I started on trumpet and played in the high school jazz band! Had a few good solos that year, but still loved the tuba/sousaphone. Looking back, I was nuts for giving it up when I went off to college, but I wanted to “focus on academics” or something (wasn’t a music major).
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Welcome @lapsus_linguae !
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Hi everyone, I joined here a few years ago and had graduated 
Then decided to cut down on screen time and stopped using this forum. I continued playing but had some long breaks due to arm surgery, then relocating for a while with no bass. My Billie Jean is quite rusty… I can tell how much time has passed by Josh’s latest hairstyles when I catch up on YouTube!
I did get disheartened because I could play ‘well’ enough (as a beginner) sitting down but I can’t play standing up. As I still have a dream of playing in a band (51yo now) I really want to tackle it now.
I’m glad to see some of the forum users from a few years ago are still here, though I’m saddened at the passing of Pam, who was very kind and helpful to me (as were many of you).
I hope you are all doing well in your part of the world!
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Welcome back @StartedAt48
Have fun!
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Welcome
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Welcome back @StartedAt48
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Cool!!! You’re welcome buddy glad to have you
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Joining in Edinburgh, Scotland. Hi everyone! 
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Hi Elbo
Welcome
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Welcome @Elbo !
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Welcome @Elbo
Have fun!
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Hi Chris 
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Hi Jerry!
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I’m discovering that I can play two notes and have fun - bass face unlocked 
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Hello BassBuzz community,
my name is Lothar and I live in Germany. I played the trombone for almost 40 years before I had to give it up for health reasons.
While searching for a new musical home, I was inspired by my ukulele‑playing wife and in December 2024, at the age of 51, I discovered playing bass through a ukulele bass. After a few months, I switched to an Ibanez TMB30‑MGR Talman Short Scale. I started learning bass with the Yousician app, but soon realized that just playing songs wouldn’t really help me improve my skills. Fortunately, I found BassBuzz!
I'm currently in Module 6 and I'm excited to become part of the BassBuzz community.
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Welcome Lothar. Have fun here
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Welcome @FretboardExplorer !
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Welcome @FretboardExplorer
Have fun!
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Welcome.
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Hello Everyone! I am here to introduce myself and announce that ~30 minutes ago, I completed the first pass through the B2B Course!
I don’t always do things in order…
I am here:
Looks like there are 4 of us in the RDU, NC area who were willing to stick a pin in the map! 
I am thrilled that I finished this amazing course. It was actually a course-and-a-third because I hit reset after module 5 on my first try through - I was going too fast….another thing I do too much of.
I played bass about 100 years ago when I was 19, then quit cold turkey. I took it back up with retirement looming on the horizon, and I could not be happier with the value I got out of the B2B course.
This is my “PennyJ”, a 2021 Lakland 44-64 Custom PJ!
I like her even more now that I half-way, kinda-sorta know which end is up.
I will now probably take a break from courses for at least a few weeks… practice the 5 things @JoshFossgreen suggested at the end of the course, and learn more songs. I only know about 8 songs “most of the whole way through”
I will also lurk around here and see what happens.
I’ve started to wear Bass guitarist-indicator t-shirts outside the house…my version of “putting myself out there”. 
Hoping to one day meet some folks near to me in age and musical taste to really start having fun playing music outside of the bedroom!
Cheers!
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