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03-12-2010, 09:42 AM
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i believe that theres are way more bass players than guitar players, am i wrong???
it seems like everyone plays bass. is it because bass looks easier? or is it because bass is needed more???? help me out |
03-12-2010, 10:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Carol Stream, IL | | | I don't play bass. I'm just here for the cookies. |
03-12-2010, 02:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Florida | | | When I was growing up,the bass was the thing to play when you couldn't play guitar and wanted to join a band. . Now, I'm taking guitar lessons for the first time and guitar is harder but......its a complete instrument. If a garage band is being formed, like a pick-up basketball team , you get a dude that plays guitar, has an amp and aspires to be a lead guitarist. Next there is the lead singer either a pretty chick or dude that can sort of sing. the guy that can't play lead is the rhythm guitarist. Finally a dude that has the biggest bass amp becomes the bass player. Where are you going to rehearse? Oh ,almost forgot the drummers house or garage. Ok , the scenario might be a little different but basically, the bass player is a replaceable part, whcih is the way it was for me when I was young(over 40 years ago) and I suspect this hasn't changed much.
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03-12-2010, 02:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Diego, CA | | | No, I don't think so..
But *every* guitar player I've ever met thinks that they can play bass. Every one of them. |
03-12-2010, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by BigOldHarry  No, I don't think so..
But *every* guitar player I've ever met thinks that they can play bass. Every one of them. | and thats not true, both of my guitar players cant play bass lol |
03-12-2010, 02:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: East Harlem, New York | | | You're wrong. In my neck of the woods, everyone (thinks they) can play guitar. From what I've seen, guitarists FAR outnumber bass players.
And BigOldHarry is right - every guitar player thinks they can play bass, and the vast majority of them are wrong. |
03-12-2010, 03:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: U.K. | | Throw a house brick down your local main street and ask those who it hits whether they play guitar or bass, no one will answer bass, but I bet that there will be at least 2 guitar players 
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03-12-2010, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by waleross When I was growing up,the bass was the thing to play when you couldn't play guitar and wanted to join a band. . Now, I'm taking guitar lessons for the first time and guitar is harder but......its a complete instrument. If a garage band is being formed, like a pick-up basketball team , you get a dude that plays guitar, has an amp and aspires to be a lead guitarist. Next there is the lead singer either a pretty chick or dude that can sort of sing. the guy that can't play lead is the rhythm guitarist. Finally a dude that has the biggest bass amp becomes the bass player. Where are you going to rehearse? Oh ,almost forgot the drummers house or garage. Ok , the scenario might be a little different but basically, the bass player is a replaceable part, whcih is the way it was for me when I was young(over 40 years ago) and I suspect this hasn't changed much. | Yeah, that's pretty much how I remember it, too. You forgot the obligatory "Turn that racket down, we're watching All In The Family!" yelled down the basement stairs by the drummer's mom or dad! 
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03-13-2010, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by waleross When I was growing up,the bass was the thing to play when you couldn't play guitar and wanted to join a band. . Now, I'm taking guitar lessons for the first time and guitar is harder but......its a complete instrument. If a garage band is being formed, like a pick-up basketball team , you get a dude that plays guitar, has an amp and aspires to be a lead guitarist. Next there is the lead singer either a pretty chick or dude that can sort of sing. the guy that can't play lead is the rhythm guitarist. Finally a dude that has the biggest bass amp becomes the bass player. Where are you going to rehearse? Oh ,almost forgot the drummers house or garage. Ok , the scenario might be a little different but basically, the bass player is a replaceable part, whcih is the way it was for me when I was young(over 40 years ago) and I suspect this hasn't changed much. |
You can't say guitar in general is harder than bass... it's all about what you are trying to play. I think the guitar parts are just more advanced in the music you are into. |
03-13-2010, 03:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Land of Lakland | | | My opinion is that there are 3 guitar players to every bass player | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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