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Stuff you wish you knew when first starting out

[QUOTE="BassChuck, post: 18361839, member: 64716]
There is nothing about music that isn't worth knowing. Learn as much as you can about everything musical, it's all usable.
Know that when you aren't practicing, someone else is.[/QUOTE]

This should be engraved and stylishly framed.
 
I wish I knew about early Fender basses and that they'd be worth so much in the future! When your 12 years old you don't really care about an instrument's potential value, you just want a cool looking bass.