Find The
Difference Between A "Good" And "Bad" Acoustic Bass
Guitar Before You Buy!
How To Buy An Acoustic Bass
Guitar
Buying my first acoustic bass
guitar was one of the high points of my year. I
have had some experience playing bass before, but
very little. I used to have an old beaten up Ibanez
bass guitar that I got from my dad, but it wasn't
in very good shape.
This was really my first
chance to ever experiment with a good instrument,
and I relished the opportunity.
The Enormous Sound
Difference In Acoustic Bass Guitars
I did not no this until
recently, but the difference between a poorly made
instruments and a high-quality one is enormous.
Acoustic bass guitars can vary tremendously, and
the one I had been using before was in pretty bad
shape.
The neck was bent and warped,
which made it very difficult to finger correctly.
The intonation was also a little bit out, so it
didn't even stay in tune very well. New, it would
have been a very high-quality electric bass, but my
dad hadn't taken very good care of it and it
showed.
I resolved to take very good
care of my own acoustic bass guitar. Every day I
used it, I would start by wiping it with a dry
cloth, tuning it up, and checking to make sure that
everything was in working order.
A Good Acoustic Bass Guitar
Doesn't Require Much Upkeep
Acoustic bass guitars are
actually pretty low maintenance instruments, so as
long as you keep them in the right conditions, they
are not too hard to take care of. You don't want to
expose them to excessive moisture or to get them
too hot or too cold. Most of all, you don't want to
have radical temperature changes. Basically, don't
leave it in the car or in your unheated apartment
in winter if you can avoid it.
Playing A Musical
Instrument With A Nice Tone Is Very
Satisfying
It is amazing what having a
nice sounding instrument will do for you. I have
experimented a little bit with playing bass before
as I told you, but it has never felt anything like
this. The sound was so rich and full on the
acoustic bass guiter that I just couldn't stop
playing.
Make Sure Your Acoustic
Bass Guitar Is Easy To Play
My fingers were practically
bleeding by the time I was done practicing every
day, and the next day I was always ready for
more.I knew that, if I
persisted, I would be good in no time.
How I Became An
Accomplished Acoustic Bass Guitar Player (Sort
Of)
In a lot of rock bands, the
guitar player with the inferior skills ends up
playing the bass. As a result, there are a lot of
lousy bass players out there. When I first touched
this acoustic bass guitar, however, I knew that I
would become good.
I would not just be another
second string musician. I would specialize in
playing the acoustic bass guitar and really
investigate all of the sonic possibilities. I'm not
there yet, but I'm definitely making progress. Any
day now, I will be the bass player I want to be.
How about you? Are you up to the
challenge?
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