How many years have you been playing?

[pedroims]

Hi Craig , is my understanding you like Abe, well he is the reason I start to play again

 

[T-MOST]

Lets see... I started in '83 after 5 years on guitar. I took a 8 year lay off in '95 and started again in 2003. Thats about 16 years.

 

[thisSNsucks]

5 years, and I still suck. But I have some cool gear.

 

[CraigG]

Hi Craig , is my understanding you like Abe, well he is the reason I start to play again

Awsome! I'm sure he has been an inspiration to quite a few musicians (bass player and otherwise), whether they have seen him play or simply heard his playing and possibly not even realizing who it was. Craig

 

[EagleMoon]

Started playing in 1975. But I did take off quite a few years in there. Played in several bands when I was younger. Lost interest in playing after I broke up with an alcoholic guitarist/bandmate and moved out of town, leaving my bass with my parents. That was around 1986 or so. After I moved into my own house, I'd pull the bass out and play it, but nothing really seriously(about once a month or so). Just started playing again and really enjoying it just over a year ago. TB has been one of those reasons I've really enjoyed getting back into it. It's been fun catching up.

 

[Bassman62]

46 years in total, started on Guitar in 61 changed to Bass in 1962, living in the UK we saw and played through the emergence of Beatlemania.
From 63-69 Iused the rarest of Burns Basses the short (guitar scale) Split Sound 6 String Bass, Ive attached a shot with my other two Basses along with a shot of me gigging in1964 (I'm on the left).

 

[tbwilson]

I'm a noob its 2 years for me.

 

[bass_fish]

over 4 years... 5 in april I guess...
started on guitar, but a buddy of mine needed a bass player for his punkband, so I played solely punk for 3 years in a row, and just now starting to play different styles, for the last 2 years almost...

 

[bassist4dalord]

Two of the best years ever! Actually, more like 2.5. I played guitar for 6 months before bass, and piano for 3 months before guitar.

 

[the JT]

4 years, and im under 18.

 

[mikopita]

Bass - 15 years
Upright/DB - 7

 

[nickn]

0.25 years

 

[James Hart]

I started in 1980 @ 12 years old after 4 years on Sax (only because my grade school didn't offer strings at all).

Couldn't find a progressive enough teacher in my area so in 84 I started guitar lessons to better grasp chords and leads.

 

[mikeswals]

Bass for 19yrs. I switched to it when I was 15, was gigging in a local band on sax before that, and just fell in love with the sound of bass on a live stage.

 

[AmieLouHat]

About 0.5 years on bass. I've played guitar for the past 9 or 10 years and always played rhythm. I'd pick up the bass anytime one was available and finally decided to bite the bullet and get one of my own and start seriously learning technique and applying the theory that I know to playing bass. Glad I made the switch and don't think I'll ever go back to being just a guitarist.

 

[Dan Knowlton]

So umm wow.

Nope, I just like to try new things! Either that, or I can't hold a job! LOL

Dan K.

 

[lpdeluxe]

Started on g**tar in 1971, harmonica in 1977, bass in 1981, Dobro in 1985, pedal steel in 1992....

Damn. You'd think I'd be king of the world by now!

 

[GreyBeard]

40 yrs and counting

 

[bmc]

36 years

 

[Ramstien]

Since Early August. So... 4 months or something.