i really want to learn to play an instrument, but i don't know which to choose. i don't want to play guitar. i want to play either bass or keyboards which do you guys think is easier to learn?

keyboard, it's the best first instrument to learn (psst, bass=guitar)

All depends on how much effort and time your willing to put into it.

Keyboard = Yeh you have to learn to read music first.
Bass = Yeh you can learn tabs first but later on your going to have to learn music and this is were the keyboard playing would be an advantage



However all that aside great to see Greg posting in this subforum nice one buddy should come do some spring cleaning more often.

cevor Wrote:(psst, bass=guitar)

i know i bass is a guitar but i meant i don't want to play just an electric guitar i would want to play bass guitar. i think there are too many people who play guitar but not as many play bass guitar

floydfan716 Wrote:

cevor Wrote:(psst, bass=guitar)

i know i bass is a guitar but i meant i don't want to play just an electric guitar i would want to play bass guitar. i think there are too many people who play guitar but not as many play bass guitar

Great point and you're absolutely right. (I knew what you meant, sometimes I can act like another jackass ) The bass has almost always been considered a "lesser" (not by me!) instrument unless wielded by Flea or Entwistle to name just a couple. Don't let that dissuade you, the rhythm section drives any band.

i just don't know which i want to play. i first thought i wanted to play bass then i wanted to play piano now i want to play bass again. I tnink i'm going to have to try out both instuments and see which feels better. I just don't no ...

cevor Wrote:

floydfan716 Wrote:

cevor Wrote:(psst, bass=guitar)

i know i bass is a guitar but i meant i don't want to play just an electric guitar i would want to play bass guitar. i think there are too many people who play guitar but not as many play bass guitar

Great point and you're absolutely right. (I knew what you meant, sometimes I can act like another jackass ) The bass has almost always been considered a "lesser" (not by me!) instrument unless wielded by Flea, Waters or Entwistle to name just a couple. Don't let that dissuade you, the rhythm section drives any band.

*fixed*

Rest in peace, play some great gigs in the sky

Androkles Wrote:

cevor Wrote:

floydfan716 Wrote:

cevor Wrote:(psst, bass=guitar)

i know i bass is a guitar but i meant i don't want to play just an electric guitar i would want to play bass guitar. i think there are too many people who play guitar but not as many play bass guitar

Great point and you're absolutely right. (I knew what you meant, sometimes I can act like another jackass ) The bass has almost always been considered a "lesser" (not by me!) instrument unless wielded by Flea, Waters or Entwistle to name just a few. Don't let that dissuade you, the rhythm section drives any band.

*fixed*

Yeesh, then fix it all the way. Roger isn't in the same league as a bassist though.

definitely choose bass

i had to make the same kind of decision about 7 years ago cuz all my buddys played guitar. i chose bass and loved it

its a much more versatile instrument than most people give it credit for. and all that i learned from playing the bass helped me learn keys rather quickly a couple years ago.

keyboards is the best to learn first. anyway you have to learn to read music!!! keyboards first. it would help you to understand much better