Bass players ?

[Lily]

Just be careful, or you'll end up with six or more basses… or at least I did.

Does it matter how many basses you have?
As long as you don,t trade the old(er) one for a new one.
Hubby did once traded one of his guitars and is regretting it till this day ( and I am too)
He bought 2 days ago another 12 string guitar and a belt pack as well.

[Cat]

Congrats! I've been a guitar player for 20 years now, but a couple years ago decided to switch to bass. I bought a Fender American Jazz and did my best Geddy Lee impression. Had a ton of fun and still regret selling that bass...

My massive callouses are gone (played DR Lo-Riders stainless steel strings), but I have TONS more respect for bass players because of that! It's such an important instrument, yet so under-appreciated! Keep it up, and mix it up playing with both your fingers and a pick (I preferred finger-style, but some stuff, like Jane's Addiction, just didn't sound right without a pick.)

Not sure what you listen to, but a lot of the older prog-rock stuff (Rush, Yes, even Pink Floyd) is a great way to expand the standard 4/4 bass stuff that most people think about. Learn "Money" note-for-note, and I can guarantee you'll be a better player (it's got a great bassline, and it also switches time signatures, from 7/8 to 4/4 and back.) Yes's "Roundabout" and Rush's "YYZ" also really pushed me.

[smaughazard]

Well, I've been playing for about 40 years, and I've played "Money" and "Roundabout" -even stumble through "Birdland" and "Peg". But if you want to hear what a bass is capable of, take a listen here:

http://www.manthing.com/

[threebanger]

I can't find an actual picture of mine, but here's what I have. A Warwick Corvette Standard 5-string. I play it like the gorilla in the Samsonite commercials, but I have fun.