What year did you start playing bass?

[rtav]

1977 - I was 13

 

[delta7fred]

Interesting how common age 16 is

I've probably posted this before but these days I sometimes struggle to remember what I had for breakfast let alone what threads I have posted in (it's always cereal).

1967, I was 16

 

[TronChaser]

1988 15yo

 

[glennreid]

I first picked it up in 1990. I was 16 years old. You?

1972. 15 yrs old

 

[Ostie]

1979, but I had been playing guitar for ten years.

 

[Limezone]

1982, I was 14

 

[Bong Bong]

1970 , at 17 , because nobody else wanted to play bass.
First song …..Jumping Jack Flash

 

[MikeBassPT]

I bought my bass in 2007/2008 (I think) but it played sometimes and randomly. I decided to play focused since the beginning of this year (2023)

 

[derg]

1985 - 22 years old. Late starter

 

[Jeff Hughes]

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…

 

[nixdad]

1977 - 16 years old.

 

[Tony Bassplayer]

1977, 15 yrs old

 

[Pandastylebass]

16 -1991

 

[FLGHTSWTCH]

Somewhere in 1996-1997. Started the summer before grade 7 so I had at least the ghost of an idea of what to do during my first music class.

 

[Chris_will_do]

1994, I was 15

 

[Jdash]

1970 age 15
One friend was an an established drummer at 13
His brother played guitar age 15
I was relegated to bass and fell in love with it. listing to Led Zeppelin and the Beatles