Which Bass Guitar Should You Buy?
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If you want to learn to play bass, then you may have purchased a bass guitar. If so, then it is useful to know what bass guitars usually consist of.
The general divisions are: electric and acoustic.
However, even these can be further divided into fret or no fret, hollow/solid frame, and 4/5/6 string bass guitars.
In these groups, you will find more differences, but these details are not needed if you are still just learning how to play.
Fret and Fretless Guitars
This does not need much explanation. Look at the neck of your guitar. The neck is one of the parts you hold your guitar from, and it is the part you press on while holding the strings in different positions. If you hold your guitar horizontally, then the frets are the sections that fall between the vertical thin metal bars.
The frets tell you which note you are playing, so playing the guitar without them is difficult. A fretless guitar does not have frets, and this is usually played by experienced players.
This is because you have to know what note you are playing, and this is only possible when you are experienced. If you are a beginner, my advice is to buy a guitar with frets.
Solid/Hollow Frame
When you had looked around for your bass, the salesperson may have shown you an acoustic guitar. Acoustic guitars come with hollow frames so that the sound can amplify. Electric guitars do not need a hollow body since the sound is amplified with a microphone.
A hollow body allows the sound of the strings to echo and resonate within the body, which creates the sound used in classical and country songs.
Solid frames do not create an echo, although it is possible to emulate it electronically. For a beginner, I recommend to buy an electric and solid guitar, even though you will have to also buy an amplifier.|
How many strings?
Usually, guitars tend to come with six strings, and the usual bass guitar tends to come with 4 strings. However, this is not a must. Most bass guitarists play with four strings, and this bass is best to start learning with. That being said, many bass guitarists are playing five and six string guitars.
The five string bass has a sound even lower the four string bass, which is great for a hollow deep sound. A six string bass creates a high sound, and spread the range of the bass even more than usual. However, if you are just starting to learn, my recommendation is to buy a basic four string bass. If you enjoy playing, then you can branch out later.
If you are serious and really start to learn to play bass, you may want to branch out and try out different guitars. Once you have become proficient with the bass guitar, you can experiment with hollow bodies
However, if you are a beginner, I highly recommend you stick to the basic guitar. And remember, playing bass is fun!
Learn more about how to learn to play bass. Stop by James Fret’s site where you can find out all about a bass guitar and what it can do for you.
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