Welcome in as well Chris! Gear is a good motivator!
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Welcome along @chriscaissie and @MinneTW !
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Welcome @chriscaissie !
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Happy to be here and looking forward to learning to play the Bass.
I am a complete blank slate. I am 53 and never played an instrument a day in my life.
I bought a cheap starter Bass and watched the first two free lessons on the website and I was sold.
I have just purchased the Beginner to Badass series of lessons and I am stoked!
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Awesome! Which bass did you get?
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Welcome @ChrisS71 ! You aren’t anywhere near alone on that. I got my first bass as a present to myself for my 50th.
I hadn’t ever played anything, and had no idea about it. Fact is, i didn’t even know what standard tuning is.
You’ve made the choice of getting bassbuzz, and that’s huge. In my opinion there is no better method for learning to play. Follow along with @JoshFossgreen and you’ll be jamming in no time!
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Welcome @ChrisS71 !
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Welcome, @ChrisS71. Glad you’re here. This is the home of blank slates. 
Enjoy the lessons!
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Welcome 
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Welcome @ChrisS71
Have fun!
Beginner to Badass is the way to go.
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Hi , welcome @chriscaissie
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Picked up a bass three weeks ago - a used Sire v3. Grew up singing, but never played any sort of guitar. Really excited about this new journey.
Due to some indeterminate health stuff (literally no idea what’s wrong yet), doctors orders are no moderate or heavy exercise which cuts out my biggest hobbies. Need something to work on and keep myself sane. Have always kinda wanted to learn bass guitar.
I always thought bass was cool. I’m a social dance instructor (swing, blues, tango), and the bass guitar is the instrument I most key off of - literally walking bass rhythms.
Also the first rock concert I went to was Yes back in the mid-90’s. I was in awe of Chris Squire, and that’s certainly left a mark.
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Welcome to the family
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Welcome @BeerBaron
Have fun!
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welcome @BeerBaron
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Welcome @BeerBaron !
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Welcome @BeerBaron !
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Welcome, @BeerBaron. Glad you’re here. Enjoy!
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Welcome @BeerBaron. I’m as new to bass as you are. Signed up for B2B course but have not started it yet.
You have an interesting occupation. No line dancing?
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Dancing is a hobby, not occupation. Although my occupation - professional Brewmaster - is pretty cool too.
I’m pretty strictly improvisational partner dances. Not a line dancer. Just sharing as my strongest musical background.
Even before picking up the bass, I’ve been likening the dynamic and roles of lead / follow in partner dance to rhythm / melody instruments in music. Since I’ve taken it up, I’m finding even more parallels: keep it simple, hold down the groove, fill in the gaps and create movement to lead into transitions…
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