shoegaze

Ix, I was confused for a second, thinking you already played bass. But then i remembered you might be a drummer.

Why do you want to change instruments?

Also, i play (mostly) in dropped D tuning, and it is extremely easy to learn how to play power chord style with it. The only downside is the open chords are impossible due to the tuning, so if you use dropped D and need regular E tunings, its a quick adjustment.

oops double post!!!!

I wanted to chime in on a point brought up by a couple of posters here. There was some talk of not bothering to learn scales because you don't aspire to playing leads. That's kind of analogous to saying that you want to learn a new language but you're going to skip learning the adjectives because you don't aspire to write a novel. I used to think the same way, so I understand, but really, learning scales develops your overall knowledge and proficiency on the instrument. When you know scales, you can combine chords and single note licks to make much more interesting riffs and songs. Fills are very important, and you need scales to write good fills, even if you don't plan on playing leads. Food for thought.