Welcome @alastairescott
Have fun!
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Welcome @alastairescott !
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Welcome @Jovan
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Welcome Andrew @adheisler11 if the bass thing gets you I don’t think there’s any escape
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Welcome @alastairescott
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Welcome @alastairescott
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Hi all!
My name is Luis and I’m happy to join the forums!
My music journey started in middle school where I first started with the Clarinet. I can’t say I had a huge blast playing, but the music theory and basics that I picked up at the time have stuck with me all my life. Later in high school I took acoustic guitar classes and while I definitely improved over the 2 years of the classes, as soon as I graduated, I failed to ever pick up my guitar again. (Turns out I’m not disciplined enough to teach myself…) In college I bought myself a Squier Tele and also failed to make any progress due to the same discipline issue mentioned earlier.
I’m now in my late 20s and I decided I’d give the Bass a shot and this time pick up an online course to have some structure to my learning. After 3 months of practicing, I’ve been having the most fun playing music I ever had throughout my entire life! Not only are the B2B courses super easy and enjoyable to follow, but Josh is an amazing teacher who has a gift of explaining music theory in a way anyone can understand.
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Welcome @luisprimv1
Have fun!
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Welcome @luisprimv1 !
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Welcome @luisprimv1
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@luisprimv1 welcome to the group Luis
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Hello @jljany , @raybiker73 , @alwid570 , @Jovan , @adheisler11 , @alastairescott and @luisprimv1 ! Welcome along, and have fun in your bass journey! 
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Thank You, Angela!
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Welcome back to the low end @raybiker73 
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Welcome everyone. B2B is as described and Josh does the lessons so much etter than others I have tried fo follow. In person would be a waste of my time and knowing I can access the lessons forever makes it that much better. I haben’t been able to play for a few days now and need fo refresh on some bookmarked sections. I am fighting the urge to play on stage again.
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Well, hi…
I’ve already made a quick intro over on the Discord but, as I think I’ll be spending more time over here, I thought I’d repeat myself a bit.
I’m Perry, I’m 65 and live on a farm about 60km south of Adelaide in South Australia. I quit the day job a few years ago to concentrate my time on the farm, on wasting the kids’ inheritance and on having fun.
How long have you been learning bass? I’ve owned a bass guitar now for eight days and will be hitting lesson 4 of module 2 tonight. So I’m a complete noob. I haven’t played anything since trombone at school 50 years ago - hey, at least I can read music and understand a bit of theory. Maybe it’s because I’m no longer working 60+ hours per week in a high stress job or maybe senility is starting to kick in but I now feel young enough again to learn an instrument.
Out of all the instruments out there, why bass? Two reasons. One, while I’ve not played, I’ve been close to music all my life but usually on the event management or technical side. For the past couple of years I’ve been running sound and lights for a local monthly open mic and jam session. I’ve always liked bass and admired it as the engine room of a band; all the power of drums but without the flashy showing off. There’s a bass player amongst the regulars who turn up for the jams but he can’t always make it and the sessions are never as good when he’s not there - I want to be able to fill in, at least with a basic rhythm - anything else is a bonus. The second reason is that my ten year old grandson has started to learn bass at school. He’s got a Cort Junior guitar and he’s bored. They’re teaching him typical school book music - no rhythm, no tunes that mean anything to him, just school band type simple melodies. He has a lesson each week and doesn’t pick the thing up between lessons. I’ve just worked through Josh’s YouTube intro lesson with him, you know, the one that ends up with Radiohead’s High and Dry? It was like Christmas had come early for the kid. So I’m hoping that I can bring some fun into his playing.
Why BassBuzz? Same as many of you here I guess, stalked around YouTube for a few days; watched loads of ‘learn bass in a day’ videos; found Josh and just clicked with the approach. So far, it seems to be one of my better decisions.
What’s your bass space? Not ideal at the moment. My workshop, where I keep all my sound kit, is full of bales of fleece and it’s getting towards winter here so I’m learning in a corner of my office. The bass (a Yamaha TRBX174) plugs into a little Behringer Xenyx mixer as does a laptop for the audio from the lessons. Output goes to Sennheiser BT450 headphones in wired/passive mode.
Who’s your favourite bassist? Can I say Josh for extra credit? No? OK then. It probably changes depending on mood. For most of the last 50 years, I’d probably have said Chris Squire but recently, because I’ve been listening to him a lot, I’d have to say Tony Levin.
Anything else? Not really although I’m quite proud of my avatar here. AI generated of course but I wanted something that said keen, but absolute beginner.
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@PeeWee Hi Perry! What a nice introduction! I’m glad you decided to start learning bass, and this will be a great hobby to share with your grandson. Sounds like the way they are teaching bass at his school would soon make it very boring for him indeed. Josh’s method is much more fun and interesting. Learning to play songs is the best way to learn, and to keep the flame going.
Welcome, and all the best in your bass journey! Enjoy the course, and have fun playing and learning with your grandson!
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Thank you, Johnny. Cheers
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Thank you Chris. Sorry for the late reply. Mistakenly I created two messages, and have just seen your post. Have a nice day
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Thank you Steve, sorry for the late reply. Mistakenly I created two messages, and have just seen your post. Have a nice day
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