which would be easier to learn how to play?

I hope that's a troll. Really.

yes, it more than likely was, and that was an awesome example of the bass being played. o-

EDIT::
@sicnarf: i wanted to learn how to play the bass more than the guitar because my own voice is rather low and has a very bass tone to it, especially when i stress that. 'course i also can mimic, kinda, that raspy tone used by heath ledger in portrayal of the joker in the dark knight. and, i wanted to learn how to play them first and foremost as a way to help me further my writing abilities (with my poetry, i try to be very picture-esque and detailed. glass angel is one good example of that, but whistling death, which i have up on SP, is another that comes to mind.