To be serious though, I was in a relationship because "hmm a bass player in a leather jacket".
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I should buy a bass
Same. Very, very heavily hinted at a used bass guitar for Christmas this year. Put a harmonica on the list as a joke as I was being nagged to put more stuff on the list.
Now I own a harmonica.
That's your mistake, you should have included accessories for the guitar so they'd feel guilted into buying it for you.
Or you just get a bunch of accessories and nothing to use then with.
I own my part in this, though I know if I added the amp, cables, maybe a pedal, and some guitar picks, I would have ended up with a nice collection of guitar picks.
Because my wife and kid are assholes who think they are hilarious, which I have encouraged because I am too.
You can get a cheap $80 bass on Amazon. They actually last a long time, i still play mine, and it keeps your tuning forever.
Grab one of those and play for a year. It's the perfect starter bass.
( I love mine. The guitar shop in my area always asks why i keep using it. By itself it's got too much "trumpet" sounding, but with a reverb or other pedal i love it)
I mean id probably go all out and get something in the $750 range ish. I'm a musician and I play many instruments, just haven't gotten to bass yet.
is it possible to change tunings on a bass from say E to Eb without needing to take it into a shop? I say this because it is possible on guitar but I'm not sure if the giant bass string tension will make this process different and more difficult.
Yeah. I tune to Eb when I feel like playing some guns n roses with no issues. I think I like guitar and bass equally. Bass is definitely more fun though.
what kind of bass do you recommend? I mostly play prog rock, rock fusion and metal/power metal
Honestly, whatever looks and feels the best for you. I would, generally, stick to mid range basses. Something that can be properly set up to play comfortably. Your tone will mostly come from your amp/cab so don't worry about pickups too much.
Oh yeah in your case go for what you want.
You can tune to e flat, sure. The bass is just the four bottom strings of a guitar, with a bigger gauge. EADG is the normal tuning
Or get a 5 string for those super low notes.
Do it. And put effort into it. It's a great investment.