which guitar is easier to play, bass or electric?

Question

i no ive asked this question like 5 times today but PLEASE READ THIS! which is easier to play when singing bass or electric guitar? i am a beginner and lead vocals, so i need help! thanks y'all

will be doing Fall Out Boy style music

Answer 1

Your's is a tough question. Bass would be the easiest to play quickly, but singing while playing bass can be tough. The bass is required (in most bands) to lay down the steady throbbing beat of the song (along with the drummer.) This means that any vocal line that might be a little syncopated might cause trouble for you.

while guitar might be harder to learn initially I think you will wind up happier playing guitar... Bands are somewhat likely to have two guitars or a guitar and a keyboard. This opens up a singer/guitar player to layback and let the other instrument fill in the sound while you sing.

To support my point, just look at all of the bands that you know or have ever heard of. While 1/4 of the members of all of those bands might be bass players, I would venture a guess that only 1/10 are bass players AND vocalists.

Now guitarists on the other hand likely represent 1/2 of the members of all of those bands and I would guess represent almost a full 1/2 of the singers in those bands.

An added benefit for guitar is that it is better suited for writing songs on your own. Also you will be able to play alone at singer/songwriter type performances.

I have never seen one guy standing on stage alone with just a bass and vocal mic doing a performance.

Answer 2

Normally, I would say a bass is easier to play. More often than not, a bass player carries a steady beat along with the drummer, and an easier-to-play tune. But as someone before mentioned, playing bass and singing at the same time is harder to pull off. An electric guitar is more complicated, involving many more chords in one song than a bass does. Strangely enough, these are normally easier to play while you sing. I would reccoment a bass for a beginner, as it's a bit easier to learn (but then again, I'm a bass player, so of course it was easier for me to learn). It's a matter of preference, really. If you like lower and steadier beats, you'd like the bass. If you like the louder, faster-paced action, you'd be better off with an electric.

Answer 3

The answer to your question depends on what you're going to be doing, exactly.

Bass- You don't have to play chords, but it takes more concentration to play a moderate level bass line than to strum a few chords. The frets are larger and father apart, it can be quite hard for small hands to get used to. There's more sustain on a bass, so you have to stop notes when moving to another string. You have to be fast when playing bass, and know some scales. Also, your picking is usually faster paced on bass.

Guitar- This depends on whether you're playing lead or rhythm guitar. Lead consists of not only chords, but solos and a few differing riffs here and there. Lead can be hard for a beginner, it requires knowledge of scales and chords, but that is with all stringed instruments. Rhythm is easier to play, you're usually just playing the main few chords, and not worrying about the harder riffs.

Recommendation: Either or. You need to start playing easier pieces, and singing along. You'll get better with either instrument with lots of practice.

Answer 4

bass is not really close to a guitar. A comon misconception is that bass is the top half of the guitar. It isn't. Guitar is better to play if you're gonna be singing. Bass(if you're playing more than 3 notes) generally is harder to sing and play, although some ppl have pulled it off.

Answer 5

it depends on what kind of music that you're playing. for electric guitar, power chordy stuff is pretty easy to play while singing but yet if you go into more complicated music then it takes a little more experience. bass will usually not have quite as complicated riffs but like i said before, it all depends on the type of music that you play.

Answer 6

Do you even qualify as a beginner if you don't know what instrument you play. And to the guitar player for 20 years, you can learn all that stuff on bass as well. Each instrument is equally complicated, in different ways. I sing and bass in a punk band(no not your BS fallout boy "punk") and it all depends on your multi-tasking abilities. I for one am pretty bad at playing and singing, but i got used to it. i usually have to sing at the same melody as i am playing, i can play complex lines and sing, but the singing usually suffers. Some bassists can play complex lines and sing in a completely different melody and i think that cxomes from a bassists ability to multitask. A good example is Chris Baxter of Anti-Flag. HIs bass lines are pretty wild, and his singing doesn't suffer.

More importantly, if you are going to be playing fall out boy style music, don't bother trying to start a band. We don't need one, let alone millions of fall out boy. They suck, and you will too!!!!

Answer 7

Bass is easier, because you'll be playing really simple rhythm stuff - only occasionally you'll have to move your hands up and down the neck quickly. Because of this, you can concentrate on your singing more.

Answer 8

they both take time and patience to learn, but guitar has many more things to learn on it such as finger taping bending ext, the guitar is also used in many different situations in a band such as lead rhythm with many different styles. guitar is harder buy far.

Answer 9

Bass has four string, guitars usually have six.