When somebody calls bass players "failed guitarists"...

[bassbully]

Really? Who cares? In 11 years of playing bass I have never been told I was a failing guitarist.BTW I also play guitar.

 

[Fxpmusic]

That's exactly why I started playing bass when I was a kid. Then realized the depth of what I had gotten myself into but had fallen in love with it already.

 

[azureblue]

"go be a fool in front of somebody else"

 

[A-Step-Towards]

I have played bass 11 years, I have played guitar 8. I am a failed guitarist because bass is what I am passionate about and when it comes to guitar I may practice 4 hours in one sitting but I never enjoy it I like I enjoy bass, it feels unnatural. I am not nearly half as good of a guitar player then I am a bass player. Just because you can play guitar doesnt mean you can play bass.

 

[Winfred]

How do you respond in this situation? I tend to give an 'apples to oranges' type reply. Two different instruments with different qualities.

They know nothing about bass, and nothing about guitars. Ignore them.

 

[Growlmonkee]

My honest reply to that would be...I started on bass, I dabble in guitar, but I would need to play a lot more guitar before I could qualify as a failure.

 

[jive1]

I'd just show them my wall of platinum records and Guitarist of the year awards from Circus magazine.

 

[ZenG]

Guitarists of the year are a dime a dozen......

 

[bolophonic]

How do you respond in this situation? I tend to give an 'apples to oranges' type reply. Two different instruments with different qualities.

Why would I even be talking to such an idiot in the first place?

 

[ZenG]

Because we can`t resist.......it`s like we`re taken over by some strange dark entity......

 

[Real Soon]

I'd probably ask how many women start dancing to their guitar "solo".

 

[GIBrat51]

My standard response to anything that thimble-witted mouth breathers say or do is "Were you born stupid, or do you have to practice every day?" But, have to say that I've never heard 'failed guitarist', either. (I thought that was a drummer, anyway).

 

[GregT]

Never heard anyone in real life say that. Also have never heard anyone outside of a couple children here on TB use the word "guitard".

I was reading all the posts here before I said something just like you said. I think you said it better than I might have. I am never impressed when a fellow TBer badmouths people who play other instruments. Fat Steve, I am glad you beat me to the "guitard" thing.

 

[JimmyM]

When someone calls me a "failed guitarist," I pull out the guitar and show them I'm not

 

[cheapbasslovin]

I've been asked this by teenagers and people who never played music. I humor them both by explaining that it's easier to suck as a bassist and get work than as a guitarist, but playing well on any instrument is its own challenge.

Musicians I respect would only say something like this flipping $@&# to each other.

 

[McFarlin]

Dang. I just assumed that's how we all got here.

Time to do some soul searching, I guess.

 

[gidbass]

Haters gonna hate...just take the higher path.

Good Luck!

 

[jnprather]

Person A: "90% of bass players are failed guitar players"
Bass Player: "That's pretty good since 95% of guitar players are failed guitar players".

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Killer Of Giants]

Um, I asked for *extra* dipping sauce.

And without us it would sound like early 70's am gold through a cruddy stereo!

 

[SlugThrower]

This guy seems to hate 99% of us.