I completed playing a 2nd year with my jam group, we don’t play out but I still try to nail the songs as best I can.
We have a changing setlist which means I am getting a huge repertoire of songs and learning how to learn quickly.
I am definitely improving and also getting a better idea of what I can and can’t do at this stage.
Getting more confident with playing outside the tab or recorded version, but trying not to overplay.
I have a number of basses and need to stop getting new ones , but I find that I do play them differently and for different reasons, nowhere near Al numbers.
I started learning guitar and will do a bit more on that, I don’t love it like bass but it is fun to make noises on it.
Next year, more of the same, I will probably look at some Talking Bass courses at some point.
2024 Highlights:
- Buying a bass to finally begin the musical journey I’ve been wanting to take for 30-ish years
- Starting B2B
- Recording my first cover and only slightly mangling the song six weeks after purchasing my bass
2025 Goals:
- Finish B2B
- Play that Billie Jean lesson on fast
- Get brave enough to figure out if there’s some sort of open jam sessions or something in the area to sit in on
- Learn more songs and learn 'em good and proper
Well … between so many things to explore in life and in bass
2024 Highlights:
- Starting B2B
- Finding the pleasure with you to “restart” playing
2025 Goals:
- Finish B2B
- Play and moreover record 5 videos
- Learn more songs and learn them good and proper
- (Edit) Nailing BJ - Module 4 - Lesson 6 at Fast speed.
2024 highlights
Really started to feel comfortable and confident with my bass.
2025 goals
Get over this funk I’ve been in and continue where I left off back in October.
That mashup of Sweet Dreams and Seven Nation Army had me goin WTF at first… LOL ( then I caught on to what was going on )
Brilliant !! Love it 
Yeah, it’s a lot of fun to play @Buzzin_Canada-John because everyone thinks they know it until the first verse starts 
Highlights for 2024:
- Got more involved in this forum with you fine people.
- Finally started the B2B course.
- The last half of the year I’ve been playing bass more than I have in years.
- Got a new Stingray bass (Sterling Ray34, pictures coming soon).
- Got a new Katana 210 amp.
- Got audio interface to record music.
- Found someone local to take lessons from.
2025 Plans:
- Start bass lessons.
- Finish B2B
- Learn 87+ songs
- Join/form a band or bands
- It’d be nice to play at least one performance, but if I’m playing with some people on the regular, I’ll be happy.
- Record some bass and hopefully add original music to my podcasts.
Our band would do a head fake from the intro of Metallica’s Bells into Ugly Kid Joe - Hate Everything About You… 
LOL
the looks we got … It was mid 2nd set… so the crowd were already into the sauce, and cared not.
This is great. Way to go! 
Nice seeing everyone’s progress and journeys
My 2024 highlights:
- Properly picking up the bass again
- Learning how to record and pushing myself to share
2025 plans:
- Finally jam with my mate. We’ve talked the talk, we have fun silly plans. Time to make it happen.
- World domination…
Go BIG girl!! I like your style!
Love it!
2024
Move along, not much to see here…
Started the year with ongoing frozen shoulder from about July 2023 so really wasn’t playing much of anything. I did start finger drumming in late July and have been playing guitar a bit in the 2nd half of the year.
I must have played a bit thought as I was still able to add some basic bass over a guitar riff challenge I recently recorded. Was happy with what the low end added.
2025
Not sure where the year will take me, but at least my shoulder is mostly ok.
- Go back through B2B. I’ve completed once and dabbled back a few times, but thinking I should redo the whole course.
- Record something at least once a month. Could be something original or a cover such as one of the 50 First Songs.
It took me a long time to find people but if you can it’s really worthwhile and it’s fun.
My ambition for 2025 - get a BassBuzz tee-shirt.
@JoshFossgreen ^^^ HINT HINT!!! This!!
I’d be up for one, @JoshFossgreen, providing import into the U.K. isn’t prohibitive…
A basic BassBuzz shirt would be great… and for those that finished the course … a “Bass Badass” shirt would be EPIC!
Edit: this is obviously in jest … I have nothing but respect for Josh and the course It is tho… in line with his type of humor
2024:
My wife bought me an acoustic bass guitar for my birthday in June and I started B2B right away and hammered through Module 12 in about 2 months. Skipped Slap, currently in Module 15.
Started Sight Reading (talkingbass) in July and am about finished with Module 4 (Volume 2) and can sight read C, G, D, F and Bb major key signatures.
Started Chord Tones (talkingbass) in September and have memorized all major triads and major 7ths for all fingerings across the entire fretboard.
Tons of technique practice on proper alternate finger style and intentional raking.
2025
Complete B2B
Complete Sight Reading course
Memorize remaining triads and 7th arpeggios
Finally learn to slap
Walking bass (talkingbass)
Groove Trainer (talkingbass)
Find some cool cats to jam with
Celebrate 1 year with a new P-bass