Do you really want to buy a bass guitar?
Of course you want a bass guitar! It’s the greatest instrument ever! Ok...I realize it might not be for everybody. So, maybe we should make sure a bass guitar is what you really want...
What’s the difference between a normal guitar and a bass guitar?
Is bass easier to play than guitar?
Yes, I want a bass guitar...
So you've made the wise decision to buy a bass guitar. Let's start to narrow your choices down by getting some general questions out of the way...
I’m left-handed. Should I get a left-handed bass?
What is a fretless bass? Do I want fretted or fretless?
What is a Precision Bass®? What is a Jazz Bass®?
At this point you have probably narrowed down the type of bass guitar you want to buy. You should know if you want an electric, acoustic, fretted, fretless, 4-, 5-, or 6-string, long, medium, or short scale bass guitar. Just knowing that will greatly reduce the number of choices you have. But, you’ll still have a lot to sift through.
In the next section I will describe all the parts of the bass guitar to you and what makes them important...
Next section: Parts of the Bass Guitar
