[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='866305' date='Jun 13 2010, 07:42 PM']Yep, I've heard "which is easier, guitar or bass?" to which I always reply the same thing, which is my honest opinion. "Bass is easier to get to a standard you could play in a band but as you progress it's harder to play the same thing on a bass than it would be a guitar." Or words to that effect.[/quote]
+1
Pretty much what I say to beginners. Generally if you want to get out and participative the bass is a good instrument for this, but there can be a significant 'while' moving from 'roots' to structured 'runs'.