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I am getting a new bass/guitar. It is a washburn. I was wondering if it is hard to learn, or if my fingers will hurt the first few weeks or something. . . Im just curious, please tell me if its easy or hard or if it will hurt my fingers or etc. . .
Bye <3 Trixie
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yes yes.. your hand will hurt.. or atleast mine did.. it tooke them about 2 weeks to toughin up.. but thats cause u usually dont do much with my hands.. it isnt very hard to play.. bass is easier to me.. but i like to play the guiar
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Any stringed instrument hurts in the beginning. It'll hurt BOTH hands equally and don't you dare use picks. It's easier, imho, to start on a "lesser" instrument in the same family as the one you want to take up. IE. I started playing ukulele to learn guitar. When I started to learn, teaching myself, I was a really shitty player then I got better. I gave up a ton of instruments to find the one I liked the best too.
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Its not hard to learn, but it takes time to learn. Like I learned to play the bass in 4 weeks, but its taken me 4 years to play as good as I do. And yes your fingers are going to hurt until they gain catalysis so for a few weeks depending on how hard and how much you play.
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hiya! ok first of all...i got my guitar a year ago and i only know three chords! but that's because i'm so busy and also partly because i am really slack! the fingers hurting part....well.....if you practice like you ought to (which i was doing at one point in time) yea! at first they are going to be sooo sore but its a good kinda sore because you're all like "yea...i was practicing my guitar last night and my fingers are so sore!" but you know that you're accomplishing something when you can say that ya know? another thing..you will develope caluses (dunno how to spell it) on the tips of your fingers but they're not ugly or anything (trust me! im a girly girl so i would know)...it is slightly difficult..my prob is, getting the rythm down with the chord changes but i have every bit of faith in you..you'll do fine im sure! another bit of advice though: if you're not really musically gifted...you may need to get some one to teach you...because it's really hard to teach yourself! (i've been trying for a year and look how far i've gotten) it takes time and patience and ofcourse PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!
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It really wont hurt your fingers unless you really go into it. Some people use guitar picks if that works for you.
-shay :-)
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I've been playing for a couple weeks now, and it really isn't bad at all. If you use a pick, I bet it would be even better. Not that I advise using a pick. The first couple weeks of playing for hours on end will probably hurt a little, but it builds character.
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for god sakes people... it isn't all that hard!
Ok... your fingers will probably get a bit sore, and may blister the first time you play a lot... that's normal... let it happen, don't pop the blisters. This is how you build up callouses.
Washburns are damned nice basses.
If you're really worried about your fingers hurting a lot, use lower guage strings (ask at the music store), and perhaps even get flat-wound strings. That will make the feel of the strings seem "softer" (I mean, their still metal, but flat-wound are smoother than round-wound).
Playing isn't that hard... you can learn easy things very quickly if you are determined and willing to put in the practice.
Advanced techniques come only with time and lots of practice.
I have played bass for 15 years, so some of the others who are offering advice on this, though they mean well, have no clue what they're talking about.
Just take your time, and if you are starting to feel discouraged or frustrated, take a step back and go do something else for a bit. Don't burn yourself out.
If you have any other questions, particularly about bass guitar, feel free to pop me a note on here. I'm more than happy to help out.
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I only tried to play the guitar for about a week, so yes it is hard. Yes, your fingers hurt. Unless you are very motivated and musical, you need to have a regular teacher and practice. It takes discipline.
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