Yep, exactamundo! And lessons (as suggested by 97reb ;)) are a great idea - the money you saved by buying a cheap acoustic instead of an electric ba...

I wouldn't have thought you'd have to pay $100 for an acoustic, could probably find one for much less....check out classified ads and second hand area...

That's really good advice, thanks everyone. Those articles definitely made sense. And I'll check out some suppliers for those earplugs...Cheshire is...

That's a really really good idea. Â I think it's a good thing to get a general feel for the guitar and see where you want to go with it before you try...

...not sure if girls love bass players, girls seem to love playing bass....There's been female bass players in Smashing Pumpkins, White Zombie, Talkin...

Thank you Demo...I am very serious! I'm just about to buy my own bass guitar and have been practising with my friend at his place. We hope to have a...

Thanks for the encouragement everyone! Since posting that message, I've borrowed a bass, my friend has written out his songs in tab and I've been pra...