Bass was always where I wanted to be since being a little kid. It has led me to many different projects and even producing and writing for other bands. Weird how so many Bassists do this kind of thing. Good luck with your music!!

Tatersalad810 Wrote:Learn piano, then learn basic music theory. That way you have a good foundation for keyboards and learning bass will be cake (because you'll already understand notes and rythms, and the patterns are much easier to grasp on bass or guitar than other instruments).

I'm a little late on this discussion, but I have to agree with Tatersalad here. Laughs....
A couple interesting and accidently insightful quotes here...among them ...
Question: "Who wants to listen to a note-for-note reproduction of what already exists?" (by Robosteve)
...Ummm, apparently more than I even thought was possible!
Cheers!
gilmost

keys/piano will definitely help you with your knowledge of music theory and reading music. i learned to play piano when i was 7, and it really helped me as a musician. yes there aren't enough bassists, but keyboards is a better choice if you're just doing it for yourself.

I play bass, and it was the first intrument to actually click for me, so I highly suggest it.
It's an instrument that you can start playing right away, without knowledge of chords or anything, then you can work your way to the more complicated stuff. That was my thing, I wanted to be able to start playing stuff right away, and bass was perfect for that.

learn the piano for a few years, and then all music will be making sense and then you can learn the bass in half the time.

(06-06-2008 02:26 PM)cevor Wrote:  keyboard, it's the best first instrument to learn (psst, bass=guitar)