How many of you started on bass?

[austentaciousC]

Was just thinking about this and realized i have known alot of "Converts" to bass. I myself came from a big guitar background.

[Proraptor]

I started on bass about a year ago

[qervo]

I owned a guitar for about 3 months , never attempted to learn it, then traded it for a bass and I took off. So I actually started on bass and learned a little guitar afterwards.

[Luke19Boarder]

Started playing bass in 6th grade ... got my first guitar in 8th grade I think, and first drumset at some point in highschool.

Technically, I started on recorder in 3rd grade.

[Jumpno]

Funnily enough I got started on Cello, then was like "hey i want to be like those cool folks in bands", and it went on from there. I've since ditched cello, and now play Double Bass and Electric, and couldnt be happier

[Floyd Eye]

Started on bass about 35 years ago.

[Art Araya]

started noodling around with music in elementary school with flutes (recorders) and harmonica. My parents had both an organ and an acoustic guitar in the house so I messed with those too. I played accordion for 4 years in middle school. I guess those weekly Lawrence Welk shows influenced that decision. First instrument I got serious about was the electric guitar in high school. I played that for four years and jammed around with friends. My freshman year in college I discovered the bass when I was asked by my mom's friend if I would play bass for his solo oldies act. He loaned me the bass and taught me some simple bass lines to some oldies and I took it from there... That was in 1982.

[noeinstein]

Played sax for 5-10 years then switched to bass to be in a band in 1963 or 64. I'd like to say I have 50 years' bass-playing experience, but truth is that probably includes the same year of experience about 40 times. Tried picking up my tenor sax recently, thinking it would give me a better shot at gigs, but discovered I need to spend some time getting my wind back in shape. (I shoulda got the hint when I had to stop for breath halfway through tying my shoes.)

[Thick McRunfast]

I started on DB. Reluctantly at first. I wanted to learn cello but was told it was for girls. Plus I was the biggest guy so hauling a DB around was pretty easy.

Played DB for seven years before I picked up an electric. Only did so when it finally became obvious that I wasn't going to study at conservatory.

[kreider204]

Sax first for several years, then bass. Never did more than dabble with guitar. Am getting into piano recently.

[hrodbert696]

Bass first for me. Well, technically saxophone first, and I think I did fiddle with a drum set a little before getting my first bass. But I was never a drummer. Guitar I only started teaching myself a year ago, when I started wanting to do more songwriting.

[Bochafish]

Asked to play bass first. My dad said it wasn't a real instrument, and made me take guitar. I was playing bass after 3 months of guitar lessons.

[Gigabajillion]

Started on Bass thinking it would be easier to learn than 6 strings on a guitar. Ha! Totally different animals!

[kreider204]

Three sax players so far ...

[Finneus]

Started on bass, added some 6 string later for songwriting purposes.

[Jazz Ad]

I started on keys in the 80s and life was good.
Actually, I started on mandolin but really got serious on keys.
Anyway, Nirvana popped on the music scene and suddenly keyboards became dorky.
I switched to bass because I found guitar boring. I still do to this day.

[lpcarter]

I started on bass, technically...the first stringed instrument I picked up was a guitar. It didn't work. I wanted to play it like a bass. Strumming seemed impossible for me. If things went well when I first picked up that guitar, I'd still be playing guitar today, probably.

[JMarkD]

I started on bass. I never wanted to play anything else. Played Double Bass in my school orchestra as a kid. I messed around with an acoustic guitar but never really got into it. Started picking out bass parts on it until I got my first bass guitar.
Over forty five years later, I still have no interest in any thing but bass.

[stugotz]

In 1976 at the age of 9 I wanted to be Gene Simmons. I cut two strings off my brothers old acoustic and found a "Play bass with the Ventures" album at a garage sale. After the ass whoopin by my brother I started takin lessons. Thats when I heard Rush. So now Im 10 years old and Gene Simmons doesnt exist any more. From that day when I first heard "In the mood" I was hooked.....

[aus_bass]

Bass, the whole bass & nothing but the bass.

Started on bass 36 years ago. Never played geetar, or anything else.