timmyo

[quote name='Telebass' post='60089' date='Sep 13 2007, 08:37 PM']Howdy, Timmyo![/quote] oh hello there - don't worry I won't let on about your frequenting a certain guitar forum

I was thinking more of the mechanics of your playing (in [i]my [/i]head timing and melodic appreciation are more musical rather than technical skills, but it may just be me making that distinction) - I'm trying to make sure that as an adult learner I don't cut any unhelpful corners

Hello - I'm Tim, a 30something home hobbyist newly arrived here and just bought my bass (from another forumite here) today. I'm thinking of having a couple of lessons just to sort out the real rudiments of technique (for example my picking wrist is sore now where it rests on the guitar from an evening of 'playing' - I'd like to be sure I'm not doing something potentially dangerous from the off.) Oh and the strings keep crashing in to teh fretboard - they don't do that on my guitar. Must be dodgy strings Anyway to keep you entertained if you read this far, here is my lovely new bass : Tim p.s. - any tips for decent beginner learning material appreciated -but NB I don't read music. ta.

Cheers. I'm an impatient type, so am now the proud owner of a 5

. . . what aspects of technique would you make sure you'd drilled well early on ?

thanks for your comments guys. I had a mooch in town at lunchtime and one thing I noticed was that all the tuition books assume 4 strings - although I've seen a couple of 5-string specific ones online, so I'd probably pick one of those up (Progressive 5 String Bass was one that springs to mind)

Hello - I'm a guitarist (yeah I know . . . ) who'd like to dabble in bass. My music tastes are blues/classic rock/pop and the odd bit of funk and metal Nosing around s/h gear sales (mostly eBay but here also this evening) I notice the 5 stringers are often relatively inexpensive and might be interesting to have a dabble with. Am I making life too hard starting with a 5 ? Or should I just shut up and buy that BB615 in the marketplace if only because the chap is local ? ta Tim