Do you play the boring guitar?

[Ric5]

I started on acoustic guitar, then electric guitar and then electric bass guitar … I mostly play bass, but also play some guitar. For me bass is more fun and more satisfying. I like the lower notes, but I am enjoying this 8 stringed instrument here.

but usually is is a 5 string bass that makes me feel happy

 

[LCAirPasta]

In order of proficiency-
Bass
Drums
Guitar

Since I am not in a band gigging as a bassist, I play much less often than guitar or drums. Personally, bass is not as much fun without other people to jam with. I probably pick up my main bass once or twice a week and jam around on it, but in order of what I play most often now-

Drums
Guitar
Bass


I think it's a good thing to be able to play both guitar and bass. I've found since I started playing guitar, my picking got way tighter. Guitar also helped me learn actual notes/scales. When I first learned bass, I was strictly a tab reader

 

[PimasterPearson]

I started on guitar when I was 12 and kept finding myself in situations where there was already a more talented guitarist, but no bass player. I started playing the bass as a necessity, but after several years decided to embrace it as my primary instrument. This also involved coming to terms with the fact that my personality and skills are much more suited to the traditional bassist role than to the role of frontman or lead guitarist.

I still play guitar, both acoustic and electric, on occasion. I think it's helpful to know other instruments (I really wish I'd started on the drums or piano as a kid), but it's in no way necessary to being a great bass player.

 

[Atshen]

There's no "boring" guitar, only boring musicians and boring music.

And yes, I do kinda play the "boring" guitar, but still not great at it.

 

[Marc valero]

I started out on guitar when I was 11 or 12. When I started playing in bands around 1980 everybody played guitar, but there was a need for bass players. I sold my two Fenders (guitars) about 25 years ago and only had a cheap acoustic. A few weeks ago my dad wanted me to perform at his assisted living facility and the acoustic wasn't going to cut it so I ordered an Affinity Strat from MF and got it 8 days before the performance. With only a few days to relearn some songs I could sing and play, my band's lead singer offered to join me with her karaoke set up. She suggested putting a duo together so now I am working up some of my old tunes I used to sing in bands or on my own. I am learning some songs (that I played on bass) for the first time on guitar. I am using my Rumble 25 (sounds and looks a lot better than my old Peavey Backstage 25) and Zoom B-1 for effects. I am having a lot of fun working up songs that I wouldn't be doing in my band.

 

[Yvon]

For the last 2 years I play mostly guitar (classical).
Unfortunatly it's incompatible with the bass (nails)

 

[bholder]

I play plenty of different types of guitars, and my playing is often boring. And the "exciting" bits are usually mistakes. Does that count?

 

[HolmeBass]

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

Oh they like music, they just give too much credit to the melody and not enough to the harmony and the rhythm. I give them a pass. As long as my band mates understand how it all works I am ok.

 

[bholder]

Mention "boring guitar" to Elon Musk and he'll probably mount one to their Boring Company tunneling machines!


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