| Hi. I'm new and I have a lot of bad habits to undo.
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Hello. New guy.
Cliff Notes background: Long time guitar player. Eared everything, got fairly proficient without ever learning the formalities (theory, reading, etc). Oddly enough, always loved rhythm and bass but my early course was set by my parents, who insisted on guitar without ever bothering to insist I do it right. I do thank them for their enthusiasm in that regard, but I wish they had been a bit more open minded to what I wanted, perhaps allowing me to do both guitar and bass.
So, I'm all grown up now and can do as I please. Bought the instrument I wanted (and let me add here- I am the furthest thing from a gear-queer. These days, I'm a one-gun sort of cowboy) set it up how I wanted it set up and started playing. Having an intermediate/intermediate-advanced fingerstyle guitar background allowed me to improvise some neat stuff quickly, but I realized that this is the path to sucking at bass.
I want more.
I want to 'get it', so, learning from my past mistakes, I'm going to do the bass right.
From square one.
So, I come here to ask experienced bassists a question a mile wide and an inch deep; where is square one?
Thanks.
Last edited by Chicago : 07-03-2010 at 03:28 AM.
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