Look what Santa bought me - alcohol free version.

[smilodon]

Midlife crisis..... welcome. My new years resolution was to learn a musical instrument, any musical instrument.

I was thinking triangle, tambourine or at a push the recorder.

But Santa had other ideas.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]4759[/ATTACH]

[Chaosphere]

Doesn't have nearly enough strings.



Enjoy mate, good luck with it.

[albert]

Very pretty, what model is that, looks jazz bass but with different pickups?

[smilodon]

It's got a bridge jazz pickup and a neck precision pickup, so apparently the best of both worlds.

[JonnyAppleSeed]

So a choice needs to be made.... What  style to learn first

Plectrum, Fingers or Slappy ?

[smilodon]

I've not started reading Bass Guitar for Dummies yet so I've no idea. I plan to become the next Jaco Pastorius so what ever he did.

[albert]

It's got a bridge jazz pickup and a neck precision pickup, so apparently the best of both worlds.

Very nice. My only advice as a non-bass player one thing I do know, always think and work along with the drummer, you're the rhythm section... that way you don't try to become a lead guitarist which is the worst thing a bass guitarist should do. Also you're a bass guitarists, not a bassist or a bass player, it's important!

[albert]

I've not started reading Bass Guitar for Dummies yet so I've no idea. I plan to become the next Jaco Pastorius so what ever he did.

Jaco, he was special. If you can listen to his rhythmic bass progressions and avoid his lead for now, and even do Fanny Mae for example, you'll be a legend in my eyes!

[Mikep1212]

squire affinity! i like it, nice clean choice.

Good luck learning.

[Itchy]

Learn with a metronome, keeping time very important as a bass guitarist, you've got to keep everything locked down solid... Also best wishes, I've been playing for nearly 40 years, still learning, still improving, still loving it.

[Itchy]

Very pretty, what model is that, looks jazz bass but with different pickups?

It's a Squire Affinity PJ Bass. As beginners guitars go, they're not half bad

[smilodon]

Arrived yesterday.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star..... like a Boss!

[OldBloke]

Arrived yesterday.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star..... like a Boss!

Do bass players do 'Smoke on the Water' too

[Chaosphere]

I remember learning that well! At least I have never played Wonderwall...

Enjoy smilo!