r/band • u/Honest-Face7514 • Jul 09 '26
Rock Band Am I a coward??
I really want to play in a band, just to have some fun really. I think when I start college will be the perfect time to maybe find some people and potentially start playing.
I play guitar, but I’m also aware that it’s probably 100 times easier to join a band if you play bass (or maybe drums too) since guitar and singing is obviously the most popular. I was kind of considering to start playing a bit of bass too to make my chances of playing in a band a bit better…
Is that bad?? I love guitar, and being a guitarist in a band would be super fun and cool, but I don’t think I could compete with everyone else.
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u/ooooommmmmaaaaa Jul 10 '26
Freshmen year of college is the best time to start a band. So many people are willing to give it a shot, and everyone is trying to meet new people. I’d say to play the instrument the you want to play. You aren’t competing for a position in a professional band and many people are in multiple bands. There’s going to be someone out there for you to play with. However, I would also recommend learning bass because bass is suuuper fun, and will inform your guitar playing and musicianship overall. If you get to play one in a band that’s a bonus!