Thank you for having me here. I am in Western Australia.
Its a great Forum.
I hope i never offend anyone here but I will be honest and say that I cannot play bass at all and I wish to learn and may have silly questions to ask. If this is not the forum for these questions -please let me know.
I played keyboards in blues/rock band in the early 80s (am in my mid 50s) and got away with playing 12 bar blues (JB good, etc
) with no music knowledge whatsoever. I play by ear.
I cant read music at all and it maybe a bit late to learn at my age. But I can play keyboards using chords.
But the notes layout on the bass is so foreign to me compared to the more "linear" layout of a keyboard that I would not know how to start learning bass.
Its a dream i have had for a long time. To play bass.
I dont play anymore but I watch bands doing funky rock and funky jazz adn i am continually mesmerised by the slap bass techniques, fast runs, 6 string bass players doing chords, etc.
I bought myself a cheap bass (4 strings) and a small "toy" amp 2 weeks ago and i would like some advice how can i start learning.
Could I learn enought to play by ear with practice one day?
Is it videos, books, etc? Is there a website than can get me started?
Any advice will be greatly apreciated.
Thks
OG
