This is an older article, but it makes some interesting points about the difference between a bass player and a guitar player playing bass.
From Premierguitar.com
How NOT To Play Bass Like A Guitar Player Playing Bass
Conventional wisdom says that even if you’re just moderately accomplished on guitar, you can still pass on bass. But in reality it’s not hard to spot a bass player who’s really a guitar player in disguise.
That got me to thinking: what is it about a guitar-playing bass player that’s different from a “pure” bass player. Surely, our musical DNA is ninety-nine percent identical. So what exactly is that other one percent? And how can a guitar player play bass like a “real” bass player? I don’t presume to know the answers, so I asked some accomplished “real” bass players from a variety of genres to weigh in.
Read the entire article HERE.
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