Should I start with an electric or bass guitar?

You might consider the different roles of the instruments. Electric guitar is more flexible, can play chords and melody, often at the same time. Electric is very similar to acoustic so you'd also be able to play solo at small gatherings as well as on stage.

However, if your end goal is to play with a band, bass is better. Bass provides the foundation of a band. Devout bassists are rare and most bands make do with a guitarist who can learn bass.

The bass defines the chord structure as well as working closely with the drummer to lay down the beat. So which kind of player are you: out front and flexible or supportive and essential?

Depends. I play both. I learned six-string first, and it was really easy to learn bass after that.

You probably know already that the bass has four strings (E, A, D, and G) and the six-string has those plus B and high E. It's beneficial to know full chords before you learn bass, but you don't need to. It depends how much time you want to put into it, and which one you're more interested in.

You could absolutely learn bass by itself, but it definitely helped me to learn electric six-string first.

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