What made you choose guitar over bass?

Pills Are Yummy · #1 02-28-2013, 11:25 PM

For those of you that have played both bass and guitar, but predominantly play bass, I want to know why you chose bass over guitar.

For me, I always loved how the bass carried the song. I liked the simplicity that allowed me to play along to my favorite songs. I like the option of playing with my fingers, although I do use a pick. I like the rumble of the low end, and I LOVE all my crazy dance moves I do when playing bass.

Oh and lastly, I thought playing bass was a more realistic goal than playing lead guitar. It isn't much easier I've learned.

Edit: I just realized I screwed up the title...I got "bass" and "guitar" backwards.
Ughhhhhhhnn

Splods · #2 02-28-2013, 11:30 PM

Because a big instrument is a euphanism for something else

Pills Are Yummy · #3 02-28-2013, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Splods

Because a big instrument is a euphanism for something else

It's definitely a guy thing. You just hang that thing ass low as you can and laugh at your guitarist's newfound insecurity

blacklariat09 · #4 02-28-2013, 11:53 PM

I was a drummer first and picked up guitar on the side but hated it because it didn't have the band power that drums do, then bass, I realized is the best of both worlds.

Epitaph04 · #5 02-28-2013, 11:53 PM

More fun to play.

Duckwater · #6 02-28-2013, 11:55 PM

I always liked the sound more

Roaddog77 · #7 03-01-2013, 12:05 AM

It just seemed to fit me. Like I was meant to play it. Sometimes I can play guitar for hours. Sometimes I can ignore it for months. Not so with bass.

QweziRider · #8 03-01-2013, 12:07 AM

It just made sense the moment I tried it where guitar never did for me.

JimmyM · #9 03-01-2013, 01:03 AM

An older friend told me, "Drummers are a dime a dozen and guitarists slightly more, but a good bass player or keyboard player can always work." Tried keyboards and couldn't hang, but while I still continue to play guitar, bass is my main instrument and has been since I got one.

SoVeryTired · #10 03-01-2013, 03:48 AM

I'm not a very good lead guitarist (although that's improved massively since I started playing bass).

I like being more important than people think I am.

BassDoc51 · #11 03-01-2013, 03:59 AM

I didn't have much choice. My brother was six years older than me. He came home with a bass one day. He told me that I was now in his band and I needed to learn how to play it. I knew it was either that or get thumped on a daily basis until they found a bass player. 30 years later, I'm still playing. I wish I could say the same for him and the guitar.