is 55yrold to old to learn and play bass

[mr gray]

i pick up electric bass 3yrs ago learn the neck and look forward to upright bass , my uncle played in kansas city
in the 1950s jazz upright i am loving this learning and practicing and flyfishing here in colorado my wife knows where i am all the time bass players house practicing or at home practicing any way i continue to enjoy RON CARTER,MARCUS MILLER, AND MUNK, STANLEY CLARK, WILLE WEEKS. anyway just thinking out loud
mr gray
denver colorado

[Dave R]

Not too late. I'm learning it at 52 (after playing BG all my life.)

[Bass Barrister]

Unlike that Just for Men hair dye commercial, there is play for Mr. Gray.

I'm 56. Not a problem.

Good luck.

[Steve Swan]

No. You'll be very disappointed with yourself if you are 60 and still not starting yet.

[reedo35]

Exactly. How old will you be if you don't start now??

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by Bass Barrister

Unlike that Just for Men hair dye commercial, there is play for Mr. Gray.

I'm 56. Not a problem.

Good luck.

"Rejected!"

[glivanos]

I'm swapping tuba lessons for bass lessons with a tuba player who is 57.

He want's to learn upright and I want to brush up on my tuba embouchure!!

I'm 51.

[accutone]

[quote=mr gray;4755106] i am loving this learning and practicing

You answered your own question...Now go out and get together with some others of similar ability. Play whatever genre you can or want to and it will be even more fun. Just think how good you'll be at 70!

[MT Spaces]

Maybe 55 isn't as good an age to start as 16 but you will have fun and progress quickly if your bass is set-up right, you get some instruction, you learn the fingerboard, you practice, and you take care of and listen to your body (i.e. don't hurt yourself). I started last year at age of 55 and have been having a blast playing straight-ahead bluegrass (not exactly Ron Carter kind of stuff ). I mostly try to support the other musicians, keep it simple, and go for good timing and tone. I have even had 5 or 6 paying gigs but I'm not gonna quit my day job quite yet .

[EJ_Dad]

Double Bass - Less expensive than a red convertable, less complicated than a new wife.

I'm 49 and just got back in to playing bass 3 yrs ago after not playing for 28 yrs. I'm having more fun than I've had in a long time.

Go for it.

Get a good teacher, I spent 3 years with a less than than adiquate teacher. After three lessons with my new teacher, issues that I've been trying to solve for 12-18 months are fixed and my sound went from un-listenable to tolerable.

[birdxofxprey]

Originally Posted by EJ_Dad

Less expensive than a red convertable, less complicated than a new wife.

- that says it all, never too late to start on the bass.

[bkbirge]

No, 55 isn't too old to start. But if you are 57 then no way.

[Bass Barrister]

Originally Posted by Joshua

"Rejected!"

Uh, Uh, sonny . . .

HOME RUN!

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by Bass Barrister

Uh, Uh, sonny . . .

HOME RUN!

[mr gray]

from mr gray
thanks to all those young men out there play gospel in church and always working on major and minor scales ,1.3.5,1,4,5 everthing 2hrs a dayor more saving up to rent an upright next year always something to learn get better
in bass clef, thanks to all i am well encouraged
mr gray
denver colorado ever come to denver let me know

[mr gray]

by 60 i will be deep into upright bass playing
mr gray
denver colorado

[mr gray]

tuba now that is quite interesting!!~!!!!!
mr gray

[mr gray]

so true of which i will take to heart and move ahead!!!!!!!
thanks
mr gray

[mr gray]

thanks
mr gray

[Silversorcerer]

I hope 56 is not to late to start learning. I started at 44 and I hope I will still be learning at 56. Do get a teacher though. I think that is a big plus for a beginner at any age.