its a mixture of.. well - piano, guitar and bass .. some even say its a bit like percusion too for you can play very rythmically on it.. the feel with the left hand is like playing a bass just legato - its very easy to tap and feels great plus the sound is just amazing - never heard a bass sounding that great over almost any speaker. for the right hand its like 8-fingertapping on the guitar - only easier for you dont need to hit the strings that hard to produce a clean tone. you can either tap chords in the right and play basslines or melodies ín the left, or vice versa, or play both melodies or chords - the possibilities are infinite.
you can also involve your thumb and play 10-finger tapping - i also STRONGLY recommend getting Bob Culbertsons 3 instructional videos - they are worth every cent!
Mentally its alot like the piano, for you need alot of independence. but its a bit more difficult than the piano, for on the piano you do not have to concentrate on hitting the notes right - when you hit a key on the piano it always sounds right - on the stick you might hit two strings at once accidentially, or you might not hit the string propperly and cause fretbuzz - plus your hands go different directions - not only left-right but also up down since you can change strings unlike a piano where all notes are in a row.
[Edited by Azrael on 07-24-2003 at 01:21 AM]
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