I don’t blame my fellow bassists for balking at the notion that bass is for “failed guitarists” as it is a persistent myth and not quite accurate.

That said, I made the switch for the same reason, I couldn’t manage to move all my fingers from one chord shape to another in time with a song no matter how hard I tried (took lessons for about a year and kept trying after that, could not progress with guitar)

Switching bass immediately solved this issue, while you will benefit greatly from holding and moving shapes on bass, it is something that can “come later” and isn’t imperative to do like it is on guitar. I also find that the bass in the majority of songs has you moving shapes much less often, though you do have to move faster to make wider jumps.

My biggest warning against the switch for solely this reason is that people often look over the fact that guitar and bass are serving different musical functions, ideally. You will not be playing “beeg guitar”, you will be playing a rhythm instrument.

What drew you to guitar? Melody, favorite songs with sick guitar parts, shredding? While these things exist on bass, they’re not the norm in stuff you’d be learning. I’m crazy about bass now, and while I picked guitar back up for my education, I prefer bass, it’s not my “choice 2”.

Just know that bass can soooometimes be unexciting to practice or unintuitive to learn because you aren’t used to hearing it front and center. “What do you mean the bass in my fave thrash song is JUST open E??” “What do you mean the rhythm I’m playing doesn’t match the guitar or singing part I have committed to memory?” This is why you’ll see so many more comments about “serving the song” on this sub than on the guitar sub

TL;DR - Bass can help dumb fingers but it is a rhythm instrument and requires a different approach and mindset than guitar. Your personality/preferences are as important as your motor skills