Thanks for the replies! And Warm welcome.
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Hi Plampers. As a recent convert to BC, I'm sure you'll find this crowd friendly, supportive and slightly nuts, just like all bass players
Like yourself, I've never had lessons on guitar or bass but I've watched and listened to a lot of very talented players and never been afraid to ask "How do you do that?". You don't say what types of music you are interested in but whatever it is, find some tracks with good bass lines and listen to them carefully and try to understand how they are put together. I use Riffster to slow down or change keys of tracks I am learning. If you are on a tight budget, there is Riffster Lite which has most of the features of the full version and is free.
I'm personally not a great fan of "How to .." books. I prefer to watch the fingers moving and hear the sounds they produce. I'm going to check out the suggestions made above to see if any of them match justinguitar.com for the quality of free on-line guitar tutorials.
Finally, there is a word for people who sit alone in their bedrooms playing with themselves, and it's not nice. At your embrionic stage, it's good to sit down with anybody who can bash out a few notes on a guitar, piano, nose-flute etc. and learn with and from each other.
Finally, finally, don't forget it's supposed to be FUN !
Myk
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I agree, i made myself sound like a bit of a loner there. I will be having a laugh with a few people i know should i pick it up enough. As for music, well i used to be into my metal/rock, but i listen to anything and everything nowadays. I can tell you one tune im dying to learn is sugar hill gang rappers delight
Again, thanks for the welcomes and advice.