Thanks Guys,
The Mrs sister wanted to learn how to play so got some gear and after it fizzled out I thought I'd seize the opportunity. Playing drums has help me determine rhythm which hopefully I will adopt in playing my bass.
The callouses are thickening and been practicing scales and finger technique first. I don't wanna just go learning bass riffs at the start of songs and be armed with 'look what I can play the start of'.
Loving blues rhythms and scales and getting in to funk groves like Chic, Bootsy and various Disco grooves.