tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375151.post7954105992940569195..comments2023-09-24T06:33:26.443-04:00Comments on Phil's Occasional Musings: Meet the new bass... same as the old bass (well, not quite)PhilCatelinethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09961683190124476565noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375151.post-14293133115926197292010-06-07T20:33:31.986-04:002010-06-07T20:33:31.986-04:00Oh you play bass! I just finished editing my blog ...Oh you play bass! I just finished editing my blog and I clicked on "Next Blog" and it directed me here and I read this blog post and I was like "Well that's so cool!" I love people who love music, and I don't mean that bad electronic stuff that most girls my age listen to. Of course, I'm not your average girl. Isn't it sad how they all forget Aerosmith and all the other good bands? Oh and by the way, I play regular guitar, but I'm just a begginer. I mean, I can play like 5 songs, all by either Green Day or AFI (I am obssessed with AFI!!!). Okay, enough rambling. ByeBye!Shy Girls Winhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764306505926638242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375151.post-58468001120336565102010-06-02T10:29:07.988-04:002010-06-02T10:29:07.988-04:00Upright basses are much more difficult to play, pl...Upright basses are much more difficult to play, plus they play an octave lower than an electric bass so they're more difficult to amplify. They require more hand strength as well.<br /><br />With frets you have more leeway in finger placement. There are no microtones in-between notes, so it's more forgiving than a fretless.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763022171822881305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375151.post-36468255896054049592010-06-01T16:41:34.118-04:002010-06-01T16:41:34.118-04:00I never thought about getting a fretless bass. Tha...I never thought about getting a fretless bass. That seemed like another degree of difficulty beyond the strings, tunings, and the clef. Maybe I'll go fretless for my second or third bass.<br /><br />The guitar center did have an used upright electric bass for $1000 that looked like it would be a lot of fun to play.PhilCatelinethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961683190124476565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375151.post-42566560728966073322010-06-01T16:26:21.949-04:002010-06-01T16:26:21.949-04:00I'm surprised you didn't go with a fretles...I'm surprised you didn't go with a fretless bass? It's more like a classical string instrument than a fretted model. I had both types and I guess I would choose the fretted for playing rock anyhow.<br /><br />Enjoy the new hobby!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763022171822881305noreply@blogger.com