Why did you start playing bass?

[ogrossman]

I was the only guitarist in my high school jazz band that could read music when the bass player moved away. The rest is history (38 years worth).

[chuck3]

ha ha - all of the above -

even though I was the best musician, I liked being in the back rather than the front.

I liked making the rest of the band sound good.

I liked being the guy who made the groove.

I was a technical geek and liked the watts/ohms stuff.

Me have strong fingers and make good sound on slab of wood.

[JAGGL3S]

I was playing guitar at the time and i went down to my local music store to trade out for another one. when the guy told me he didnt have another guitar to trade i asked him about a bass. i wasnt gonna leave the store withoug a new instrument haha
but im glad i got a bass

[shakiroin]

He inspired me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8OzjtHzDF8

[JAGGL3S]

Originally Posted by shakiroin

He inspired me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8OzjtHzDF8

haha
+1

[FenderGibson]

Originally Posted by shakiroin

He inspired me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8OzjtHzDF8

Dude, he is my main influence!

[RED5]

It was a sound I heard in my head as a child.....that and me and the Precision were intro'd the same year, coincedence? I think not!

[The Artist]

Years ago my mates and I decided to form a rock band. Me bieng sleightly introvert ended up with the extrovert guys saying they will play guitar and the other said drums so I was left with bass. At the time I figured "bass is sorta more in the background" so I was comfortable with that. Got an Ibanez gsr200 for xmas and played over my hifi
None of the guy still playing their chosen instrument. two of them never even realy started...
To cut a story short; it was the best decission I ever made

[Paul262]

Never thought I'd be playing a bass... Ex gave me her old P-bass, and I tried it out... It was weird at first, but I got better... Then I detuned downed to C, threw on some heavy gauge strings and started playing QOTSA and Kyuss.