[SeamusORiley]

Agreed: it really is about us having fun and learning slowly, as we go along, is best. We're not technicians but old guys having a blast.

It's the first time I have been able to 'play with someone else' since I re-picked up guitar after 30 year layoff. (I have played at a few bluegrass jams which were a lot of fun).

I now get to lay down a strumming track to practice leads, which is really nice.

Thank you for the links, too. I noticed that someone else had the same bass issue that I had. I hoped they solved it. For me, it was simply changing from "guitar" to "line" to get the increase.

The learning part of recording has been fun, and although I am just beginning, it is nice to play a song for my family and see them smile.

I may just learn how to play some acoustic lead! I have Happy and Artie Traum's DVDs on lead, which is helpful, too, but it is nice to pick my own songs. I have a new respect for lead playing as well as bass playing!