Kind of thinking out loud here but aware there's a few folk here who have done this (given up "normal" guitar to focus on bass).
Looking for your thoughts and opinions. I've been playing both for a long time, and I'm definitely a better bass player than guitarist. I also think I enjoy it more---can't see myself ever playing guitar in a band, but I'd like to play bass with other people again in the future.
Been getting some guitar lessons to try and focus a bit but just don't feel like I enjoy it as much as the low end.
Not sure if I would 100% give up but I am sorely tempted to sell all but one guitar and "just" be a bass player.
Thoughts / comments very welcome.
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I never looked back.
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Guitar gigs are a distant third.
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I do still play guitar, especially acoustic, at home, but I don’t really need most of my guitar gear and I’m slowly cutting down on it. I’m more likely to buy more bass gear than guitar gear now.
I started on guitar, but originally started playing bass because I realised it would be a much better way to get into a band than as a guitarist, and nearly forty years later I’m still right! There are always more good guitarists than good bassists, and since I struggle with being a good guitarist, the solution is obvious .
The key is to think like a bassist and not like a guitarist. I do, to the point that I think I play guitar like a bassist more than the other way round…
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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Some times, on a recording project, bassist me plays the backing part over which guitarist me can noodle ad nauseam.
I suspect that I would find playing either instrument to the exclusion of the other boring.
I actually enjoy playing both, but have had more gigs on bass than guitar through the recent years (when I was younger, it was many more on guitar).
Bass wise, I now have two, a Precision and a Jazz, as well as a small practice amp, and a full fat Mark Bass rig. I may have an audition coming up for a pop/rock/soul covers band, and this will be the first time I will have played bass with other musicians. …..bit nervous, but looking forward to it.
I’m never going back to running/fronting/organising a band again. Just let me stand at the back next to the drummer and groove.
If you can - stand on the hi-hat side of the kit. You'll usually hear the kick drum everywhere, but if the sound is shocking then the hi-hat cuts through, and its movement can give you a visual indication of timing.
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