Hi @Frisk_Cat and welcome to the forum
We are a friendly bunch here on the BassBuzz forum. No bad attitudes here
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Welcome to one of the friendliest forums around: diversity & consideration in abundance.
I’m terrible at sticking to timetable, yet I also work better with a routine: how mad is that? What it means for me is that I set a schedule of sorts and follow it for a while, then either take a break or change the routine., and off I go again.
Don’t be put off by the 30, 60 and 90 timetables; they’re are just suggestions with a bit of thought put into the splits. I think that in reality most people start off with one in mind but find their own level - and I’m sure everybody varies it to some degree. Also, there’s nothing that says the 30 days have to be consecutive. I’ll probably finish the course in a little over 30 day, but they’ll be spread over about 3 months. 10 days a month average (plus free practice) is still easy work.
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Hello Josh. Name is Ed what up? New to the website and new to playing bass. 54 years old and I told myself I am going to learn how to play this sucka. I have a black belt in Shinto Yoshin Kai Jiujutsu (traditional Japanese prefer to break something rather than grapple on ground) I bought a beginner’s bass a couple of years and never took lessons. Just started with your beginner lessons on your youtube videos. By the way the video Learn your Fretboard notes is the best explanation I have seen regarding those notes out there on Youtube. I tried to review a couple other sites being that I have never played this instrument before and even when they say beginner they will start with “ok lets hit the G chord and the 5th root.” WTH! You are appreciated.
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Hey Ed @howwouldyou, welcome to the forum! That’s awesome you’re into martial arts, I really miss studying JKD, the one thing I miss about the last town I lived in is my amazing teacher (https://jkdsciences.com/).
Yeah, it’s tough to find real beginner lessons that don’t assume knowledge! Glad that fretboard video was helpful. 
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Hi, everyone. As my screen name suggests, I’m new to the bass playing world and I’m old–not dirt old, but old. In fact, at the grand old age of 60 I took up the bass and have been fumbling around on it for about a year now. I’m pretty sure I’m breaking every rule in the book (except for one), and the things I do in terms of technique are probably illegal in all 50 states (or at the least heavily frowned upon). I came here from YouTube (awesome videos) where I’ve learned everything I know. Which isn’t much. By the way, the only rule I’m not breaking is that I play the bass for one reason only: because I love it. I hope to get better and even though I still suck mightily, I actually think I have…and these videos and lessons from Josh make me love the bass even more.
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@oldbassnewbie Welcome! I think you will find many of us are in your shoes: we have no idea what we are doing! Fortunately, this place is full of people that do know what they are doing and they are very willing to share their knowledge.
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60 is old? Nah! I got you beat by ten years and I’m still a youngster!
Welcome to the forum!
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Thanks. It’s good to be amongst you!
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Hah you’re not old. Like Pam says, she has ten years on you and I have pushing five years on you and both of us are pretty far from even approaching old.
Welcome aboard though anyway - you have made absolutely the right decision
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Howdy BB’ers
Signed up a few days ago after getting hooked on Josh’s utoob videos, particularly the 5 steps to finger exercises. Have really enjoyed it thus far. Every 5th birthday I try to dig in my bucket list and tackle something new, motorcycle at 60, scuba diving at 65, 70 tackled health issues and 75 picked up my first guitar. Quickly found out my shoulder didn’t like the wide body acoustic, then tried a slimmer body Strat and got bogged down with 6 strings so don’t give up let’s try a bass. Fooled around a year without much progress. I’m here now and loving the progress and fun. Started with a Fender P bass and wanted to try the Jazz bass because of the narrower neck. My only goal is the keep improving. The metronome and fast exercises are pretty unforgiving, lol. I’m located in the DFW area if there are others that might like to get together on occasion let me know. All the best to everyone!
Warm regards,
Dennis
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Welcome Dennis
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Welcome to the group.
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Same to you Joe!
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Thanks Pam!
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Welcome Dennis @dpr5! “Keep improving” is a great goal, I try to keep myself oriented to that too (rather than “be perfect,” which is stressful and impossible).
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Hi, I got a bass for my birthday three weeks ago. That moment in pawnshop looking for a bass turned into Jukebox Hero moment. I knew I was born to play the bass. I discovered BassBuzz on YouTube and now I havea really virulent case of bass fever. I have put 38 hours of practice in as of today. I signed up for Beginner to Badass lessons ASAP which I started yesterday. I’m doing the 30 day program starting yesterday. I’m super stoked to be a truly bad ass!
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