# I'm bass-in' again **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732 "2003-03-28T06:43:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/21 "2003-03-30T18:03:24Z")
Oh, I will, I loved playing bass my first go-round and was sad I ever gave it up. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/22 "2003-03-30T20:26:49Z")
I took 7 years off, and picked it up again. My fingers were wimpy at first, but the callous’ grow back pretty quick. It’s like riding a bike, you’ll be back to where you left off in no time. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/23 "2003-03-30T21:22:33Z")
Oh, and use your pinky rather than your ring finger on chords and such. You’ll avoid problems this way, as the ring finger and pinky share a tendon. Here’s my favorite bass site besides Bunny Bass that’s already listed… [http://carolkaye.com](http://carolkaye.com) ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/24 "2003-03-30T21:38:52Z")
I am absolutely DREADING getting those callouses back, let me tell ya. I had some nice ones when I started (cause I’d been playing guitar), but it was a pain anyway. This time it’s all nice, soft skin…oooh, the pain. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/25 "2003-03-30T22:12:59Z")
Anyone got a site with good lessons? I had a site with some decent guitar lessons, but lost it in the Great Computer Upgrade of '03. ---
**Author:** ![siberia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/siberia/32/9129_2.png) [@siberia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/siberia)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/26 "2003-03-31T16:36:41Z")
:::mini hijack:::: Maybe one of you all can help me out here. My son has played electric guitar for about 6 years and is now interested in the bass guitar. So, I purchased him an ESP Ltd for his birthday (coming up this week). Do bass guitars use the same type of amp as an electric guitar? He already has several amps and I don’t want to have to buy a new one if it is not needed. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/27 "2003-03-31T19:35:48Z")
_I_ used a regular electric guitar amp for my bass when I played the first time and it worked just fine, but bass amps may do something different. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![siberia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/siberia/32/9129_2.png) [@siberia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/siberia)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/28 "2003-03-31T22:17:59Z")
Thanks for the reply \*\* GMRyujin \*\*, that is indeed good news. I was starting to worry that with the amount of equipment my son has aquired I would have to hire him a roadie to cart his gear around. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/29 "2003-03-31T23:46:48Z")
I think music, like fishing and sports, was invented by guys so they’d have an excuse to buy gear. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/30 "2003-04-01T02:09:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by siberia \* > \*\*:::mini hijack:::: > > Maybe one of you all can help me out here. My son has played electric guitar for about 6 years and is now interested in the bass guitar. So, I purchased him an ESP Ltd for his birthday (coming up this week). Do bass guitars use the same type of amp as an electric guitar? He already has several amps and I don’t want to have to buy a new one if it is not needed. > > – _I_ used a regular electric guitar amp for my bass when I played the first time and it worked just fine, but bass amps may do something different. YMMV. > > \*\* Unfortunately, this isn’t a good habit to get into. A bass can absolutely wreck a guitar amplifier. It will work in a pinch, but you should turn down the bass settings on the amp and maybe the guitar itself, too, to minimize the chance of damage. Playing softly also helps to decrease the chances of damage. Such ‘guitar’ amps as the Fender Bassman were originally designed for the bass, so rejoice if your son has one of those. I also had a friend play his bass through a keyboard amp; this might be better than a bass through a guitar amp, but not by much, probably. ---
**Author:** ![kyliex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kyliex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kyliex)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/31 "2003-04-01T04:13:21Z")
umm this i random but i play guitar hehe. for a longass time now. but anyways…have fun on bass man! ---
**Author:** ![siberia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/siberia/32/9129_2.png) [@siberia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/siberia)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/32 "2003-04-01T14:33:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe K \* > \*\* > Such ‘guitar’ amps as the Fender Bassman were originally designed for the bass, so rejoice if your son has one of those. I also had a friend play his bass through a keyboard amp; this might be better than a bass through a guitar amp, but not by much, probably. \*\* _sigh_ I had a feeling this might be the case. He has two Fender amps, but neither one is a Bassman. I certainly don’t want him to trash his amps. Thanks for the information. ::::off to the guitar shop I go:::: ---
**Author:** ![siberia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/siberia/32/9129_2.png) [@siberia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/siberia)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/33 "2003-04-01T14:34:23Z")
That’s weird, I didn’t put in that embarrased smiley. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/34 "2003-04-01T17:04:34Z")
See? I am a poor example. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/35 "2003-04-01T20:19:23Z")
My shiny blue Yamaha got here today. The headphone thing (Rockman Bass Ace) actually works very well (for the ten minutes I played it). And I picked up right where I left off. It’s a sign from God! ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/36 "2003-04-01T23:41:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by siberia \* > \*\*That’s weird, I didn’t put in that embarrased smiley. \*\* Click “Disable Smileys In This Post” if you are ever in doubt about the colons interacting with text to create an inappropriate emoticon. ---
**Author:** ![siberia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/siberia/32/9129_2.png) [@siberia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/siberia)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732/37 "2003-04-02T16:48:44Z")
Thanks for the info \*\* Joe K \*\*. Being new, I’m still getting the hang of things. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bass-in-again/164732.md?page=1)