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Do you go both ways?

#81
Michael Jewels said:
I must say, this has been one of the most revealing and enjoyable threads ever at Talkbass.

I never thought there were as many people here, as I, that could play a little guitar, but not to the level they wanted to be at.

I wanted to quote so many people, but it would be too many.

Now, I'm seriously considering buying a mandolin. I've always loved the sound of a mandolin, and when scored correctly into a song, they add such a different and pleasant tone.

I'm much better at playing guitar melodically (lead) than harmonically (rhythm) but I'm working on it. That's why I think I'd be good at the mandolin.

Keep this thread going!

Mike :hyper:
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I used to deal with Mandolin Bros on Staten Island. It was a great place. Their showroom is closed but they still operate here: Link Removed

The Blueridge Kentucky mandolin looks interesting. More affordable than the Gibson top shelf ones.


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#82
BCRichguy said:
Ok, so what I want to know is how many other bass players here also play the guitar to any extent? I have recently started playing the guitar in addition to the bass ( to my wifes complete horror, lol) and have found that it definately has had a positive impact on my bass technique/thought process in general..and a negative impact on my wallet (two guitars three pedals and another amp later)! Just wondering if anyone else is in the same shoes?
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I started on guitar and gigged on both guitar and bass in my bands for many years. That morphed into guitar synth for around a decade as well. It's been quite a while since I've done that (I have zero lead chops at the moment), but lately I've been picking up the house acoustic at my weekly local house jam in order to let the other bass player get some more seat time. There's a 5 string Zeta solid body violin sitting over there that no one ever plays, might have to take it home and shed for a month or three. But making time to keep up even with my guitar chops has been an issue, especially since I traded off my old Fender amp last year. That went along with getting my first fretted bass in decades, which has actually been much harder for to get used to than one might expect. And then there's the upright factor, which is a whole other can 'o worms.
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#84
I played guitar before bass, and even played guitar in a few bands. But I haven't played guitar on stage since 1992, at a gig in NYC when my wife asked me on our first date and the (awful) band somehow ended up on Japanese TV! Good times.

Now, even though I consider myself primarily a bassist, I frequently play guitar at home, and almost all my (concededly minimal) writing is on guitar. I have some decent guitar gear, including a Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb amp, two USA Strats, and a G&L USA Comanche. This is way more than necessary, but such is the influence of GAS, and I bought the Comanche partly because my original band was going to start playing covers, and I would have played second guitar on most of those. That band dissolved, but I could see myself as a second/rhythm guitarist in a cover band at some point. Who knows?
 
#87
There are a bunch of threads on here about this very topic. Yes, I've been playing guitar almost as long as I've been playing bass. I own an acoustic (Yamaha LL-6), classical and electric (Fender Strat). I love playing them all.
 
#91
I come from guitar. So yes, I still play guitar from time to time; but only acoustic one. And I like sing songs while playing acoustic guitar but just for fun: evenings with friends, birthday parties, children at nursery..
I think: the more you're playing different instruments, the best you'll play the bass.
 
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#92
I studied jazz guitar for many years and played in a jazz ensemble plus playing guitar in a couple of bands and at church. However, I finally learned that my real ability is on the bass and the mandolin.
The jazz guitar studies prepared me well especially theory-wise and in reading notation for the bass and mando. I still play guitar but really consider myself a bass and mandolin player now. Of course I still have a number of guitars that get played often.

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#95
I started playing guitar in 1963 at age 13. It was my main gigging instrument until I started playing electric bass out regularly in 1988. Along the way, though, I played a little electric bass in a band I had in high school. Then, in 1971 I began studying classical upright as a music student in college. Played it in two orchestras for several years.

But guitar was my mainstay back then, playing full-time to put food on the table and paying the bills. I still play guitar, always have.
 
#98
Eastwood Baritone.jpg EA-250 Epi-2.jpg 330 Ric 1.JPG Yes, I play guitar - a little. Since I have what you might call troglodyte paws instead of hands, playing thin little strings that close together is...not easy. But, I try... I sort of eeased into guitars pretty late in life; long after I started playing bass. Started with a Baritone; This Eastwood Sidejack. A few years later, I lucked into this old Epiphone EA-250. It would be a killer Rockabilly/Blues guitar - if I could really play... My last (and final - I swear!!) guitar was this '87 Rick 330. Played thru my old Rick TR-7 amp, it's a jangly beast - but it's got a Surf sound that won't quit. But, all in all? I like my basses much more...:whistle:
 
#100
Glad I found this thread, I've been dabbling and want to get serious about playing the 6 strings. I feel I'm "missing out" on things by not playing guitar (also several of my favourite bassists also play guitar)

Anyways, I'm looking at buying a Stratocaster, and the big question I have is:

2 point trem vs. 6 point?



Also, what happened to that talk-guitar site that was being advertised on here a few months ago?
 

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