[quote name='Bilbo' post='905822' date='Jul 26 2010, 02:03 PM']FUN!! You haven't got time to have FUN!! Get to work.... [/quote]
I agree with clarky about having fun-I've only been playing for a year, and fun is the reason I play bass. I do agree with you in some respects Bilbo - I can see the usefulness of scales. Problem is, I find all that stuff so dull after having learnt violin up to grade six. One of my favourite things about learining bass is the fact that you can focus on songs and it's generally more fun than other instruments, mainly classical, which can be quite restricted.