Do you play the boring guitar?

[Crystalman85]

I'm a multi-instrumentalist. I pretty much play everything except for drums. I can program drums when I record music, but that's pretty much it. other than that, I play guitar and bass.

 

[jj.833]

When *I* play the guitar, it's not boring anymore! But when I play the guitar, nobody plays bass... and what use is a music if there's no bass?

 

[whero]

I played guitar for a couple of years, but never in a band - just for fun with friends. Then I started playing bass and just knew it was something I really wanted to do. So I voted "camp fire" though it's probably more likely to be at the beach.

What I hate is when I go to a party and just want to hang out and be with friends, but inevitably someone will say "Oh, Andrew plays guitar" and will hand me a classical acoustic and suddenly I'm expected to lead a singalong. So I usually play the first two bars of Stairway to Heaven then someone will groan, and I can stop right there.

 

[hrodbert696]

Actually, the proper term for the 25" scale six-string guitar is a Spanish Guitar. In fact, in Gibson's lineup the SG is "Spanish Guitar" and the ES is the "Electric Spanish" series (yes, the SG is electric too, but since when do brand names make complete sense?). It's just that Spanish Guitars got to be so popular that people think of them as the "boring" standard, over against tenor or bass guitars or other variants.

Yes, I do play it. I somehow got up to three electric guitars and an acoustic, but the acoustic is the one that gets the most play. I attend a pretty small church with a limited talent pool of musicians. I started out playing bass on worship team but when the guitarists we had moved away, I wound up switching to guitar. Otherwise I don't really play guitar in public; all my band gigging is on bass, which is really my main instrument.

 

[NMTB]

When I hit a bit of a rut, picking up a guitar helps me become obnoxious in a completely different band of frequencies. Helps lift & freshen my joy in bass again.

 

[Oddly]

Only bass here, although I've dabbled in mandolin.
I do wish I could play guitar, but I'm too lazy to bother learning.

 

[Kmonk]

I think calling the playing of any instrument "boring" is very ignorant.

 

[Nashrakh]

I'm certainly boring people whenever I play it.

 

[TheSeagoats]

I play the guitar out of necessity. I had always dabbled a bit but never gave it much effort, then me and a friend started a band years ago and he wanted to play bass. I figured I would push myself harder to get competent at guitar than he would so I just went for it. Now anytime I'm doing music with one of my groups of friends I'm the guitarist because none of them know how to write songs.

 

[dloase]

I am a guitarist who also happens to play bass. I also play mandolin, banjo, some dobro, and piano. Used to be able to play trombone and flute also, but my ear has gotten to the point that trombone would be problematic and I have touch a flute in over 20 years.

I don't play music for a living, I have a "normal" job for that. Being able (and competent) to play several instruments gives me more opportunities to play music for fun, which is the reason I play. If I was pigeon-holed into just one there would be reduced chances. Does it take time - of course, and I don't practice as much as I should, but it is fun.

 

[Element Zero]

The only guitar in the house is my Schecter Damien 6 string baritone (known as Bari) tuned B-B. It’s actually incredibly rare and really fun to play.

 

[cmgkhn]

I think calling the playing of any instrument "boring" is very ignorant.

I think people should read the posts before assuming things and calling other people ignorant.

I have clearly said that it is just a joke.

(P.s: I don't actually think that guitar is boring, it is just a joke)

Anyways do what you like in life. Doesn't matter what others say. I don't mean to offend people, sorry if I did so.

 

[petrus61]

Isn’t the “boring guitar” how 80% of people at shows describe the thing the bass player plays when asked?

 

[HolmeBass]

I play bass mostly; at gig it is only bass. I bought a nylon string acoustic guitar to play at home and I enjoy it, but Bass is by far my main instrument.

I can also keep a simple groove on drums. I think it can be very helpful to play other instruments, but is not strictly needed to be a better bass player.

 

[HolmeBass]

Isn’t the “boring guitar” how 80% of people at shows describe the thing the bass player plays when asked?

Yes, all the people who don’t understand how music really works.

 

[caledoneus83]

I play both about the same probably. Play bass in my band that I'm in, but at church I play guitar/bass/drums/percussion, pretty much whatever they need any given week other than keyboards

 

[petrus61]

Yes, all the people who don’t understand how music really works.

The unwashed masses of mouth breathing window lickers...it’s a wonder music exists at all!

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

My second instrument is probably mandolin, then guitar. Here are are a few of my favorites...

 

[AlexBassMP]

I play bass and guitar.. for a while I played irish bouzouki too.

It's fun to play multiple instruments..

 

[knuckleduster]

I started out on acoustic, then electric guitar. I'm a tinkerer at heart, so of my 4 electrics, 3 were complete custom builds. I eventually bought a lap steel, then got the urge for something more...then, last fall, I sold off a bunch of boards from my skateboard collection and decided I wanted a bass. Someone on the first page mentioned that bass is less hard than regular guitar, which I completely agree with. I plugged my bass into my PS3 on Rocksmith, and immediately began hitting 90% or better on accuracy with bass. I've never had something come so natural to me! Must be my leftover instincts from playing tuba in 6th and 7th grade . Plus, I still bang around Rocksmith with my 6-string guitars enough so that I was beginning to put together chord progressions in my head. In other words, playing bass has made me a better guitar player, and a better musician overall.