All the bass in there albums besides for blurryface is midi . Meaning it ' s not a real bass and it was programmed into the songs through a DAW . As to why Tyler started playing the bass ? Prolly since most of the songs on blurryface weren ' t super piano heavy , so instead of being awkward on stage with no instrument , he pulls out a bass ? and no I doubt nick taught Tyler , but We wouldn ' t know . <| sep |> but many of the casuals look up to the competitive players and project themselves being there some day . citation needed . I would argue many casual players play casually because of other aspects of their life taking priority , and not because they have any desire to ever consider becoming super competitive .