I play both and have often noted that the general comments state that bass and guitar are different instruments. And good guitar playing is not easily transferable to bass.
I play bass in a Country and Irish band. I play bass in the manner I think the song needs: roots or roots and fifths, walk ups and walk downs. Nothing exciting or revolutionary but my fellow band members like my contributions so I stick to what works.
I had a look at the ‘proper’ way to play bass on Johnny B Goode and it all seemed wrong to me. From my perspective, that bass pattern did not enhance the song or more importantly, strengthen the rhythm of the song. But who am I to comment? In a nutshell, what is the difference between guitar and bass?
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Both instruments can play the riff / main motif. Or one can play a rhythmic support, or a counter melody. Or a mix of harmony and unison.
Or even all of it depending on the section of the tune. Like Jack Bruce would. And for that matter the real original god of the low end, Johann Sebastian Bach. Unison, harmony, percussive rhythm, counter melodies. He did it all magnificently.
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With bass, the feel/groove is more important than the notes. (Obviously only up to a point, as with all these things.)
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
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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
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
In a dance music context, it is the bass to which one wiggles one's booty.
Play along with some classic Donald "Duck" Dunn bass lines, on a proper P Bass width neck, and you will find your fretting fingers more or less dancing between the fret positions.
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Mind you, on one solitary occasion after a pub gig a woman came up to me and asked me about my finger stamina and whether it was a transferable skill...
Unfortunately she asked in front of my girlfriend at the time.
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