Hello out there!

[Exoticmix]

New to the forum. Just wanted to say hi. I'm wondering what influenced you guys to play bass.

[tangentmusic]

Hello... I play bass 'cuz it's sooo cool!

[pica]

Hello, welcome to TB. I thought that since the bass only had 4 strings it would be easier then a guitar.

[Oreomeister365]

I moved to PA when I was 10, and I still had to develop a lot, particularly a musical taste, of which I did not have. My best new friend after moving liked rock and metal. He played rush for me and I just loved how raw and powerful they sounded live.

The idea of playing in a band really appealed to me but I didnt even know what a bass was. They told me and I slowly learned how to identify bass in my favorite songs. Soon after I picked up a bass guitar.

10 years later and I'm still terribly mediocre

[Exoticmix]

Originally Posted by pica

Hello, welcome to TB. I thought that since the bass only had 4 strings it would be easier then a guitar.

I bet it wasn't easier was it?

[skwee]

Willkommen! I was inspired by Geddy Lee, and was asked to start a band with some friends. My cousin happened to be selling a short-scale bass, and nobody else that I knew played one, so I could be an individual playing one.

[Exoticmix]

Originally Posted by Oreomeister365

I moved to PA when I was 10, and I still had to develop a lot, particularly a musical taste, of which I did not have. My best new friend after moving liked rock and metal. He played rush for me and I just loved how raw and powerful they sounded live.

The idea of playing in a band really appealed to me but I didnt even know what a bass was. They told me and I slowly learned how to identify bass in my favorite songs. Soon after I picked up a bass guitar.

10 years later and I'm still terribly mediocre

I just started playing myself. The sound a bass guitar makes sends shivers down my body. After a Korn/Disturbed concert I was hooked! I was standing in front of the bass players and after closley watching their hands and listening to the sounds I was done for.

[pica]

Originally Posted by Exoticmix

I bet it wasn't easier was it?

Ah, no. I find it very hard and challenging.

[kb9wyz]

The bass guitar just feels so right under by fingers. I find it to be such a wonderful instrument.

[Thaos627]

hello. I played drums since i was 4 and started writing songs so i learned guitar but didnt like it much so i switched to bass. i havent played anything else since. i just love makin things rattle and causing earthquakes at bars.

[Clark Dark]

For me it was the output from Motown. I was a teen and was amazed that Jamerson could give each of the artists and groups on Motowns roster their own signature sound.