If you play with a pick, you will generally be able to play both the bass and guitar to some extent. However, picking the strings of the instruments feels vastly different. Thus, it needs to be...
Posts by Ian Partanen
I practiced a lot the first couple of months after getting my first 4-string. It took less than half a year till I thought I was decent, but looking back, I definitely wasn't. Despite practicing a...
They fill a similar role, but the difference between the double and the bass guitar is massive. When taking a look at them side by side, it's easy to see that they are distinct instruments....
As bassists we get used to writing lines that are deep and groovy, but how do you make melodic basslines? For me, when I started playing the bass 14 years ago, all I wanted to was to play as...
Before I picked up the bass, it was an instrument I didn't pay much attention to. Why play bass guitar when there are so many cooler instruments to play out there? Thus, I picked up the keyboard as...
While some of us love the bass and think it's the coolest instrument ever, others find themselves asking: why would anyone choose bass over guitar? After all, guitarists tend to get more...