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Pretty difficult then? I’ve heard some jazz bass guitarists that were insane
Dead on. Jaco, flea, les claypool do a lot of things that are more complicated than you expect. There are bass methods like "slapping" and "tapping" that arent simple at all.
low end and rhythm-- that's what the bass guitar is there for. you can still be technically officially a competent "bassist" without any of the fancy technical embellishments that great bass players employ.
but yea, not to disparage the bass guitar at all, but the basics of matching the kick drum and chord progression and the physical chops of actually playing the thing doesn't take that long to get a handle on
edit: check out les claypool and primus for an example of some rare bass-centric music
Counterpoint: time. Even playing simple lines, there's a big difference between a groove that is completely locked in, and one that is not. And that difference is all about the precise timing of the hits between the players in the rhythm section. The bass sets the foundation of all of that.