fumps Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 [quote name='lowdowner' timestamp='1409856485' post='2544076'] Wow - that's quite inspirational [/quote] I think you just know, like meeting "the one". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1409840231' post='2543840'] No - I wasn't born to do or be anything. If I had been I wouldn't have had to practise to get any good. I reckon anybody can do or be pretty much anything they want to , given the desire to do it. I started playing bass because every guitar player I knew as a teenager was better than me and figured I better do something different. I also figured it would be much easier to get to a standard where I could play in front of people on bass than it would be on guitar , and by and large I think I was right. That won't be a popular opinion round here , I expect , but I can't help that. [/quote] Yep, the more you practice, the more 'naturally talented' you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I've just joined a band that has 3 bass players, one of whom is on drums and another (me) on guitar. I think we have our preferences but actually it's nice to play a range of instruments and stretch ourselves a little. I'm enjoying playing guitar at the moment (something I started to do a few years back and then stopped for a return to bass). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Well I come from a musical family and my dad in particular is a VERY accomplished musician (played 1st Violin for the London Youth Orchestra from the age of 12, grade 8 in violin, chello, trumpet and French horn and has 2 music related degrees. Also an award winning private piano tutor and was organist at the Royal Festival Hall). He was determined that I would follow in his musical footsteps but despite daily piano lessons from the age of 4 until 8, I never even reached grade 1 and my dad resigned himself to the fat that I would never be the new modern day Chopin. I continued to mess around on piano and with various other instruments for a few years but never really getting anywhere. Then, when I was fourteen, my best friend suggested I learn bass as he'd been given a drum kit for Christmas and he wanted someone to jam with. The moment I picked up the bass and knocked out my first bass line, it felt like everything that had been missing when I played anything else just fell into place. Since then I have learned to play guitar and drums to a passable standard but only ever with a mind to how it will help me as a bass player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 [quote name='SaxyBassist' timestamp='1409839790' post='2543829'] Sax is a doddle compared to bass!! [/quote] Having done things the opposite way round to you I'd say that sax is much harder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL POSTERS Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 [b] [size=4]Are you born to be a bassist?[/size][/b] [size=4]Yep, otherwise all gitarists would be able to do as convincing a job of playing bass as they usually think they could.[/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 [quote name='dincz' timestamp='1409329073' post='2538730'] Born with the heart and ears of a bassist but the hands of a singer [/quote] Haha i know the feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL POSTERS Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1409840231' post='2543840'] I started playing bass because every guitar player I knew as a teenager was better than me and figured I better do something different. I also figured it would be much easier to get to a standard where I could play in front of people on bass than it would be on guitar , and by and large I think I was right. That won't be a popular opinion round here , I expect , but I can't help that. [/quote] This... Probably how 80% came to be doing it, me included. I wouldnt change it for the world though. Edited September 6, 2014 by BILL POSTERS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I wasn`t born to play bass, but i guess i was lucky. I got an illness that gravitated me towards it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Dunky Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1409257133' post='2538116'] I started on guitar and was very average, but rather than the failed guitarist we are often known as I think it was because I was drawn to the bass, even when I bought a good guitar at the age of about 15. [/quote] Almost the same as my story. Started on guitar at 16, knew I wanted to be a bassist at 18, but persevered on guitar. Only finally got round to bass two years ago, but wish I'd done it when I was 18. With 19 years under my belt, I would be amazing now (hopefully). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapbassSteve Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I reckon everyone is 'born to be' anything they want, so long as they have enough time to practice, and want it enough to use sed time practicing! I'm a lefty but play right-handed, simply because when I started playing the only bass I could afford with my paper round was a righty- so I forced myself to learn that way. I spent my first few years of playing bass practicing 6-8 hours a day... never in my life have I wanted anything so much! Eight years later and I play bass as my full-time job, so it turned out to be a great investment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 No. Nor do I believe anyone else is. It's how you're brought up, and how you make your choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixiechick23 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 As much as I may not be particularly good right now, yes. Singing and bass are basically just me. I tried guitar and wanted a fling with other instruments but I always ended up going back to the bass, so yeah, definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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