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Originally Posted by madcorgi View Post
After several months of playing, I've had several revelations:
1. A bass is not a guitar. the frets are way further apart
2. It's every bit as hard for me to play crappy bass as crappy guitar
3. I wish I'd started any years ago (not that it would make much difference)
4. It's a blast (though a quiet one)

Terry
First, you lucky dog on finding that bass! I'm so jealous!

Second, LOL at number 1. above.

Third, I played bass in a garage band for a decade but dropped out when I realized my friends were all insane (I am too but that is another thread). The guitar player in that garage band switched to bass, he is a very good guitar player and musician... but whenever I would hear him play I would pull him aside and tell him... dude, you are playing guitar on bass... STOP IT! As a matter of fact when he recorded his originals songs at home he would call me to come over and lay down the bass track (even though I suck) because his bass tracks sounded like dooky.

Forth, Be prepared to restrain yourself at parties when someone says "it is only four stings, how hard can it be?"
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