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I want to learn to play a musical instrument
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I'm thinking bass...whaddya think the cheapest I could get a used Bass for would be? I'm pretty sure my mom has my sister's old amp...


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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This is the cheapest bass ever. And it works too!



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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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I play bass and guitar. I can teach you some shit when I come up.

What are you looking to spend? What kind of quality do you want. I have my bass for sale. But, it's probably out of your price range.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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Why not guitar? If you learn guitar first, learning bass will be pratically no work!

I would also suggest an obscure instrument...OLF could you scoreme a Shofar?


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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: RandalFlagg]
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RandalFlagg said:
I play bass and guitar.  I can teach you some shit when I come up.

What are you looking to spend?  What kind of quality do you want.  I have my bass for sale.  But, it's probably out of your price range.


How much is yours for sale for? And didn't you get it for free from some junky kid or something?

I'm looking to spend somewhere in the range of Not A Lot. :crazy2:


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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I would expect no less my Jewerdly friend.

Given that you're a Shroomerite I'd let the bass and the case go for $600. That's a good deal for a used Japanese made Fender Precision bass signature model.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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get one of these


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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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Go to e-bay!


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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: Knifey Mcstab]
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that was cool as shit.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: RandalFlagg]
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RandalFlagg said:
I would expect no less my Jewerdly friend.

Given that you're a Shroomerite I'd let the bass and the case go for $600. That's a good deal for a used Japanese made Fender Precision bass signature model.


Yipers, I was thinking in the $200 range. I guess that's nigh impossible to find.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: Knifey Mcstab]
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that's really cool and a bird just flew into my window.  :dielaughing:

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: Corporal Kielbasa]
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Hey, if you ever go to a Bluegrass Hooten-nanny, you will see some Professional Gut-Bucket players that will blow your mind.

That looks like a pretty good Gut-Bucket!


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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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OneLessForeskin said:
RandalFlagg said:
I would expect no less my Jewerdly friend.

Given that you're a Shroomerite I'd let the bass and the case go for $600. That's a good deal for a used Japanese made Fender Precision bass signature model.


Yipers, I was thinking in the $200 range. I guess that's nigh impossible to find.


You'll get a piece of shit that sounds like shit for $200.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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get yourself a mandolin. they're incredibly fun to play.


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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: nightkrawler]
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I should probably get a Jew harp.


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-Erik Davis

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: nightkrawler]
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Mandolin's are incredibly hard to play well, though. They are just about as techinical as any orchestral instrument; even banjo is.


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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: RandalFlagg]
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Robot,

I just totally let my gear-snobbishness get to me and warp my advice. I only buy guitars that cost at least $800 and above.

A $200 bass would not be bad for a beginner. I would suggest some of the cheaper Ibanez models. When I'm in 'da city we can go shopping. I can tell you what to steer clear of.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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A Jew Harp is a legitiment instrument...I read somewhere that we trade 67 Jew Harps to the Native-American's for land...wasn't that manhattan or somewhere by there?


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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: Apollyphelion]
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Apollyphelion said:
Mandolin's are incredibly hard to play well, though. They are just about as techinical as any orchestral instrument; even banjo is.


mandolins arent incredibly hard to play, easier than guitar atleast. i got mine back in december and i'm pretty good at it now. i play banjo too, which i find to be easier than guitar too. once you get your right hand roll patterns down on the banjo, it becomes pretty simple. scruggs style that is.


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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: Apollyphelion]
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I just realized how much of a hillbilly I am! :rolleyes:

I got a mandolin, banjo, 12 string, gut bucket, and a six string

I also been known to play the spoons in public :hillbilly:

I even rock overalls. :rolleyes:

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: nightkrawler]
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I would say both banjo and mandolin are easier than guitar...I still think Bagpipes are one of the hardest instuments, but that statement is TOTALLY effin' biased.:grin:


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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: nightkrawler]
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nightkrawler said:
Apollyphelion said:
Mandolin's are incredibly hard to play well, though. They are just about as techinical as any orchestral instrument; even banjo is.


mandolins arent incredibly hard to play, easier than guitar atleast. i got mine back in december and i'm pretty good at it now. i play banjo too, which i find to be easier than guitar too. once you get your right hand roll patterns down on the banjo, it becomes pretty simple. scruggs style that is.


I would also agree that mandolins aren't hard to play in comparison to other instruments. In my eye, they are all easy if you will to learn is high enough. When I first started guitar I had a blast(and still do) learning the hard things. I never thought, oh shit this instrument is hard, and then do something else. If you have the will to play and learn, I think anyone will find any instrument easier to play.





This is my mandolin given to me by Mac McAnally, a profession musician. He produces Jimmy Buffett's stuff and is the big red headed guy that plays next to him on stage. He is a country singer songwrite that has wrote a lot of hits on the country charts but he never wanted to become "famous". He enjoys doing what he does. I am actually seeing him live next monday and eating breakfat and picking with him Tuesday morning. I didn't mean to go off topic but hey...what the hell.





These are my guitars I play regularly. I have two more but they aren't anything special.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: daytripper05]
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So a mandolin is four doubled up strings... that sounds kind of sweet actually... like the cool sound of a 12-string guitar with the convenience of a ukulele. :wink:

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: daytripper05]
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cool, your mandolin looks exactly like mine. mine is johnson though.


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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: nightkrawler]
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Have you considered piano? It's extremely easy to pick up and really fun to play. I love going to someone's house for a party, finding out they have a piano, and then playing for everyone. I once went to a gay ass party that we knew was going to suck so we ate some shrooms. Later on I found a piano and rocked it and I don't know if it was because we were tripping but everyone loved it!

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: JacquesCousteau]
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It's tuned upside down like a violin or fiddle. And unlike the twevle string guitar, each pair of strings is the exact same guage and octave. In a bluegrass setting the mandolin kinda acts as a drummer when they play rythm...But lead mandolin is the shit. Here's one of my favorite songs of all time and there is a mandolin in it...david grisman at that.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: daytripper05]
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Nice gear!:thumbup:

These are my babgpipes, very beautiful raw, festive sound.
They were 800 bucks.


Don'tthey looks way cooler than the decoration that is Highlandpipes;-)


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Edited by Apollyphelion (07/19/07 10:40 AM)

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: JacquesCousteau]
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It's tuned upside down like a violin or fiddle. And unlike the twevle string guitar, each pair of strings is the exact same guage and octave. In a bluegrass setting the mandolin kinda acts as a drummer when they play rythm...But lead mandolin is the shit. Here's one of my favorite songs of all time and there is a mandolin in it...david grisman at that.

edit...fucking a...that song was 9.9megs...almost too big. :hehehe:

Edited by daytripper05 (07/19/07 10:35 AM)

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: RandalFlagg]
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bass was really easy for me to pick up at first, but very hard once you try to do complicated stuff.

what kind of signature bass do you have? its not a victor bailey is it?

here's my set up...


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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: PurpleKush]
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Steve Harris (bassist from Iron Maiden).

It's incredibly easy to be a halfass bassist. It's incredibly hard to do the complicated stuff.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: daytripper05]
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Thats my baby with ebony instead of rosewood. I just found out that they stopped making instruments though! :crankey:

Id Like to pick up a F-style someday.  Is there any difference in sound between the F and A style?



This is my banjo. 



fuck the pictures didn't work.:crankey:

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: RandalFlagg]
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I highly repsect a good bass play. And good I mean someone who's not the worst guitar player in the band. I love a good slap player.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: daytripper05]
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I'm blessed to know such people. Not just on the bass but a few instruments. Open mic. nights are a lot of fun.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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I was thinking you should learn an instrument, seeing as how into music you are.  This is a good decision.

The problem with playing bass is that the frequencies carry very well through walls, so you might have problems with your neighbors if you live in an apartment.

You can turn the volume way down, but that's no fun.  With a guitar you can at least turn it up a bit.

Drums are impossible in an apartment. :shrug:

Keyboards are doable if you're into that kind of thing.

Luckily we live in an era where there are plenty of playable instruments for 200 bucks and up.  I would be wary of anything that costs less than that new.

Unless you get an acoustic (which are usually more expensive, especially basses) you will also need an amp.  You can get a passable solid state practice amp for less than a hundred bucks, even less used.  If you want to go one step up, you can probably get a VOX AD15 for a hundred-something.  Nice amps are more expensive, but you probably won't want one until later.

You can find peer reviews of virtually any instrument or piece of equipment here:

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: WhiskeyClone]
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amen to that. Twenty or thirty years ago, a quality $200 guitar would have been a serious piece of shit. but with new technologies in machine work and stuff like that, guitars and instruments in general are getting a lot better. Many professional musicians and non pros alike have told me this. I would only agree.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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Update?

Are you a rock star yet?


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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: WhiskeyClone]
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Hey. I'm waiting until I move into my new apartment - next Wednesday. My roommates will actually be the singer and drummer of a band I really like (well, I probably really like the band cause those guys are my friends :tongue:) and I'm hoping they might be able to talk their bassist into tossing me an old one of his or something just to borrow.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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OneLessForeskin said:
Hey. I'm waiting until I move into my new apartment - next Wednesday. My roommates will actually be the singer and drummer of a band I really like (well, I probably really like the band cause those guys are my friends :tongue:) and I'm hoping they might be able to talk their bassist into tossing me an old one of his or something just to borrow.


That's how I learned the dynamics of bass playing.  I borrowed a friend's bass when I was living in a dorm, and played it almost constantly (because I got burned out on guitar) and I've actually gotten to the point where I enjoy playing bass more.  I guess it's because you can man-handle them a lot more.  I like to slap and pluck, shit like that..  anyone can just play with a pick.

If you end up doing that, listen to the guy from the Smiths.. he played with a pick, I think, and his bass lines were sick.. but not too complicated to learn once you get acquainted with the instrument.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: idiotek]
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If I learn to play the bass I would want to use fingers moreso than a pick..


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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OneLessForeskin said:
If I learn to play the bass I would want to use fingers moreso than a pick..


:thumbup:


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Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man.  For him all doors are flung wide: him all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire.  Our love goes out to him and embraces him, because he did not need it.

~ R.W. Emerson, "Self-Reliance"

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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It can be so frustrating. Using a pick first would make your life a lot easier, just so you can get to know the fretboard and notes.. but I suppose learning the finger style first thing would make it easier in the long run. I adapted quick, I actually started off slapping and shit like that. It's fun.

The first shit I tried to learn was "Speak Free" by Incubus, LOL. Took me for-fucking-ever to get it down to where it sounded halfway right.

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Re: I want to learn to play a musical instrument [Re: idiotek]
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Whenever I'm walking around with headphones on I always zero in on the basslines in songs, I just love em, and I always find myself playing air-bass moreso than air-guitar or air-drums.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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