Recent content by Xiane

This thread has taught me that a lot of people out there have overcome some terrible stuff, and it seems their love of music helped them push through it all. I hung a heavy boxing bag in my basement for myself, and teenagers. It's better to punch something that's meant to be punched, I think...

The bass player, on a certain level, is the sort of person who wants to be a foundation, to keep things going, fill in the empty spaces. So of course they'll be supportive. ;) That's rough. One thing I'd ask is, do you WANT to be done playing? Don't think of this as a person asking and wanting...

I can speak from some experience here. There are people who hate to be seen as not good at anything. It's not that they don't want to work, far from it, but that they often have a very high standard for themselves, and don't want to do something that's not at that standard. If that standard...

Do it. It sounds welcoming, and fun. Music is meant to be played with others, and shared. You'll meet people with similar interests. You'll improve your playing with others, which is a VERY different thing than practicing alone. It sounds like you have all the background you need to get...

Just apply the shipping towards a trip to the USA?

I think you mostly need a sander?

FWIW, I have a recently made in Indonesia Sterling MM Stingray 4HH, and I think the quality on it is very good, especially for the price.

I'm glad Muji finally made an electric bass. The tuning knobs are a little fancy.