Oh, I will, I loved playing bass my first go-round and was sad I ever gave it up.
I took 7 years off, and picked it up again.
My fingers were wimpy at first, but the callous’ grow back pretty quick. It’s like riding a bike, you’ll be back to where you left off in no time.
Oh, and use your pinky rather than your ring finger on chords and such. You’ll avoid problems this way, as the ring finger and pinky share a tendon.
Here’s my favorite bass site besides Bunny Bass that’s already listed… http://carolkaye.com
I am absolutely DREADING getting those callouses back, let me tell ya. I had some nice ones when I started (cause I’d been playing guitar), but it was a pain anyway. This time it’s all nice, soft skin…oooh, the pain.
Anyone got a site with good lessons? I had a site with some decent guitar lessons, but lost it in the Great Computer Upgrade of '03.
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Maybe one of you all can help me out here. My son has played electric guitar for about 6 years and is now interested in the bass guitar. So, I purchased him an ESP Ltd for his birthday (coming up this week). Do bass guitars use the same type of amp as an electric guitar? He already has several amps and I don’t want to have to buy a new one if it is not needed.
I used a regular electric guitar amp for my bass when I played the first time and it worked just fine, but bass amps may do something different. YMMV.
Thanks for the reply ** GMRyujin **, that is indeed good news. I was starting to worry that with the amount of equipment my son has aquired I would have to hire him a roadie to cart his gear around. 
I think music, like fishing and sports, was invented by guys so they’d have an excuse to buy gear.
Unfortunately, this isn’t a good habit to get into. A bass can absolutely wreck a guitar amplifier. It will work in a pinch, but you should turn down the bass settings on the amp and maybe the guitar itself, too, to minimize the chance of damage. Playing softly also helps to decrease the chances of damage.
Such ‘guitar’ amps as the Fender Bassman were originally designed for the bass, so rejoice if your son has one of those. I also had a friend play his bass through a keyboard amp; this might be better than a bass through a guitar amp, but not by much, probably.
umm this i random but i play guitar hehe. for a longass time now.
but anyways…have fun on bass man!
sigh I had a feeling this might be the case. He has two Fender amps, but neither one is a Bassman. I certainly don’t want him to trash his amps. Thanks for the information.
::::off to the guitar shop I go::::
That’s weird, I didn’t put in that embarrased smiley.
See? I am a poor example.
My shiny blue Yamaha got here today. The headphone thing (Rockman Bass Ace) actually works very well (for the ten minutes I played it). And I picked up right where I left off. It’s a sign from God!
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Thanks for the info ** Joe K **. Being new, I’m still getting the hang of things.