Have you ever heard someone say that bass is easier than guitar because it only has
4 strings?
Or that bass players are guitarists who somehow 'failed'?
Maybe you've even joked around about this yourself!
I know I used to.
Hi, I'm Luke from Become A Bassist and in this video, we're going to examine this
idea see if there's any truth to this claim that bass is easier than guitar.
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Short answer - NO!
Over the long term, bass isn't easier than guitar.
But by the same token, guitar isn't easier than bass and frankly, the entire question
of which one is easier or harder is kind of silly.
But you see this conversation go down all the time.
Some idiotic guitarist with an inferiority complex tries to rag on bass players saying
it's so easy to play, then inevitably some outraged bass player comes into the fray saying
that the guitars wouldn't sound any good if the bass wasn't there, and around and
around it goes.
This whole bass vs. guitar thing misses the point entirely.
In fact, over the long term, I'd argue that no instrument is easier or harder to master.
Now some instruments ARE easier to get started on and I'd argue that both guitar and bass
are really easy to get started on.
I could take someone who's never played an instrument in their life and get them playing
some simple bass lines or strumming a few simple guitar chords in very little time,
but to master either instrument - that will always take years of dedicated practice.
Other instruments like the oboe or the violin for example - they're much harder to get
started on.
They can take years just to get a good sound, whereas with bass or guitar, you can plug
in and get at least a reasonable sound pretty quickly . And of course these other instruments
like your stringed instruments and your woodwinds - they take years to master as well - just
like every other instrument.
There's a reason you see tons of garage bands playing guitars, drums and bass, but
very rarely do you hear about garage string quartets or garage wind ensembles.
Both guitar and bass are much easier to get started on and are a lot more accessible than
a ton of other instruments, but over the long term, the difference in difficulty dissolves
away.
It's like trying to compare olympic events.
Do you think Olympic 100m runners look at Olympic shot putters and say, "All they
do is throw a little ball - that's easy".
And do you think the shot putter looks at the 100m runner and says, "Anyone can run
- that's so easy".
The reality is that both athletes trained equally hard for years and years to get to
the Olympics.
The big difference here is that music ISN'T a competition and the people that say things
like bass is so much easier than guitar they're usually either picking a fight or trolling
or they haven't gotten past their beginners mindset yet.
If you still try to seriously make these arguments that x-instrument is easier or harder than
y-instrument, I'd challenge you to look at why you think that and ask yourself if
you're still thinking like a beginner.
Once you realize that once you go down the rabbit hole on any instrument, that there
is always more and more to learn, you'll see exactly how silly this argument really
is.
Now if you're an absolute beginner and you're trying to decide whether to play guitar or
bass, I'd suggest you try both out and just see which one you feel more 'at home'
on.
Also think about what you're most drawn to in the music you listen to.
Do you love the raw, visceral feeling of the bass?
Or the way that it grounds the whole band and glues everything together?
Or do you love the sound of a guitar strumming in the middle of a mix or even playing soaring
melodies over the top?
Above all though, don't make this decision based on what you think will be easier or
harder.
Play the instrument that speaks to you and you enjoy the most.
No matter what you choose, that will make it easy to pick up and develop a practice
habit.
If you can make it easy for yourself to get in the habit of regular practice, everything
will become easier.
Like I said, bass isn't inherently harder or easier than guitar, but if you're a beginner,
ANY instrument can be intimidating and if you don't know where to start, you can quit
before you've even started and I don't want that for you.
So if you think bass is the instrument for you and you're wanting to take the first
steps as a bass player, I have the perfect thing for you - it's what I call the Beginner's
Starter Pack.
It's a collection of some of my absolute best material for bass players at the start
of their journey.
Inside it, you'll learn the 3 things to focus on that will put you ahead of 95% of
other beginners out there, plus you'll discover the order to learn everything in so you can
start making real progress.
To get the starter pack, just click the link in the description, fill out the form on that
page and I'll send it straight to your email - totally free.
If there's one thing I'd want you to take away from this video, it's that the road
to mastery isn't ever quick or easy for anything you do and that no instrument can
claim to be harder or easier over the long term.
That won't stop people from arguing though, and I say, let them.
In the meantime, I'll keep working and improving, and I'd encourage you to do the same.
Thanks so much for watching - I really appreciate it.
Hopefully I'll see you in the Beginner's Starter Pack as well - it's a bunch of fun,
so be sure to head to the site and check it out.
I'm Luke from Become A Bassist and I'll catch you in another video soon.
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