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What was the first instruments you played? And eventually we played bass.
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I'm not sure; either church kids choir, handbells at church, or piano. Eventually dropped all three and went to guitar for a brief time, then moved to bass in middle school. Wish I'd kept going with piano.
Cello? Hmm... you know what you should do? Tune your bass CGDA like a cello! Sounds cool, man. Plays differently, though.
First instrument was piano for me, no formal training but learned to read and play a little. In 6th grade started on tuba and eventually learned trombone and baritone. Started playing drums in 10th grade and eventually started on bass at 19.
The background in low brass and drums was really helpful, except that I suck at soloing as I've never played a solo-type instrument. Always been a rhythm section and/or support player. Heck I was even a offensive lineman for football. Never been one for the spotlight. Probably good thing since I'm not that pretty to look at
The background in low brass and drums was really helpful, except that I suck at soloing as I've never played a solo-type instrument. Always been a rhythm section and/or support player. Heck I was even a offensive lineman for football. Never been one for the spotlight. Probably good thing since I'm not that pretty to look at
Started with saxophone in 5th grade. I just figured it out and that was back in 81. Picked up bass in 9th grade. That was 86.
Almost +1 to rmkesler! Found a sax in the attic of the grandparents some 18 years ago, and started tinkering. Been jazzing for a good few years with an array of saxes and did a little fiddling with the keys that hasn't (yet) taken, but always wanted to GROOVE,
I finally stopped procrastinating a couple of weeks ago and took the plunge into the world of the low end. More story there, but that's the skinny version.
I finally stopped procrastinating a couple of weeks ago and took the plunge into the world of the low end. More story there, but that's the skinny version.
I didn't figure out how to play saxophone on my own.
I meant that I figured out what year that was. I played saxophone in the school bands until I graduated. It was also my major instrument in college. I've never had a bass lesson.
My bass playing most likely shows this.
Piano from the time I was 5 years old until now(30 years later).
Acoustic guitar which I picked up when I was around 10.
Bass at 12 and it's the one I fell in love with.
Acoustic guitar which I picked up when I was around 10.
Bass at 12 and it's the one I fell in love with.
My dad always had an acoustic guitar laying around & I'd bang on that as a toddler up to 4th grade when I started playing the viola. Played that up to 6th grade and jumped on drums for a year. Hated playing just a snare & wanted a kit but my folks didn't want all that racket so I got a bass in 8th grade. Oh, and I also played the recorder, hand bells, and xylophone in grade school music class. Ha.
Started on sax in 4th or 5th grade. Started guitar in 6th grade (my cousin was in a pretty popular band around the area) but started to play just the low strings. Started bass in 7th grade I think. Music Ed major in college, teacher now.
in 4th grade i played alto sax but hated it and had chorus. in 5th grade it was the french horn and i loved the french horn. we moved away and i didnt play an instrument again until 9th grade which was the guitar.
