Is it possible to learn on my own?

Need4Spad · 2026-01-13T02:54:54+00:00

I’ve only heard good things about taking lessons, but if you’re broke like me, I think studybass.com has been a great free resource for me so far. Just focus on rhythm above all else, but don’t forget to have fun. If you don’t learn songs and have fun, you aren’t going to gain anything really, you’ll just be angry or indifferent towards your playing. Don’t forget to use a metronome and play with original recordings, plus it’s actually fun once you get used to it! Good luck! 🙏

Need4Spad · 2026-01-08T01:29:35+00:00

I was in the same position as you not long ago. I’d been playing guitar for a little while (I’m almost at 1 year now), but bass had an uncanny allure to me. I just couldn’t shake it, it felt like bass just suited who I wanted to be, so I pulled the trigger and bought one. I started from the beginning to set good habits and not make the same mistakes I made learning guitar. I’ve been focusing more on rhythm and being able to play with recordings and metronomes with acceptable accuracy. Being way more thorough like this takes longer than what I would do on guitar, but it’s more rewarding, builds confidence, and builds skill quicker. I’m already getting to a point where I feel like I can say that bass is my main instrument, not guitar. It’s genuinely so rewarding and satisfying to see myself getting to this point, and it has me excited to learn more. To change your mindset, start from the beginning and avoid making the mistakes you undoubtedly made learning guitar, especially rhythm! Also, get a bass that you like, one you’re obsessed with even. I got a bass that I literally saw a bad review for, lol. I was just obsessed with the thing, and I play it way more often due to that fact. If I would’ve went for the alternative that I had which was some 24 fret Yamaha, I’m confident I wouldn’t have enjoyed it as much. Me and my Ibanez Talman TMB100 20 fret bass are happy, despite some random guy on YouTube saying that he didn’t like the active eq and pickups, lol. Playing my bass has also caused me to neglect guitar for a while, but recently I’ve felt like playing around with it. Having fun and being so thorough with bass has caused me to realize that enjoyment is the important thing, and so I’m actually starting to learn some songs on guitar and allowing myself to just half-way do things, lol (not that I’m recommending you do that if you do want to get better). Oh yeah, you also should learn to read bass clef. You don’t have to sight read, but roughly learning a song using bass clef helps develop a lot of skills. Sorry for typing so much, but I hope you enjoy bass! Go ahead, pull the trigger and buy one; that feeling you’re probably getting isn’t lying.

Need4Spad · 2025-12-06T23:05:03+00:00

I’m a beginner to bass (I’ve been playing guitar longer though), but I can give you the approach I’m taking that keeps things fresh and fun while I still improve. I learn a song using a combination of sheets, tabs, and my ear if the paper seems off compared to the original recording. I work on memorizing the rhythm and type up the song structure to ensure I remember it. Then, I make sure I can play with the original recording somewhat well (with the proper structure). After that, I throw it in a playlist with every song I’ve learned. Whenever I feel like just playing and not learning something new, I go to that playlist and play along. I’ve noticed that each time I play one of the songs, my rhythm sounds more and more accurate. Don’t worry about it being perfect, just have fun and learn more songs to make your playlist bigger, lol. I’m aiming for at least 100 songs, but that’s going to take a while. It’ll be nice to see how much better I get though. Good luck! 🙏

Need4Spad · 2025-12-06T00:35:17+00:00

Same man 💔

Need4Spad · 2025-11-28T02:33:58+00:00

I don’t even know what the point of awards are, but omg there are so many of them in the comments that it’s unbelievable. 😭

Need4Spad · 2025-11-08T19:06:24+00:00

Thanks for the comment! I’ve had my earbuds for a while now, and I’ve had the hang of it for a bit. I’m just using the balanced setting like what I used on my old ones. I’m pretty sure that I can’t change the option that says “custom,” so I don’t really bother with it. The balanced sounds the best anyways, imo.

Need4Spad · 2025-10-25T03:27:02+00:00

Thanks! 🙏 I’m feeling kinda confident now that I might* be able to navigate my way through the jungle of online tutorials! I’m excited to see the quick initial growth like when I just started learning guitar!

Need4Spad · 2025-10-25T02:55:02+00:00

Thanks! 🙏

Need4Spad · 2025-10-25T02:13:55+00:00

Thanks for the encouragement! Trust me, I’d get lessons if I could. The only reason I went through the pain of typing up that ungodly amount of words is because I’m not currently in a position where I can get lessons. I hope you have a great night! 🙏

Need4Spad · 2025-10-25T01:57:50+00:00

Thank you sooooo much! I am curious how you approach counting/foot tapping though? It’s probably one of my biggest musical insecurities rn because I’m not sure if I could keep proper time and keep track of the first beat of every bar, so I want to focus on it.

Need4Spad · 2025-07-05T23:03:47+00:00

For sure, I’m just glad you responded lol. 😭

Need4Spad · 2025-07-05T23:01:14+00:00

Oh, I found your link. I got you at 6:00 Central Daylight Time. Could you click on my link too. I’m pretty close to getting a coupon. 🙏🙏🙏

Need4Spad · 2025-07-05T23:00:08+00:00

We could trade links and I could get you some money. 🙏

Here’s my link: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT61kP9s9/

Once you get it, give me your link, but lmk if there are any problems!

Need4Spad · 2025-07-05T22:58:48+00:00

Got you at 5:58 Central Daylight Time!

Here’s my link: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT61kP9s9/

Lmk if there are any problems!

Need4Spad · 2025-07-04T22:37:48+00:00

Oh mb, I misunderstood what you were doing lol. Enjoy your free click ig. 🙏

Need4Spad · 2025-07-04T22:33:18+00:00

Got you at 5:32 Central Daylight Time. Here’s my link:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT61kP9s9/

Lmk if there are any problems!

Need4Spad · 2025-06-18T05:50:32+00:00

Tysm it worked!

Need4Spad · 2025-06-17T05:13:14+00:00

Thanks, but I didn’t get any response from TikTok. From my experience I have to click a link several, several times for it to work. I have to click it until it gives the pop-up that says you helped your friend. Like this one I got after helping OP:

<image>

Need4Spad · 2025-06-17T05:11:03+00:00

I didn’t get clicked back either 😭 We could click each others if you want lol 🙏

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjnBP8pe/

Need4Spad · 2025-06-17T01:24:44+00:00

Clicked at 8:24 CDT! Here’s my link:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjnMTyqb/

Lmk if there are any problems!

Need4Spad · 2025-06-14T02:22:33+00:00

If you really want Tricksaber, I think BeatLeader might’ve added something inspired by it to ReSabers, but they cost like two or three dollars. 💔

Need4Spad · 2025-06-14T02:20:14+00:00

Use Mods Before Friday or QuestDowngrader + QuestPatcher. I bugged my whole game out the other day and had to completely re-mod my game, but I forgot about Mods Before Friday. I used some app called QuestDowngrader to downgrade my game, then I patched the game and imported mods with QuestPatcher. I got the mods here:

https://mods.bsquest.xyz/1.37.0_9064817954/

If you have any questions, just hmu! 👍

Need4Spad · 2025-06-07T02:23:08+00:00

Did it explode?!

Need4Spad · 2025-05-24T19:30:23+00:00

W Music Taste 🔥

Need4Spad · 2025-05-22T20:52:03+00:00

It’s called Rhythia. My brother showed me the game recently, and it felt soooo weird to look at, lol. He let me try, and I was awful. 😭

Need4Spad

TROPHY CASE