I have only been learning the bass for two weeks but have found so much useful info on here already I decided to sign up. I am 44 and have never played before but have always wanted to. I decided to bite the bullet after a recent flare up in my inflammatory arthritis. I appreciate this may sound weird but having had the disease for fourteen years I am determined to stick two fingers up to it as often as possible and learning the bass seemed a good way to do it. I will be getting 'lessons' from a couple of guys at work who are very musically talented, one is mostly a guitarist and the other plays all sorts of things to a very high standard but nothing with strings! (Hoping he will cover the theory side with me).
I have bought a cheap set up for now (the much hated Stagg bass and a small peavey amp) but intend to upgrade when I know what is worth upgrading to.
I listen to a wide range of music but 80% falls into alternative/ punk. I doubt I will ever be brilliant but just want to be able to play well enough to join a band and have some fun.
I am based in the Midlands in the UK.
I have bought a cheap set up for now (the much hated Stagg bass and a small peavey amp) but intend to upgrade when I know what is worth upgrading to.
I listen to a wide range of music but 80% falls into alternative/ punk. I doubt I will ever be brilliant but just want to be able to play well enough to join a band and have some fun.
I am based in the Midlands in the UK.
Good for you for not letting limitations stop you. At 48 my hands are starting to rebel a bit (my skateboarding accident last year didn't help, but at least I broke the ring finder on my plucking hand - it wasn't useful anyway), especially in my thumbs. At any rate, welcome aboard!
