Well my wife just became a bassist! (And she now has a sweet Fender JMJ Mustang!)

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JRA said:
if a monkey can do it, i'm sure an attorney can! 🤣

seriously, you're in this way over your head: if she only got half as good as you, in a year = she'd get the job: she's smarter and better looking! ;) 😁

great looking ax, cool situation, and lots of fun, good luck to you both! :thumbsup: :bassist:
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TimBosby said:
(Overdue post since it's been about a week now.)

Guys, it finally happened. I'm 45 years old and on my second (and hopefully last) marriage (lol) and my wife just went from not being a bass player to being a bass player! She just finished law school at age 45 in May and, while she's waiting for her bar exam results, she decided "What the hell, why not learn bass?" I've been playing for 30 years and I really SHOULD be better so I imagine she'll surpass me in 2-3 years... or 2-3 weeks, lol. She played percussion and trombone in middle school and high school but that was about 3 decades ago, so she's never touched a stringed instrument before but is learning quickly!

Here's how it happened:
A couple weeks ago, I mentioned to my wife that I could teach her bass and she'd be as good as me within a year. Well, she took me up on the challenge! I showed her how to play one of my basses (a G&L Custom Shop Matador double P) a few nights later and it turns out that my basses are huge compared to her. For reference I'm about 6'3.5" with long arms and large hands and she's about 5'2" with short arms and tiny hands. I figured a short scale (30") bass would be best for her small stature and hands...

...SO after some breakfast burritos last Sunday, we took a trip to Ground Floor Guitar 🎸here in beautiful Omaha, NE and had a nice conversation with Johnny, the owner. (We bought my 19-year-old stepdaughter's guitar from him a few years ago.) Excellent shop and an excellent guy who has always been super kind to me and my family. After trying it out at the store, my wife is now the proud new owner of a beautiful faded Daphne blue Fender "Road Worn" Justin Meldal-Johnsen Signature Mustang Bass. The color in direct sunlight looks more greenish-blue but it's definitely more of a faded Daphne blue. Came with a case and a perfect setup with Ernie Ball flats for $1000. I probably could have gotten something less expensive but this was a good deal and I figured it'll hold its value pretty well since this is a model that people seem to dig and JMJ is such a great bass player. Hold on to your hats 🎩, she'll be better than me in no time. (Which is fine, as long as she doesn't steal my spot in any of my bands. 🤣) Also, I got a cool T-shirt that Johnny designed.

Since then, I've also gotten her a coincidentally-named Fender Mustang Headphone Amp and the guy at Guitar Center was nice enough to throw in a free Ernie Ball strap with a bird pattern that she liked. I've taught her some scale patterns and she picked up righthand fingerstyle technique pretty quickly and her fretting hand is getting stronger every day. She is currently learning how to play "Psycho Killer" by The Talking Heads. 🔪🎵🎶

Now, if she ever ends up on Talkbass with G.A.S. like the rest of us, I'll be murdered for sharing a picture of her with strangers, lol. 🎵🎶 Run run run run run run awaaaayy... 🎵🎶


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Dude, showing her picture is one thing, but you told us her AGE. In PRINT!!!
You need to be looking for some really good hiding places, or a sturdy suit of plate mail. 😂
 
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Jarneskeg said:
Dude, showing her picture is one thing, but you told us her AGE. In PRINT!!!
You need to be looking for some really good hiding places, or a sturdy suit of plate mail. 😂
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I'll survive. We're the same age but she looks 10 years younger than her actual age. Her coworker told her the other day he thought she was "around 33."She said, "I'll allow it!"
 
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