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[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

Go for it Go for it Go for it If you've only been playing a while it's huge affirmation

It was before the classic line up reunion. Adler talk about it in his book

[quote name='BaconCheese' timestamp='1499103870' post='3329207'] I never read Stevens book... it might be true but he is not credited in Slashs book. [/quote] Down to the notoriously bad blood between them all and the unceremonious way that a heavily drug addicted Adler was ejected maybe ?

Steven Adler is adamant in his book that he taught Slash;

was slash not taught quite a bit by Steven Adler ?

@chris2112 -> Word...,

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1373708013' post='2140742'] Can an employer tell you what to do outside of work hours? [/quote] Perhaps given that he's visible when not working in a way not true of most other employees and has a known short period of time for which he is contracted to behave a certain way.

I went to school with a guy called Wayne payne.

You have a very supportive wife there Is it worth seeing if there is another night worker you can jam with ? You'd be on the same schedule which you state as an issue when trying to play with day workers. Definitely don't sell any gear

I used to work in Macon, Georgia for a guy called Richard. His secretary was filipina and called Ephaniah. They liked shorter names and asked people to refer to them as Dick and Phanny. Honestly.