Rock Band did this to me

Bought a bass guitar. Cheap, of course, as much as they can be cheap in a music store when they are a chinese Replica... $400 after haggling. There were cheaper instruments, but they were heavier and the one I bought at least seems to be well built. Okay enough to learn on it without disgusting myself.

This being said, My Made in China Typhoon -- a Jackson C-20 Concert Bass replica -- actually works. A 10 watt amp actually provides enough power to give a quite powerful sound, to my surprise, especially in a small house. And there I was thinking that the hard part was to hit the right note and I could start playing. Wrong. Oh so wrong. You need to keep 1 string ringing, and 3 strings silent. When you play you have to touch all 4 strings at all time, 3 of them to mute them off. If you dont, all strings vibrate and you get a muddy sound. If you want to play bass, the only sounds that should come out of your instruments are the one you want to get out. No string slipping, no string plucked with fingernails by accident, just one clear note. And I tought 4 strings would be easier to learn than 6 strings... Ah well, at least I have figured my C major scale. Should now buy a metronome to force me to keep a steady rhythm.

Now, to practice everyday...