I am not very good on a normal guitar but think more like a guitarist rather than a bassist. The few times that I have picked a bass up I try to play 'too many notes'! The 'less is more' thing never quite kicked in with me.
I actually quite fancy recording some simple bass lines music/FX for some puzzle games that I am writing. I don't own a bass though so I will either synthesise them from scratch, or record a guitar and process the sound of that.
If I ever make enough money from the games I will treat myself to a bass!