Is it true that bass guitar is the easiest instrument to play?

one has to have good timing to play the bass
it's not easy
i play it too.

It's probably not. I play bass too! It kinda depends on the song really...but I think it's not that easy. People say it's easy because they haven't played it before :P

I think it depends, I probably couldn't (I'm a woodwind-er) personally I think the kazoo is probably easier, I heard some flautists who wanted to get into a jazz band picked up the saxaphone and the week after they were accepted (the fingering's the same for sax as it is for flute. But still)

no, i dont think its easy at all. its just like any other instrument and takes just as much talent to play it.

Don't listen to the naysayers. I wouldn't consider bass to be that simple. Sure, there are simple songs to play, but it can get complicated too. So many songs are built on the bass line and it's really more about how you play it and how much passion you put into it. Bassists are very often under-appreciated. I guess it's just something you'll have to brush off. Just do your thing and rock that bass.

Next time someone makes a comment, just tell them "Yeah, I was considering the cow bell or the triangle, but I thought the bass would be much simpler." Sarcasm...ain't it a bitch?

i play the bass, it's easy if you know how to play it, but if you're teaching yourself and don't have the slightest clue... good luck. no, honestly piano, viola, guitar and clarinet are easier for me. guitar was easy to learn, and piano you just gotta get the hang of it.

Playing anything is hard, ask a real band person or a friend that plays something and they said it's not that easy. My friend, Abi-Fox, plays the vilion and has been playing for 6 years, and shes ONLY upto playing half a song, so its not that easy, whatever you play, its gonna take a while

This might be bit late. A bassist is a musician, that's a silly thing to say. It is the easiest to play I think. Well, out of drums, piano, guitar and bass (what I play) I found that as soon as I picked up the bass I could play it. I played the guitar for many years before this though. As for timing, it's critical for every instrument all the same. Timing is crucial.