scales. I had been entirely focussed on the fretting hand whereas when I thought about the picking hand and the extra space that the 4 could have seemed like it might be a better way to start. That coupled with the majority of online lessons (especially beginner) being centred around 4 it just made sense to me.
So here it is..... my Ibanez SR750. Really happy with it and with a little help from Scotts Bass Lessons I've been able to play a basic line without having the unfretted strings droning away in the background. Such a different playing style to guitar but I'm already addicted.
@achavarin I think the advice to get both should be taken VERY seriously.
Thanks again for some great tips and advice.
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Hello everyone,
Great forum you all have here.
Having bought a guitar as something to do while furloughed and then being given a POD X3 by a friend who couldn't work out how to use it wasn't long before I had downloaded a free DAW and begun messing around with recording, more to do with not having to buy a looper than producing anything anyone would want to hear. A few months later and I'm thinking it would be fun to and some real bass rather than using a keyboard.
What I would like to know is if I ultimately wanted to play 5 string would I be better off starting on one or beginning with 4 string and learning that first. My head says that whilst initially the 5 might be trickier, in the long run it might be easier to have never played anything else but I'm just guessing.
As a bit of added info I've got small hands and currently have my eyes on a Sire M7v2 and an Ibanez SR or anything else you can recommend circa £500. My heart says Jazz but the last time I went shopping for a Squier I came home with an American Ultra Tele and a lot of explaining to do.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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What sets off your BROCD? (Bass Related OCD)
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Well this is an eye opener!