guitarists

I have noticed that many of the great bass players were initially guitarists. Is this true? I wonder why that is? Which of your favorite bassists were guitarists before? Do you think that being a guitarist first primes you to be a better bass player? Any/all input is appreciated!

I've been playing bass since the mid-eighties and I have always played a bit of acoustic guitar on the side. Lately, I've gotten more into electric guitar and was on the market for an all tube amp. Let's be honest, I played bass with countless guitarists and never heard a decent guitar tone...

the other day i was able to sit down with an acoustic guitar and a pick, and i just started doing a thing in a minor. and i don’t know what really constitutes “lead guitar”, but what i was doing on there was definitely not rhythm guitar. apart from not having any muscle memory of picking between...

Some interesting viewpoints in here, some I agree with...

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Hey gang, Today I went to my local jazz jam. We had a new kid come in for his second jam with us. He's really quite good, has an ear for music, but can't read charts and doesn't know any standards. He's kind of at the wrong jam for what he wants to play. That's not to say he's not welcome, but...

I play in a cover band and we play small bars and clubs. We have a PA we set up on-site and a sound guy who is pretty good. I put my Genz Benz 9.0 into two vertically stacked 2x10s and leave the volume about 40% and never have a problem hearing myself or cutting through the mix. My setup can be...

So, I had this stupid discussion with our guitarist; in my opinion bassists have been as influential in jazz/fusion as guitar players since the 60's. Even as band leaders. What do you guys think? And what bassists would you point out?

I've been jamming a little with this guitarist for a few months on and off. We have been searching for a "non-flakey" drummer since Christmas and haven't found one. The guitarist plays some very well versed blues and knows his way around the fretboard. I haven't spoken directly with him in a...

The 5/4 string preference convo made me start thinking about this... I started out as a guitarist, and selected a 5-string bass as my first...just felt better. Wondering how many did the same thing?? Or preferred a 6 or the 4?? and Why?? Although I often wonder, "If a 6-string had been...

Bear with me here... Last summer I stumbled into a project with some players who were very successful in the 80's, playing with and writing grammy nominated gold-record songs for a who's-who of talent in what would now be considered Classic Rock. There are even MTV videos. Pros and Tone: In...

Is there a website for guitar players like talkbass? I need to ask someone a lot about guitars and this is not the place...

I recently had a guitarist tell me that a bassist I like is dog****, and the reason he provided is a reference to a song where he plays out of key on a chord that he thought was "Gadd9". Well G# is actually in key, and the guitar chord is just a power chord with a 2nd on top... aka Gsus2. It...

I feel like I have it easy with bass. I have a 50 ft XLR cable that I can plug into my amp head and run to the mixer. Most of the time, there's a cable ready for me. I've never had a sound guy refuse to run me direct or try to mic my cab. Guitarists, on the other hand, usually need to run a...

So, got to jam with some old friends who are thinking there's a market for a wedding/corp band. Guitar player says we should get together to see if we can put a decent list together, so we did 2 weeks ago. Someone suggested "Just The Way You Are", Billy Joel. I said that's cool; I played that...

Hello all This thread is inspired by a comment made by John Entwistle in a up coming documentary about him. In the clip I saw he said, to paraphrase, that he never considered himself a 'bassist' but, instead, a 'bass guitarist.' I have only recently picked up the bass again, and thought of...

Hey all, so I was playing a 16th note riff on the higher frets of the G and D string, then the guitarist comes to me and says: "man, bass is not played that way". I was so upset that there was someone making rules for an instrument haha. Have you experienced this as well, that someone said...

So I few weeks ago I started a thread about needing band leading advice now I'm not so sure If I even want to do my own band anymore. I'm starting a new job where I'm working nights now and everyone else works during the day. The drummer Is always late (and it's his own freakin house we jam at)...

"So, three bassists walk into a bar..." OK, finish the joke or make a better one. "A bassists, a chicken farmer and an IRS agent walk into a bar..."