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[Troglodyte1911]

New to the site, and new to bass guitar. Played sax back in the 70's when I was a kid, but no instruments since then. Bought a 5 string bass (used Ibanez BTB-675 - loved the look of the wood) a couple months ago and have been going through Hal Leonards book 1 and at 53, am finding it slow going. That being said, I have my son and wife to motivate me (son has two e-guitars, an acoustic and a bass, and my wife got a set of e-drums just before I got my first bass). Craigslist showed me a used Yamaha bass for $40, and since it was local I had to bite... Bass needed some TLC and a couple knobs and strap buttons, but after squirting some Deoxit in the pots, the scratchiness went away...oh and it came with an old Hartke kickback amp (more Deoxit and lots of cleaning of the speaker and cabinet). All that being said, as frustrated as I am with my progress, I still look forward to playing and practicing every day.

 

[Oddly]

Welcome!
Nice to have the whole family involved in your music...I think...

 

[obieito]

Welcome to low down town!

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

Welcome!

 

[SunByrne]

Yeah, I started spring 2019 at age 49 with no prior musical experience whatsoever. ~50 is not the ideal age to learn, but a friend of mine said it best: the two best times to start learning an instrument are when you're young, and today. While I wish I had started when I was 19 and progress for me isn't always fast, it's still great fun and I'm really glad that I decided to pick it up.

 

[Malcolm35]

Yes the kids pick it up rather fast. Why? They don't have to worry about food, the car payments, or keeping the family safe and happy. Gotta carve out some time for you and your instrument. When? You have to decide that.

Welcome to TB.

 

[Troglodyte1911]

Working from home this year keeps things in reach, so since August, I have been able to take “breaks” and pick one up and exercise my fingers.

 

[Troglodyte1911]

The basement “studio”, sans Yamaha find.