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I know nothing about being a blacksmith but if I watch a video about how to make horse shoes, how would I know if the guy was a master or a charlatan or a talented amateur ?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1500073740' post='3335533'] You really have to pick the clips where someone is doing it right. [/quote] Sure, but how would he know that ?

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1500041367' post='3335314'] F#..... F# ..... F# ..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfvfT14VUXk [/quote] I just used a capo, not very rock and roll, but it worked

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1499177674' post='3329721'] I wouldn't have a problem with a singer wanting to go up or down a tone from the written key to suit their vocal range. You even get plenty of instrumentalists wanting a different key and I don't quite understand that. [/quote] I fitted in with someone wanting to sing in F# - it wasnt difficult.

you can use headphones for silent practice - i plug an i-rig into my phone. bass -> irig .... irig into phone ... headphones into irig ... run amplitube/fender app on phone [b]https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zepthus-Guitar-Instrument-Interface-interface/dp/B01MTUBJVS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500030627&sr=8-1&keywords=irig[/b] The app will import songs so you can play along silently, slow the music down, repeat parts etc if you can find an electric guitarist/keyboard player you can use a mixer and two sets of headphones -not perfect, but work-able regarding a collaborator, ask local music teacher or put a card in a music store window.

in my view, the best mix for a older beginner is 1) an instrument that youre comfortable with - i) it looks like the ones you see on tv (fender, gibson, rick etc) so you feel the part. ii) its not too big or small for your hands or reach iii) it sounds familiar 2) some lessons from a teacher to start with so you get some good habits - so youre not fighting the instrument. 3) an accommodating partner or housemates so you can find time/peace and quiet (kids and chores are the death of hobbies) 4) a willingness to learn rhythm notation so you can access tab plus and learn about space. 5) the will to practice.

I bought a jazz bass from Leigh Gordon of morcheeba and it had exactly this wear

Yes but what if they have poor technique and he copies it ?

[quote name='mac1012' timestamp='1499965700' post='3334891'] Hi there i joined this site a few months ago but due to work comittments and blah blah blah i never got going on the bass as i had intended to. Someone from my local church has long trem loaned me a squire jass bass and very nice it is , although i wouldnt be the colour of my choice being blue and white but i figured it would be ok to get me going. i have been playing around with it the past couple of weeks and been enjoying it very much , getting used to fretting a bass , building a few simple riffs and practicing the C scale and E Minor penatonic. So time to get serious and i am on the look out for a book , a member on here has kindly sent me a idiots guide for bass download which is good. i am wanting a book that is similar to when i learned flute a few years ago in such as a progressive book that builds note by note etc and eplains were the notes are on the staff in relation to the fret board etc and builds on good fretting technique etc. I have been looking at the alfred series that looks good and has been mentioned on here as being suitable for beginners. i have seen a couple of other basic books in my local music shop but one was teaching the C scale with open d note etc and the other was teaching using fretted notes higher up , so i couldn't decide on either lol What is the general consensus for a beginner is it the standard scale pattern i leant on the guitar for the C scale or is the fretted note pattern more advisable ? i know its prob both but wondered what would be best for a beginner. Or any other bokks that may be suitable for a beginner. Thanks Mark [/quote] I really rate Stuart Claytons "100 things" https://www.amazon.com/Tips-Bass-Guitar-Should-Have/dp/1844920046 He is also a member here

[quote name='GuyR' timestamp='1499802136' post='3333758'] I must have misread the title. The content is far less exciting than I had anticipated. [/quote] I'm sure this was originally titled "end of cash in hand jobs" - I read it very briefly before it refreshed

True but equally he is less likely to have a tantrum about it

[quote name='pnunes76' timestamp='1499772558' post='3333465'] Unfortunately, I don't have a fellow to play along and teach me the basics. So, I have to try by myself. [/quote] No, not as a teacher - more helping each other along You could advertise - maybe other wannabe musicians feel the same way

i think you should find a guitarist or drummer to play along with (even a fellow learner might do) . From there its a short hop to open mic nights. I honestly wish I'd done this sooner and I learned more, and got more confidence from staying in tune and in time with someone else on a few occasions than I did from the time spent doing solo practice.

Can I congratulate you on your command of English ? It's a /hard/ language As a 40+ plus myself, it's the best thing I ever did to learn bass. When you see the crowd react to bass, your bass, you will know it was worthwhile

not unusual - my friend went to a catholic convent school and she was heavily punished for using her left hand

[quote name='pnunes76' timestamp='1499635028' post='3332685'] So, your advice is to learn as a right-handed? [/quote] No he is saying try both and see what works

[quote name='pnunes76' timestamp='1499631572' post='3332645'] The first step is to convince my wife to let me buy the bass... [/quote] Just do it. Too old is meaningless unless they are actually lowering you into the ground.

Not all fender clones They look alright [shrug] I don't know what he charges

None of those are amazingly hard ; you should be fine I brought the house having played Folsom Prison Blues just twice, ever, and I didn't even do it well