Reasons for playing bass

I had played guitar for a couple years, but I got this urge to play the bass too.  I didn't get around to it for quite a while , but my band needed a bassist, and I required very little convincing.  Now I'm finding that my bass playing and my classical guitar playing have a lot in common, which is cool.

I started on the piano, but some school friends were starting a guitar-rock band, so I picked up the bass.  It helped that I knew how to read music, and I knew most of the songs already.  Besides, one note at a time looked promising at the time.
Later, in college, I played both piano and bass, but mostly bass.

One side note, many people assume that I can play guitar because I can read the chords off of the guitarist's hands, but that's because it was a necessity for learning songs quickly when there were no charts.  

-Laz

I tell people that I started playing bass because I wanted to be able to do the bass parts on home recordings but the real reason is because the bass players I know just seem to have such fun! And they are absolutely right!!   :) One day I hope to play it well...

Peace

i don't actually play bass yet but i'm getting one for christmas...and i agree, bass players always seem to be having so much fun.

just to be the laid-back guy standing in the shadows who everybody underestimates but is really the coolest in the band

going.....dunka, dunka, dunka, dunka, plop,... plop...you know what i mean?

going.....dunka, dunka, dunka, dunka, plop,... plop...you know what i mean?

I know exactly what you mean.  We sure do have fun.  The guitarists make the women swoon, but they go home with the bassist (the women, not the guitarists).

I've wanted to since I was eight. See, idols come and go, and while Cobain might stick, one of my all time heroes is John Deacon. Look at him... he's cool, relaxed, he doesn't care... and that's the guy I want to be.

I played guitar for a while and then got a bass so I could learn that, too.  I sucked so bad at bass. :-[ Then awhile later, I tried again.  Surprise to me, I played a lot better than before.  The reason I tried again was to be able to record a demo.  That is my main goal at this point, to record a demo.  I'm learning drums and keys currently and trying to figure out what kind of recording system to get.  The best part of it all, I really think I love playing the bass more than playing the guitar and way more than the keys.  I still think I could love drums, but I'm a ways off.