What could possibly go wrong? It took me way too long to give in and get a bass, but it’s never too late, right? I’m a complete beginner, this is my first instrument, which is a humbling but exhilarating experience. =)
I’m 42, dad of a third grader guitarist, and a huge nerd. Oh, and I’m learning Italian, too, because learning stuff is fun!
LOL I’ve been there too @Gergo Welcome to the crew!
Welcome @Gergo
Welcome aboard @Gergo ,
Enjoy the ride,
Cheers Brian
I’ve played for many many years in different bands.I stopped to study kenpo karate with my son. After an accident that caused brain damage my wife got me started playing again and while I don’t remember a lot the progress is slow but always moving forward
glad you are here @ready2rock !!!
Good to have you here @ready2rock
Welcome aboard @ready2rock ,
Enjoy the ride,
Cheers Brian
Welcome @Gergo & @ready2rock !
Welcome @ready2rock
Welcome @Gergo & @ready2rock,
enjoy the B2B course!
Welcome, gergo! Good to see other people who are starting later in life! Enjoy the course. The world needs more bass, and you can help to bring it!
Welcome! You meeting this challenge is inspirational. Awesome to see you here!
Hi,
What a long, strange trip it’s been! Music has been a huge part of my life from the time I saw the Beatles live on the Ed Sullivan Show. Like many others, I didn’t have a clue of what they were doing, but I KNEW I wanted to do that!
I have played guitar since I bought my first crappy nylon-string no-name when I was 14. I taught myself from a Mel Bay book and gravitated to playing rhythm guitar, mainly because I didn’t have a clue how to play lead. I jammed with a lot with fellow clueless buds and had a great time doing it.
Then, when I was 16 and a lot more proficient than when I started, I experienced an industrial accident while operating a massive ditching machine. My dad had a utility construction company (we laid huge water and sewer pipes for subdivisions and city water departments). That was when I got the fingertips of my left hand crushed as they passed between what was essentially a huge bicycle chain and gear. I don’t recommend it. Hurt like a bastard and crushed my dream of playing guitar ever again.
Three weeks after surgery and removal of over 200 stitches, I was despondent. A buddy of mine came by to see how I was doing. I said, “What do you think? Look at this! Goddamn, man, all I ever wanted to do was play the guitar!” He took a beat and, as only an optimistic kid could do, he said three words that changed my life for the better: “Have you tried?”
Stunned, I reached over to my first electric guitar, another no-name made in Yapipi or some damn place. The strings were old, very dirty and the action was somewhere-in-the-stratosphere high. My new fingertips on my left hand were very new and understandably sensitive, and I learned I would have to arch my hand over the neck in order to reach all the strings. So I did. And I gingerly fingered an E chord. Damn, that hurt! It felt like fingering hacksaw blades, but I persisted. I strummed downward and heard a dirty E chord. It wasn’t pretty, but IT WAS THERE.
Since that day, I went on to play and write a ton of songs. I was a rhythm player, and a good one.
Fast forward: I eventually majored in Music Theory & Composition in college, learning piano (enough to get by in theory classes) and playing alto and tenor sax as my principal instrument. I dropped out before graduating because I didn’t want to play sax or be a teacher. Guitar was still my love.
Now to the bass. I had a beautiful Rick back in the day, but no idea how to play it. Years later, I bought a Danelectro Longhorn short scale and played in a band for a while. I made it through classic rock tunes OK, but I was nothing to write home about. I longed to play much better, but I didn’t know how to get there. Kinda like I never learned how to play lead guitar, for the same reason. I figured some folks just naturally had it in their genes, or jeans. 
It’s been a lot of years since I owned a bass. But I own several luthier-made six-string guitars. I even had an online magazine for acoustic aficionados called Acoustic Player Magazine. I used to travel across the country to do video interviews with many of the top luthiers. It was great fun, but it didn’t pay the bills.
Now I am on a mission to fulfill my dream to learn to play the bass. I studied with some great music teachers in college, so I know one when I see one. Josh is the real deal. Believe me, I “auditioned” most of the online instructors. Most are fine-ish, but they didn’t ring my bell. I dig how Josh keeps things entertaining while he slips in valuable information. That, my friends, is an art. And art is what I’m after - in my learning, playing and relationships.
That’s who I am and why I’m here.
Glad you are here @MikeC !!
Enjoy the ride @MikeC
You’ve joined a really helpful community here so feel free to ask whatever you want
Welcome @MikeC
Bravo! 
Welcome aboard @MikeC ,
Enjoy the ride,
Cheers Brian
Welcome @Gergo and @MikeC @ready2rock
Enjoy your Journeys,
Ready2Rock you go for it my man, I know what it is like to have Brain damage, Kick ass Brother