bassist confessional.

[BassFTW]

I'm 5'7 and 140 LB's (small stereotype) and play a 35 scale bass

I wear a fisherman's hat regularly

Usually have at least a goatee, sometimes slightly-shorter sideburns

My musical tastes span from Norma Jean (The band, not Marilyn Monroe) to the Grateful Dead to Primus (and I'm one of two people I know who likes them)

I'm trying to learn to read and learn theory, no one I know who plays a stringed instrument outside of school can do either

I say solid groove to the point of it being a catch phrase.

I try not to be confrontational

 

[49x18]

Let me give this a try.

About me:
- 6'2", 250 lb, bald, black guy (think ex-football type player build)
- Frustrated guitar player

I literally laughed out loud at how easy it was to play during my first practice session with a bass guitar.

This video pretty sums up my experience with the bass:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghvglTkHWV0

 

[jonathan_matos5]

i shaved my beard off does that mean that i have to turn in my bassist card?

 

[MCT]

Whenever I have a bass in my hands I ALWAYS try and find the groove. I just noticed it the other day while at a friend's house that no matter what was playing in the background I always found myself listening and trying to play a part that fit in.

 

[JanusZarate]

i shaved my beard off does that mean that i have to turn in my bassist card?

Your bassist license has been revoked - turn it in.