This is my personal account of a my journey to learn to play Bass Guitar. My name is Susie and in December of 2006 I picked up a bass, plugged it into a small amp, and began the journey to learn to play "serious" music. However, I dropped the serious part and decided to have fun and enjoy myself. I was surrounded by musicians where I lived.  I wanted to learn to play but was not really encouraged to do so. There was this strange stigma attached to a newbie wanting to learn the bass, and to a female who thinks she can play a bass, much less rock, blues, pop, metal! I got plenty of negative comments, I've had people make fun of me, say all sorts of negative stuff.  But all comments were the catalyst that kept me going.  I had another reason to do this, an illness called Lupus SLE, which effected my hands and joints. Learn about Lupus by clicking here.  This site has my journal of the ups and downs of learning by myself to play the bass.  Where I find great support, good online lessons, and a community of musicians without inflated egos, that play for the love of music...Read on! You can watch and hear me play bass at my LISTEN page. If anything, I hope this site inspires you to pick up music or whatever you have a passion for & try it. You don't have to have an illness to follow a passion, you just have to want it bad enough no matter what your circumstances are. I'm glad I was in band in school, that helped set a foundation years ago, but I played trumpet of all things!  Oh, and to you who make the negative comments, It's all good because I don't care!!! I'm currently playing in a band and on the worship team in my church. I'm not stuck in my room any longer trying to figure bass lines out, well yes I am, but now I'm getting to use what I've learned when performing with a band.