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Who plays guitar as well?
- Thread starter The Bass Abides
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I'm actually playing more guitar than bass these days. I went about 6 months without picking up a bass until a friend asked me to sub for his regular bass player for a gig. A few weeks after that a friend called and asked if I'd be interested in starting a band so now I'm playing bass in a band again. I play guitar in a Rockabilly/Americana trio and a bluesish/jazzish band with a female singer.
When I can find 3 sets of bass tunes to play around the campfire, I will put the acoustic guitar down....
....happily accepting suggestions......
....happily accepting suggestions......
Played guitar first learning at 13. Picked up bass at 15. These days I strum an acoustic guitar more than play bass.
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Started on bass actually. Picked up guitar shortly after bc my buddies played.
Played acoustic live on occasion in the last days of an old band of mine, after relinquishing bass duties bc I was too busy with college stuff.
I'm teaching guitar to my current band's singer's son, and I still like to pick up the acoustic at home and fool around with it.
Played acoustic live on occasion in the last days of an old band of mine, after relinquishing bass duties bc I was too busy with college stuff.
I'm teaching guitar to my current band's singer's son, and I still like to pick up the acoustic at home and fool around with it.
I've always dabbled in guitar. My music theory training makes it pretty easy to transition to new instruments.
That said, in the last year or two I started to take it more seriously. I found the closeness of the strings difficult at first, but as time has gone on I'm enjoying it more. In ways, I find it easier than the bass. With bass, I've had to work for years to get the tone I wanted. With guitar, my tone seemed fine right away.
I record songs on my own at home, so knowing a little guitar and keys is necessary.
That said, in the last year or two I started to take it more seriously. I found the closeness of the strings difficult at first, but as time has gone on I'm enjoying it more. In ways, I find it easier than the bass. With bass, I've had to work for years to get the tone I wanted. With guitar, my tone seemed fine right away.
I record songs on my own at home, so knowing a little guitar and keys is necessary.
I started on bass about thirty years ago and learned a little guitar around the same time. But I only played bass out and am a much better bass player. Current band, for the first time ever, I ended up playing some guitar too, though I play about 75% bass. Two others guys in the band kind of play bass, so theyll sub. The funny thing is, I’m kind of a hack guitar player still (I’m just not very fluid playing lead) but throw in some bends and a little meedely meedely And people eat that up (we do purple rain and i try to see how long I can keep it up before the keys player moves on). I’m actually a decent R&B rhythm player, I suppose, but audiences don’t get that either
All that said, there's no way in hell I'm playing anything live but bass at this point. I'm good enough at guitar to record a decent take given multiple tries at it. I know all kinds of chords and inversions. Not good enough to play with a band.
I started playing my dad's guitar when I around 13, so about 33 yrs ago? Asked for my own when he said no to the drumset (said there was no volume knob on drums) so I bought my own when I got married and moved out. Bought my wife a bass when she showed some interest and learned a couple BASSics. She gave up pretty quick but I kept it. Then filled In on bass here and there for bands that needed one. Been with this band on bass around 7 yrs, so I guess it stuck this time.
(still play drums and guitar occasionally, and dabble in some other acoustic stuff)
(still play drums and guitar occasionally, and dabble in some other acoustic stuff)
I'm a guitarist also. Pianist was first (But never was brilliant at it), then Violinist (at 5), then Bassist (at 13), then electric guitarist (at 16). Each instrument I added was in addition to continuing the old ones, with exception of piano that I never gelled with (despite my mum being an amazing piano teacher). Somewhere along the way I picked up drums too, enough to have played on a guy's EP when I was younger, and on my own production work in the past couple decades.
My guitar playing is pretty serious - I was guitarist in a mildly successful jazz fusion band when I was 18 through early 20s.
Best at violin, then bass, then guitar, then maybe a tie on drums/piano (I have holes in my technique on both, but can also play pretty well on both in the right styles without a need for lots of chops).
My guitar playing is pretty serious - I was guitarist in a mildly successful jazz fusion band when I was 18 through early 20s.
Best at violin, then bass, then guitar, then maybe a tie on drums/piano (I have holes in my technique on both, but can also play pretty well on both in the right styles without a need for lots of chops).
I played guitar quite a lot with my buddies a decade ago, but I was clearly a bass player trying to play chuga chuga guitar metal and I’m ok with that. I’m actually purchasing an acoustic tomorrow. Looking forward to playing music a church from a different perspective.
I started by playing the bass and learned some stuff on guitar for fun.
Now I can play some nice funk/afrobeat stuff, but I'm unable to play more than 3 strings at a time. Since that's what I expect my guitar player to do in my originals band I guess that's OK.
Now I can play some nice funk/afrobeat stuff, but I'm unable to play more than 3 strings at a time. Since that's what I expect my guitar player to do in my originals band I guess that's OK.
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I started learning guitar (left-handed) about two years ago. I'm just now getting to the point of being able to actually "play" it a bit.
I recently acquired a right-hand base, and am slowly learning to play it too. Still at the two fingers/one note at a time phase, but stuff I've learned on guitar is helping even through the orientation shift.
And the RH bass is making it easier to read (and transpose) chord charts as I learn notes in that layout.
I recently acquired a right-hand base, and am slowly learning to play it too. Still at the two fingers/one note at a time phase, but stuff I've learned on guitar is helping even through the orientation shift.
And the RH bass is making it easier to read (and transpose) chord charts as I learn notes in that layout.
I play fingerstyle acoustic guitar. I abandoned electric years ago; everything I played sounded like surf guitar.
It’s even got a whammy bar!
Then yes, yes I have!Your experiences are similar to mine, just swapping piano for guitar in terms of “seriousness”.
I found drums came to me naturally, which I can only attribute to years of piano.
Started Playing guitar in the early 80's. Was in 3 bands consecutively where the guitar players would switch back and forth on bass duty, then played in 3 bands (at the same time) specifically as the bass player. I quit those gigs to start my own band (as the bass player), and after a 10 -11 year run decided to hang it up and get a real job. 3 years later I am playing my 6 string acoustic a lot more and am amassing equipment to put together a solo gig.
I've had many guitars (electric and acoustic) over the decades. Only ever owned one Larrivée; this one:
