Comments on: Trying and Buying Musical Instruments the Wrong Way

By: Cowboy

Cowboy — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:31:23 +0000

I found that if you are going through instruments without patience or real desire to learn, is due to the fact, that the instrument is cheap and produces a bad tone. When one plays a good instrument that produces a good tone,(angels singing)(very beautiful) one tends to desire to make the instrument sing. Many, many good future musicians are lost to bad sounding, cheap instruments. Before you buy, listen to the sound of a $200-$600 instrument and listen to one that sells for $1000-$2000.
I know it is a lot for a brginner to ponder. BUT, the tone alone will keep you glued to the instrument if you have even the slightest desire to play any instrment, whereas a bad tone will cause you to quit and will not know why. This is why. Bad tone kills desire.

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By: Clever Dude

Clever Dude — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:18:56 +0000

MBH, it’s an extra HIGH C (a skinny little string on the bottom). I had to do some research to find out the brand of the bass (Ibanez Soundgear). I put up 2 more pictures that I found from back in college of the 6 string and my second 4 string.

That 6-string was insane. The guy I sold it to is a dead-ringer for the brother on Everybody Loves Raymond, so his hands definitely fit the bass.

By: mbhunter

mbhunter — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:45:59 +0000

This is a little freaky. I didn’t know six-string bass guitars existed until today, and you’re the second person I’ve heard it from!

My question that I asked the other guy: is the additional string low or high? Is it a high C or really low?

By: Mr. Debtbeater

Mr. Debtbeater — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:20:12 +0000

We went with the rental plan on my son’s trumpet before considering a full purchase. We agreed on a purchase price before renting, and all the money from monthly rental fees apply toward the purchase if we end up buying it at any time. These are great programs if you actually manage to negotiate a price.

Also, we recently got an old piano from a friend of a friend for FREE just because we advertised on a few billboards that we were interested in getting one for our kids who were interested in taking lessons. It’s amazing how much these things aren’t worth to some people that have had them for a long time and not used them!