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about buying a six string electric.

In the bad old days I used to have one and I always wanted to be good at it but found I much preferred bass.
I keeping looking at six string multi fx and battered Strats that come up on here occasionally that mercifully someone else buys first (there was a cheap MIK one a while back that I was [b]very close[/b] to pulling the trigger on).

I don't want to turn to the Dark Side :(

Anyone else wobbled from the righteous path like this ?

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I don't see anything that needs fighting here. It's nice to have options. I dig the 6 string out from time to time, and I've not turned into a slavering, volume obsessed freak yet. I find that, as a bass player (of sorts) I approach it quite unconventionally anyway, and because of the different limits of the instrument I often and up taking some cool ideas for bass out of any session. It's all music.

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I thought this was going to be some kind of confession going by the thread title.
Mind you, I'm not sure I'd publicly admit to having GAS for an *l*ctr*c g**t*r, so maybe it is... ;)


(I bought a Harley Benton Strat a while back. Hee, hee.)

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Just remember that you are a bass player.

I found this quote on fretboard.co.uk which, as I'm really a bass player, made me smile.

[size=5][color=#34495E][font=Lato, sans-serif]"You do all the 'widdly widdly' bits, and just leave the hard stuff to me."[/font][/color][/size]

[size=4]Anyone know who said it in the first place?[/size]

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I used to play guitar until I saw the 'light' but still keep hankering after 6 stringers and think how lovely they look and I really should buy one again. But then I remember I was crap at playing guitar and no amount of time, practice or lessons made any difference, so I stick with bass and remain happy.

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[quote name='6feet7' timestamp='1447063123' post='2904429']
I used to play guitar until I saw the 'light' but still keep hankering after 6 stringers and think how lovely they look and I really should buy one again. But then I remember I was crap at playing guitar and no amount of time, practice or lessons made any difference, so I stick with bass and remain happy.
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Thank you

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I've got a couple of guitars - an ancient Argos nylon string acoustic that sounds way better than it should, an Epiphone Zakk Wylde Les Paul and a USA Strat.

I also borrow my daughter's sax every now and again. I had lessons on the alto for years when I was a kid so it's great having a go.

The more instruments the better!

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[quote name='hairychris' timestamp='1447066038' post='2904466']
Then again I've gone to the even darker side & taken up keyboards this year.
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I used to have an upright and I loved it. The piano taught me so much about music in the short time I had it.

I really ought to get another.

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Buy whatever you like, there's no right and wrong (except for the comedy angle of course).

In terms of "[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]wobbling from the righteous path" - not since I found it. I'm probably going to get told I'm "wrong" but I'm glad I've specialised in bass. I tried guitar a long time ago and I just didn't "get it". So I don't really care about it. I respect and admire those who can coax pleasing sounds from guitars but I'm not one of them and I have no desire to learn either.[/font][/color]

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I can't really play guitar but am currently building myself a telecaster. This is as an introduction to guitar building preparing for the main event - building basses. It won't stop my enjoyment of my telecaster though as I've hankered after one for a long time despite my obvious lack of talent in that direction

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[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1447069767' post='2904508']
well yes, clearly everyone should make time for a little drumming
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... but leave the tricky stuff to those that are good at it..! ;)

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