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God, I love playing Bass

#3
I have been playing music only about 23 years, and bass for only a total of maybe 3 years. I have recently been putting my little guitars up for sale, as I just don't play them. My horn was stolen, and my piano was the victim of a divorce. I am not very sad, though. Bass will soon be my only instrument. Bass does everything I want for me.
 
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Played guitar for a little over 10 years before switching over to bass. When I played guitar I learned parts I needed to for bands, noodled once in a while, and that was pretty much it. Once I completed my transition to bass, which took about a year, I knew deep in my heart and soul that this was my intended instrument from birth. It calls to me. It grounds me. It comes naturally to me. It doesn't seem like work as the guitar did. I love it. I love new basses. I love old basses, especially when I haven't played them in a while and throw new strings on them :). I love crap basses, high end basses, toy basses. Bla, bla, bla....

I love playing bass.

See... I even had to elaborate on my first post, I love it so much :).
 
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Joe Nerve said:
I feel the same.

I also often feel like I want to start a thread like you just did, but can't quite find the words.

I think you stated that wonderfully.

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Thank you Joe!.....I've always wanted to just say that, but always wanted to keep it simple......maybe I just did that :)
 
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#7
I started out on piano, moved to guitar and finally discovered bass when someone gave me a beater bass they had laying around.
It was like a light switch went on. I was terrible at it but it felt natural and right in my hands. (Mind you this was a beater with what I now realize was brutally high action.)

Bass has probably been the most difficult instrument for me but I can't put it down.

I love playing bass and to this day (25 + years later) nothing feels as right a bass.

PS thanks Eric for the bass, many many moons ago. You put me on a path I wouldn't trade for anything.
 
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#8
I lovehate it. I think maybe at the end of the day I'm way less of a bassist and way more of a bass player- making melodies and soundscapes and the like just feels so right on four thick strings. There's no denying this is my instrument, though. Those thick strings, spaced widely apart... I feel so much more in control of my sound this way, and I love that it doesn't really sound like anyone else when I take a solo.

Perhaps in time I'll get better at being a real bassist. It's the hope, honestly. But being able to do everything else *with* a bass feels cool too.

--^@
 
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I started playing Bass in High School during the mid/late 80's, my older brother played in a touring cover band and was sort of an early mentor. Outside of a 7-8 year break in the early 2000's to focus on a career, Ive been playing regularly ever since. Ive come a long way, but still have a lot to learn and always working on tone, feel, groove and being the best player I can be.....I love it, its part of who i am and I will always play in one way or another.
 
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#12
Meh. It's OK, I guess. I could take it or leave it. I'm actually thinking if ditching it all and taking up performance scooter racing.













OK, relax. I'm kidn. I love it. No place on stage I would rather be than standing beside a killer drummer and pounding out a groove the crowd simply can not resist.
 
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I used to waffle around whether I wanted to be a bass player or guitar player, but there's something about bass. I think it's the fact that it's a real giver-type instrument. It's not about being impressive, it's about being exactly what it needs to be.

Beatnut phrases it perfectly in the "So...I got fired today (warning long)" thread.

Your aim is to see your bandmates relax into the welcoming safety of your groove and surprise themselves by what they can do.
 

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