I've been playing bass only a short while, but I'm liking it more and more. I have even started to play with a thrown together band on Saturday nights.
I started playing guitar in 1988 but only got serious around 2002. Then I started playing a lot. After a while of playing guitar I got a mandolin. Then a harmonica and a banjo. Then dobro. And finally a bass. I'm self taught on all of the aforementioned instruments.
I've played in a few bands but nothing really big.