Dr.Phil answered Monday February 21 2005, 3:13 pm: i was in a situation sord of like this. i bought a bass cuz me and my cuz and some friends were starting a band and they needed a bass player. so that became me. but then i got a guitar to builed up my calises and play faster. but then i enjiod playing guitar better. so now i have pretty much a whole band in my room, drums, bass, guitar, mic, and everything. but i think that bass would be best to begine with.
MFS answered Monday February 7 2005, 2:12 pm: The two are totally different in how you approach playing them.
Guitar is about chords - you play a lot of strings all at once to get at the sound. It is very chord driven in approach to plaing.
Bass is all linear. It is about walking lines, about building a supporting foundation underneath the band. It can be played many different ways, from jazz walking bass lines to the pop and slap of funk.
I would not say that either one is easier than the other. If you dig through my column, you'll find I've addressed this issue more than once. ;) [ MFS's advice column | Ask MFS A Question ]
Melanie4981 answered Monday February 7 2005, 4:35 am: Bass is much easier and sounds sexier!!
BlueEyedBeauty429 answered Sunday February 6 2005, 9:11 pm: Guitar would probably be the best to start with because no one remembers the bass player its always the guitar player everyone loves!!
WTF answered Saturday February 5 2005, 11:17 pm: theyre basically both the same, either way, if you plan on playing both, it doesnt matter what you start with.
eyeloveyou603 answered Saturday February 5 2005, 10:29 pm: A bass is a guitar. I would say start out with an acoustic guitar. That is what I learned how to play a little on. good luck!
sshelbyy answered Saturday February 5 2005, 9:28 pm: bass. but guitar is sooo much cooler and you could get a pink one. :DDD!!! my brother had no musical experiment and he started with guitar and he was only like 8 and he got it!neways, good luck! [ sshelbyy's advice column | Ask sshelbyy A Question ]
Karen answered Saturday February 5 2005, 8:57 pm: Bass is definitely easier than a guitar for a beginner with no musical experience to start out with.
-Karen [ Karen's advice column | Ask Karen A Question ]
drjwlc4 answered Saturday February 5 2005, 8:51 pm: i would say regular guiter but then alot of people say bass is so i think you will have to go to the guiter place and try them for yourself
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