On a scale from 1 - 10, how hard is bass guitar if you already play piano?

[espio100]

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probably going to buy a bass guitar tomorrow. This is gon b fun
I suck at piano btw. I cant play with both hands because muh hand independecy. actually I havent been arsed yet to learn it

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[ShadowsfeaR]

Completely different. Melodically it might be easier since you have musical background, and on a piano no less, but you have to learn how to actually play an entirely different instrument.

The main thing people have problems with learning a struck-string instrument is coordination. You have to learn that, in order to produce a note on the fretboard, you have to teach your hands to fret first and strike second to produce a note. With piano, you just press the key to produce a note.

[Drydess]

strings instruments are about 10 times harder than piano

[espio100]

strings instruments are about 10 times harder than piano

God damn I tought piano was already arse hard
the note layout doesnt same to make any sense on a string instrument tho
Actually it does its just counting up, im handicapped

[Kringleberg]

id say a 6-8

[Red Spy]

as someone who plays the piano it's completely different

[hillkill]

completely different style of playing.

the main problems you're going to have first is fretting first then plucking the string. second one is plucking without looking. do you think you can work those out? you can probably play bass then

strings instruments are about 10 times harder than piano

debatable, but i say piano is 10x harder than any string instrument. the amount is finger dependency is way more than any stringed instrument requires.

 

[espio100]

fretting is pushing the string on the neck and plucking is like, you know, the playing thing, right?

I dont get how plucking without looking is hard, there are 4 strings? I can play some melodies with my eyes closed on the piano. Well mostly its muscle memory but still?

[nomnomnom777]

fretting is pushing the string on the neck and plucking is like, you know, the playing thing, right?

I dont get how plucking without looking is hard, there are 4 strings? I can play some melodies with my eyes closed on the piano. Well mostly its muscle memory but still?

Well, don't underestimate it either. Know that it's easier said than done especially when you are a beginner. It might take you a while for you to learn to synchronize your picking hand and fretting hand let alone playing switching to other strings. It's great you wanna take up the bass though enjoy it and it would be a great idea to come up with a solid practice routine so you don't discourage and or and waste your time.

[espio100]

I remember the time I underestimated piano. Oh boy that was a blast.

[Drydess]

debatable, but i say piano is 10x harder than any string instrument. the amount is finger dependency is way more than any stringed instrument requires.

 

i suppose it has its differences but i'd still argue that it takes more work
idk i only play a bit of piano but it has a much lighter feel to it

[Red Spy]

idk i only play a bit of piano but it has a much lighter feel to it

because you're playing the high notes 

[Drydess]

because you're playing the high notes 

n-no...

[nomnomnom777]

i suppose it has its differences but i'd still argue that it takes more work
idk i only play a bit of piano but it has a much lighter feel to it

It also will depend on what music you plan on playing or making as different styles of music require diffenet approach to note phrasing as well as mechanics (technique, fingering, endurance, dexterity, etc...)

[hillkill]

fretting is pushing the string on the neck and plucking is like, you know, the playing thing, right?

I dont get how plucking without looking is hard, there are 4 strings? I can play some melodies with my eyes closed on the piano. Well mostly its muscle memory but still?

depends if you get a 5 or 4 string. i had trouble when learning bass because i knew the strings were there, but i would pluck the a string instead of the d string. eventually i knew where all the strings were without looking, like you said-- muscle memory.