Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Bass Guitar Players Who Changed The World

Bass Guitar Players Who Changed The World
By Ricky Sharples




Some people think that if you want to change the world you don't become a bass player, but go into something more challenging and stimulating like the Post Office. But does this myth portray how bass players really are? Let's step back from our habitual way of seeing bass guitar players as necessary but boring members of the group. Like accountants. Sure we acknowledge the fine contribution they make to their bands by supplying the bass lines and paying for the beer, but do they actually do anything really creative? This brief listing of some prominent men (and woman) of bass will allow you to see that this apparently self effacing member of a musical group could be the creative powerhouse.



Let's start with the leather jacketed but overpoweringly feminine Suzi Quatro. A vocalist and bass player who had a bunch of hits in Australia and Europe in the early seventies, her popularity in the USA stemmed from her role as Leather Tuscadero in Happy Days.



John Entwistle pioneered the use of the electric bass guitar as an instrument for soloists. His aggressive approach to the bass guitar influenced many other bassists.



Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers impressed a lot of musicians with his popping and slapping technique which was originally invented by Larry Graham of Sly And The Family Stone. Flea's innovative use of effects pedals has also influenced many bass players.



Jack Bruce wrote most of supergroup Cream's hit songs. Among his other achievements are fighting constantly with Cream's drummer, Ginger Baker and surviving a liver transplant.



Greg Lake is another artist of the early seventies who played with a number of innovators from the glam rock era. Lake is best known for his vocals, bass and guitar work with Emerson, Lake and Palmer.



Rob Bailey is a bassist who plays loud and aggressive. His bass playing is an important element in the music of AC/DC.



Benny Rietveld, a Dutch musician who went to college in Hawaii, is admired for his musical and individualistic style of playing. He worked with Barney Kessell, Sheila E, Huey Lewis and Miles Davis. He has also made an album featuring Carlos Santana. Talk about diverse.



Paul McCartney played bass with The Beatles. Many bass players say he's quite good, but he changed the world with his romantic song lyrics.



Considered by some to be the king of bass players, Stanley Clarke employs a variation of the pop and slap technique to produce some truly innovative bass guitar music. His 1976 album, School Days, is acclaimed by many critics as one of the greatest bass albums ever.



A true bass lead guitar player, Billy Sheehan has won Guitar Player Magazine's "Best Rock Bass Player" readers' poll five times. Why a "bass lead guitar player"? Because Billy plays bass as if he were playing lead.



So if you are not familiar with bass guitar players I hope this article has whetted your appetite. Why not spend your next rainy Sunday watching some of their work on YouTube?




Ricky Sharples has been playing guitar his whole life, and is presently engaged in building a blog called Learn How To Play A Guitar For Free. Ricky's blog features free tools, lessons and resources for guitarists of all ages and stages. Ricky updates the blog regularly so if you are interested in learning to play guitar there will be an enormous variety of tip, tools and tutorials for you.



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Friday, 23 May 2008

Fender Bass - Secrets To Buying The Right One For You

Fender Bass - Secrets To Buying The Right One For You
By Daniel Wright




Electric guitars have been popular almost since their invention. This is in no small part due to variety of sound options and special effects that are available through amplification. One brand that stands out above the others is Fender Bass. It is known as a best buy bass guitar for its quality and reliability and is known to so many musicians and fans just by the name alone as the must-have bass guitar.



The Fender brand has been around since 1946, ever since Leo Fender created his electronic solid body bass and opened his California-based company. While other firms produced electric basses, Fender's were the first to be successfully mass marketed. In later years, the Fender company was bought by a larger corporation, but then reacquired by the employees. Its headquarters are now in Scottsdale, Arizona, while the guitars are manufactured around the world in Korea, Japan, Mexico and Corona, California.



You can be certain that any Fender Bass will be an excellent instrument and carrying the standard and guarantees of the brand with it. However, choosing just the right instrument for any one musician may be an intimidating process due to the number of options and choices to consider.



Price is always important for any purchase, but in this case it is more important to find the instrument that best fits both your style and they way you plan to use the guitar. Some styles of necks, frets, keyboards, and body shapes will be good for one, but bad for another player. The sound also varies with the type of wood used to make it, as well as with the different designs and even the coating of the instrument.



Some guitars are better suited to rock music and others are intended for the more mellow sounds of jazz, and you can find one to meet either style, or many other styles like blues and country music. A list of those stars playing a Fender Bass or other style guitar from the brand will demonstrate how respected and versatile the brand is. Artist Freddy Fender renamed himself in honor of his guitar brand!



When you choose a Fender Bass model guitar, you will need to try it out, and find the one that is the best fit for you. Shop for the best price. Even if you must finance the purchase, it is better than settling for an instrument you will never be happy with. The smallest of details can make a very big difference. Even small things like a coating on the fret board will change the sound. Even good guitars are less desirable on a poor amplifier.



Dealer information is listed on the company website. You can visit a local dealer and try out the various models, including the jazz and classical precision lines as well as other models to see what best fits you. Most musicians will find that several models fit their style and can pick and choose based on their overall needs and price.




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Friday, 16 May 2008

Let's Hear 'Em Bass Guitar Chords

Let's Hear 'Em Bass Guitar Chords
By Rory Herts




You’ve heard a lot about rhythm and blues, but it’s the bass that makes you want to dance. It’s the thumpa-thumpa that gets your groove on, your head bobbing up and down and your feet a-tapping. Indeed, it’s all about the bass - the lower notes that give guitar music the texture and body. In a band, it’s the bass player that closes the gap between tempo and harmony. That’s from endless years of practice perfecting the craft, which beginners can learn from bass guitar chords.



Hearing bass?



If you have heard the songs of Metallica (who hasn’t?), you’ve definitely heard the heavy tones that prop up all throughout, giving them that distinctive sound that only Metallica can offer. Finally, bassists have entered the front door, and are no longer asked to pass through the kitchen door. Playing bass guitar chords have given bassists the tickets to the front door.



It is easy to learn to play the bass guitar, but mind you, the bass guitar is very difficult to tame. If you are dreaming to hold a bass guitar onstage, then practice playing a note at a time. You will be surprised to discover that before you can pluck a note, you will have to master some hand exercises to speed up your guitar playing.



What’s the big deal about bass guitars and bass guitar chords?



A bass guitar is unlike a regular guitar. It has four strings and is an octave lower than the bass strings of a regular guitar. The bass guitar has a longer neck for longer scales. Most bass guitars have hollow bodies, and the sound that is bounced back has a different resonance and tone. The bass sound provides the low-pitched bus runs and bass-line typical in different music genres – jazz, fusion, rock, and funk. A sturdy guitar can take all the punishment, as well as give the best bass bellow.



Chords refer to the collection of tones when played together simultaneously. This can refer to any type of fretted string instrument. There is no fuss about bass guitar chords, really. They are plainly guitar chords played on the bass.



Bass guitar chords always have 12 keys. It must show the major, minor, diminished, minor 6th, and major 7th. The suspended 4th added 7th must also be learned. Bass guitar chords also have notations - names and locations of the notes on the frets and strings, as well as the enharmonic equivalents and the positions of these notes within the bass clef. As you learn the different music styles from bass guitar chords, you will soon be going into bass runs, low pitched bass lines, and soloing.



Raring to play the bass guitar?



If you think the bass guitar is yours to tame, you have to get a good instrument to practice the bass guitar chords with. Check out the different bass guitars to suit your needs. Some of the most popular ones used by professionals are the ESP B50, Squier Standard Jazz, Yamaha RBX260, Epiphone Accu Bass, and Ibanez GSR200. If you are thinking about a good investment, get a Tobias Growler 5-string electric bass guitar. This is expensive but will withstand all that picking, plucking, and slapping. If you see yourself playing the bass long term, then this is the guitar for you.



One can say that behind the great bass guitar chord playing, is also a great bass guitar, and player. The formula also calls for dedication, determination, and enthusiasm. Without these, neither great bass guitar nor bass guitar chord can be played. Get lessons, a songbook, and download bass guitar chords from several guitar sites online. Now, let’s hear some bass.




Yes, bass guitar chords can be learned online. You can also visit aboutplayingguitar.com for free guitar sheet music. Check out this site now for free guitar chords, and start playing your guitar.



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Sunday, 11 May 2008

John Entwistle Bass Solo


The late great John Entwistle letting rip with a blistering bass guitar solo, during "5-15" at The Albert Hall in 2000.

Breedlove Acoustic Bass Guitar, ABJ250-SM4, Solid Top

Breedlove Acoustic Bass Guitar, ABJ250-SM4, Solid Top
By Michael W. Stone




Breedlove's Atlas Series contains a number of different basses, including the ABJ250/SM4, which is made with Breedlove's jumbo body (seventeen inch lower bout, along with five inch body depth at the tail block and a four inch body depth at the heel) with a soft cutaway. The top is solid sitka spruce, whereas the sides/back are made out of mahogany. The combination of sitka spruce and mahogany results in a deep, mellow, sound.



Additionally, this acoustic bass guitar produces decent volume as a result of the large jumbo body (not to mention the JLD bridge truss system - one of the few acoustic bass guitars with one installed at the factory). One of the biggest complaints about acoustic bass guitars is that they lack the volume needed to play without an amplifier. The ABJ250/SM isn't loud by any means, but the volume is sufficient to play unplugged along with perhaps two or three other guitars/mandolins/banjos, but with more than that the bass would be overpowered.



What I really like about this acoustic bass guitar is it's clear note separation. I even used a plectrum and did a little bluegrass flatpicking and, although you might expect a garbled wall of bass, the notes came through cleanly.



Features of the ABJ250/SM4 include a hardshell case, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, pearl position markers, satin finish, Tusq nut and saddle, JLD bridge truss, Fishman Classic IV Pickup with bass-optimized E.Q., chrome Grover tuners, satin finish, and an abalone rosette with black border.




Michael Stone owns a website that sells Breedlove Guitars, Mandolins and Accessories and has played the acoustic guitar and mandolin for nearly twenty years.



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Ibanez SR400 Bass Guitar

Ibanez SR400 Bass Guitar
By Jeremy Hier




The Ibanez SR400 bass guitar is very comfortable
to play. The neck is thin up at the headstock, you
can move your hand along it well because of the
necks finish. The SR400's neck at the back has
a matte finish making it very easy to slide your
hands up and down the neck. Its easier to play
the higher frets because the neck is a bolt-on
with a curve where the neck bolts.



The body of the Ibanez SR400 is contoured very
well. There are no sharp edges anywhere. You
can play the SR400 standing up or sitting comfortably.
If you are sitting down and put the bass on your right
thigh, it will stay balanced and not lean one way
or another.



The SR400 bass guitar is very playable because
the strings are loose. You won't have to play with
much force to get a sound, and it won't wear your
fingers out so much.



The pickups of the SR400 Ibanez are in "P/J"
configuration. There is a split "P" pickup at the
neck position and a single humbrucker at the
bridge. For each pickups volumn there are three
knobs and one for tone.



The Ibanez SR400 bass guitar stays in tune very
well. The tuners at the head are 2 on each side,
and they are Gotoh tuners. The tuners are not
to tight or loose, but they are light enough to keep
the strings in tune.



The SR400 bass is good for an intermediate guitarist,
and the best thing about it is its neck is so smooth,
playable, and thin.




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Friday, 9 May 2008

How to Tune a Bass Guitar

How to Tune a Bass Guitar
By Mantius Cazaubon




This material seeks to answer your question on how to tune a bass guitar. Well since I don't know exactly how many strings are on your bass guitar I shall present you with different options, namely, 4-string, 5 string, 6 string, and 7 string basses.



First of all we shall look at the standard tuning of bass guitars.



The standard tuning of a four string bass guitar from highest (thinnest string) to lowest (fattest string) is G-D-A-E.



On a five string bass the tunings are similar with the addition of a low B string.



On a six string bass guitar, a thinner (higher pitched) string is added, and is tuned to C. In other words on a 6 string bass guitar the settings are B-E-A-D-G-C, where B is the fattest string or lowest note and C the highest and thinnest.



On a 7-string bass a high F-string is added. The settings on a 7-string bass are B-E-A-D-G-C-F where B is the lowest and F the highest.



Tuning your bass is all about matching the pitch of your instrument to that of a bass guitar tuner, pitch pipe, tuning fork or a correctly tuned piano or keyboard. If you do not have a tuner or keyboard instrument, you can find an online tuner by doing a search.



Now all you have to do is match the pitch of the strings to the corresponding notes on your tuner. Hopefully your ears are sufficiently developed (musically), for you to hear this. When the note on your bass is the same as that of your tuner, the vibration patterns will match and you will hear no wah-wah-wah sound when you play the two notes. There will be no clash between the two notes.



So how do you tune your bass?



Loosen the string and tune up to the correct note. In other words your string should be well below the correct pitch and only then do you begin to tighten. That way you avoid breakage by tightening the string too much. Listen carefully to make sure the two pitches match and that there is no wah-wah-wah or clashing sound between the two notes.



As long as the notes are in sync, you will hear no wah-wah-wah sound. But if you pass the in tune point, you will begin to hear that undesired sound again, and it means that you will have to loosen on the string a little until you get back to the in tune point.



Tune all your strings one by one by matching the sound of the strings to the corresponding note on your tuner.



Tuning your bass is not hard. But as with any other instrument it involves practice. And of course, practice makes perfect. After a while you may find that you do not even have to rely on an electronic tuner to tune your bass. Hope you found this guide useful. Good luck.




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10 Classic Bass Guitars

10 Classic Bass Guitars
By Adrian Martin




The Electric Bass guitar has been around for over 70 years and has become an integral part in modern music. Whilst there have been a few design changes over the years – the fundamental role of the instrument remains forming the rhythmic, tonal and heartbeat of the music



There are thousands of different basses on the market today but here we list 10 classics of their genre – if your going to get a bass – these are the ones to aspire to.



1 Fender Precision



First introduced in 1951 – this was Leo Fender’s baby that soon became the industry standard. Often called the P-Bass, it’s solid “slab” body with single pickup it has perhaps became the most popular bass of all time.



2 Fender Jazz



Fender’s “other” most popular bass – first seen in 1960 – this one differed from the Fender Precision by having a slimmer shaped neck, two pickups and a countered body design.



3 Rickenbacker 4001



Rickenbacker introduced the 4000 series in the early ‘50’s as competition against the Fender series – there have been a number of variations within the 4000 series – (the 4001 and 4002 etc) – As with their 6 string counterparts the Rickenbacker basses have a unique tone and the 4001 has become the rock bass of choice .



4 Hofner



One name – Paul McCartney – usually seen with a 500/1 model (but this wasn’t the only Hofner bass Paul had). This instrument has become iconic – you picture the Beatles and you picture Paul with his Hofner. Not particularly expensive or superbly made but it’s association with The Beatles makes it a bass players must have.



5 Gibson Les Paul Recording Bass.



Gibson’s iconic model – Bass style – introduced in the late 60’s following it’s 6 string sibling– Manufactured with the traditional Gibson Mahogany – it’s a true design classic and despite various design changes over the years it remains much loved by bassists– great for studio use it’s often referred to as the Recording Bass.



6 Musicman Stingray



This one came on the scene in the mid 1970’s utilizing (at the time) innovate features such as humbucker bass pickups, active circuitry. Reminiscent of the Fender Precision (sharing a designer in Leo Fender) but with features that brought it bang upto date the Stingray has remained a favorite every since.



7 Steinberger Bass



Featuring the classic headstock-less design Ned Steinberger’s guitar company were true innovators – a truly composite instrument (graphite and carbon fibre mix). Steinberger released the Q and M series basses and nothing else looked or sounded quite like them – immensely popular during the 80’s/90’s perhaps less so now – but still a true innovation in bass guitar design.



8 Gibson Thunderbird



Our second Gibson on the list the Thunderbird bass was first released in the early 1960’s – sharing a similar design with the Gibson Firebird 6 string the Thunderbird was the direct competition for the Rickenbacker 4001 – Perhaps Gibson’s most popular bass – it has remained popular with the hard rock fraternity over the last 20 years.



9 Fender V



Although short-lived, the Fender V bass gets onto our list by virtue of being the first 5 string bass to go mainstream, a change in the standard design this 15 fret bass had a high C string to allow bassists access to the higher register of tones. Only a handful of these basses were produced making them collectors items today – and whilst generally derided the V is an important stepping stone to the 5 string basses that are common today.



10 Gretsch Broadkaster



Gretsch Hollowbody – great tone – almost double bass like – first released in the 1960’s – a unique tone all of it’s own – Whilst Gretsch are not renowned for their basses this one’s a beauty – somewhat distinctive from the Fender and Gibson basses - a unique sound drawing on the technology from it’s 6 string Gretsch counterparts.




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Thursday, 8 May 2008

How to Buy Your First Bass Guitar

How to Buy Your First Bass Guitar
By Dave Cherry




Have you been considering buying a bass guitar? If so you have made a great choice as far as musical instruments go. Bass guitars have a great deep sound and are very easy to learn how to play. Before you rush right out and buy one, here are some buying tips to give you some peace of mind. Online bass guitar purchases are just fine, but before buying I suggest you visit your local music shop to get a feel for what is out on the market. You want to see how the bass guitar fits you and feels in your hands. Most music shops will let you plug it in and play around with any guitar right in the store. If you know any experienced bassist, see if they do not mind tagging along with you, as most sales associates merely want to sell you any bass. Listen for the tone and quality of the sound that matches your taste.



Make sure you have a budget in mind before making a purchase, as a brand new bass guitar can cost you anywhere from $200 to $5000 depending on the brand, quality, and wood finish. Used basses tend to range from $100 to $1500 and are often just as good, although pricing and selection will vary from one locale to another. Consider buying a used bass. Most used bass guitars drop in price over the years and can offer much better quality and sound as a new bass would.



When you think you might have found a bass you like, do a search for that model on the internet to see if any reviews have been written from people who have already purchased that same model. Bass players are usually pretty straight forward on the bass guitars they have played and purchased.



Some great starter brands include Rogue, Squier and Epiphone. These brands of basses both look good and play great for the price. Fretless , acoustic and five-string basses each have their own type of sounds and pluses, but it is easiest to learn on a four string electric bass. Most beginner tutorials are written with the four-string bass in mind. Other brands of popular basses include: Fender, Gibson, Washburn, Ibanez, Rickenbacker and Yamaha to name a few.



There are great places to buy bass guitars online. eBay and Musicians Friend are great starting points to begin your search for that special first bass and you can usually purchase cheap bass guitars there as well.




Dave Cherry is an avid bass guitar player.



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Bass Guitar Tablatures

Bass Guitar Tablatures
By Thomas Morva




A guitar tab is a system of notations, letters, symbols and other visual representations - instead of the traditional musical notation. Guitar tabs give directions to the player as to how to play a musical piece through a diagram of strings of the guitar.



Tablature consists of a diagram of strings of the guitar with finger positions indicated by numbers corresponding to the appropriate frets and sometimes with the numerical representations of the fingers. Guitar tabs are very important for those who are enthusiasts and are keen on learning new tunes and technicalities of guitar and especially those songs which have extensive guitar uses, both plucking and other types of fingering as well as lead parts.



A bass guitar is slightly different in shape from other guitars (rhythm guitar, classical guitar, Hawaiian guitar, etc.) A bass guitar is used for complementing and filling up the sound in an orchestration or a band and it goes in tune and rhythm with the drums and percussion. A bass guitar’s neck or fret board is much longer than the fret boards of any other guitars and it has four strings called the bass strings.



Nowadays tablatures, guitar tabs in particular, have vertical lines which represent the strings of the guitar (no matter what kind of guitar it is) horizontal lines for the frets, and dots signifying the position of the figures. In the case of a bass guitar there will only be four horizontal lines signifying the four strings of the bass guitar. A bass guitar can never be played with a spectrum (an object used to strum the strings of the guitar). Instead, it is played with figures just by plucking. Therefore, a bass guitar tablature is different from those of the rhythm or the classical guitars.




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All You Need To Know About A Bass Guitar

All You Need To Know About A Bass Guitar
By Victor Epand




The bass guitar is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping or using a pick. The bass is similar in appearance and construction like an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and scale length, and usually four strings tuned, one octave lower in pitch than the four lower strings of a guitar.



Materials used for making a bass guitar



The bodies of these special instruments are typically made of wood although other materials such as graphite have also been used. The most common type of wood used for the body is alder, for the neck is maple, and for the fret board is rosewood, though a wide variety of woods may be used to make the body.



Other regularly used woods include mahogany, maple, ash, and poplar for bodies, mahogany for necks, and ebony for fret boards. The choice of body material and shape of these guitars can have a significant impact on the timbre of the completed instrument as well as on aesthetic considerations. Other design options include finishes, such as lacquer, wax and oil along with flat and carved designs. Bass guitar necks, which are longer than regular electric guitar necks, are generally made of maple.



A brief history



In the 1930s, inventor Paul Tutmarc from Seattle, Washington, developed a guitar style electric bass instrument that was fretted and designed to be held and played horizontally. Unfortunately, Tutmarc inventions never caught the public imagination, and little further development of the instrument took place until the 1950s.



In the 1950s, Leo Fender developed the first mass produced electric bass. In the 1950s and 1960s, the term Fender bass was widely used to describe the bass guitars, because of early popularity of Fender in the market for mass produced bass guitars.



Different components of the bass guitar



This kind of guitar uses various components to produce music. Some of these components are strings and its tuning, fret or fretless bass, pickups, amplification and effects.



Frets and fretless bass



Frets are a raised metal strips inserted into the fingerboard that extend across the full width of the neck. On a fretted bass, the frets divide the fingerboard into semitone divisions. The original Fender basses had 20 frets. Fretless basses have a distinct sound, because the absence of frets means that the strings must be pressed down directly onto the wood of the fingerboard.



Strings and tuning



The standard design for the bass has four strings, tuned E, A, D and G, with the original frequency of the E string set at about 41 Hz, making the tuning of all four strings the same as that of the double bass. This tuning is also the same as the standard tuning on the lower four strings on a 6 string guitar, only an octave lower.



Pickups



Most electric basses use magnetic pickups. The vibrations of the instrument metal strings within the magnetic field of the permanent magnets in magnetic pickups produce small variations in the magnetic flux threading the coils of the pickups.



Amplification and effects



The electric bass is always connected to an amplifier for live performances. Electric bass guitarists use either a combo amplifier, which combines an amplifier and a speaker in a single cabinet, or an amplifier and a separate speaker cabinet.




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