How old are you?

[Beano_z]

Just turned 33 four days ago, started on guitar when is was 16, turned to bass 12 years ago and never looked back

 

[AaronVonRock]

I'm 42. Started playing guitar at 12, bass at 18, stopped playing from 29 to 41, just got back into it last year.

 

[OOZMAN]

21, 18.... I need more exp!

 

[Guinness20]

I'm 20 and I've been playing for nearly a year. Teaching myself

 

[spaz21387]

26 and I started bass when I was 13. Completely self taught too.

 

[El Spearo]

I'm 38. Started playing music at 8 (guitar, hand drums and a bit of bass and a bit of flute). picked drums at 9. From about 17 played 3 nights a week until I was about 29, then stopped. picked up the bass again about a year and a half ago, and I'd love to be gig ready in the next 6 months

 

[wiro]

54 now, feel like 20.
Playing from my 16th.
Still having so much to learn that I need at least 250 years from now to become the musician I want to be ...

 

[jmclearnon]

Starting play musical instruments at age 5. Been playing bass since 16. Now 21.

 

[bellrach]

I am 15... started to play bass when I was 10, but had learnt piano before...

 

[IGotGas]

46, started twanging when I was around 12, but never got serious about it until 2007. Most of my life I was more of a bass collector than a serious player, outside of a few studio gigs backing up several recording artists that knew me. Then one day I decided I wanted to start playing more, and playing live. I found playing live an exhilarating experience and one that was much less pressure packed than being stuck in a studio with group of "already" pros who needed me to tighten up a few bass lines for their next recording while providing equipment and being a quasi guitar tech and psychoanalyst.

 

[GKon]

44. Started at 17. Played on and off for all this time. Mostly on.
During my off time also tried other instruments like piano, bouzouki and flute.

I'm a bass player at heart

 

[AaronVonRock]

I'm 38. Started playing music at 8 (guitar, hand drums and a bit of bass and a bit of flute). picked drums at 9. From about 17 played 3 nights a week until I was about 29, then stopped. picked up the bass again about a year and a half ago, and I'd love to be gig ready in the next 6 months

Your situation is similar to mine in that you had a big gap of not playing from your late 20s to late 30s. If I'm not being too personal, I'm curious to know why.

From 2000 to 2012, I was living overseas and moving a lot and wasn't in one place for much longer than a year or two. I got married last year and have put down some roots so decided to get back into it. I'm in a band now and like you, I hope to be gig ready in the next few months. Rock on.

 

[Veldar]

I'm 15, been playing nearly 3 years now.

 

[Meddle]

I'm 24. I started playing bass recreationally at ~15, got my first bass aged 18. Been playing guitar since I was 11, which I transitioned into from playing violin from the age of 5.

 

[Liam McMonigle]

I am also only 16 and been playing for about a year and a bit!

 

[Lukc]

16 and started playing a year ago. Before that I've played guitar, piano, violin, and ocarina. The only one of those I still play is the ocarina.

 

[mojomike001]

I'm 59 and just started playing bass at 58. Better late than never and I'm catching up fast. Before that, I played harmonica for about 25 years.

 

[Kmonk]

I will be 53 in a couple of months and have been playing for 35 years. However, I recently made the decision to retire from playing. Venues are not paying like they once did and I'm tired of band drama. You would think there would be less of it as you get older but it never seems to end. Too much work for too little reward. I'm done and have listed all of my gear for sale on CL.

 

[smithplyr]

53 playing since 1974, I Pick up the bass every day,Still have the passion that I had when I bought my first PBass IN 74.

 

[Batmensch]

I'm 59, been [playing on and off (mostly off, LOL), since I was a teenager, maybe 15 (can't remember exactly)