Good topic Cindy,
I am still trying to learn guitar..... Just ask my daughter
In all seriousness, I'd love to learn to play the mandolin and bass guitar. Around my parts, everyone has a guitar and at times it can get to be a little too much in a jam situation.
I once played in a country gospel group and the bass player brought a mandolin to practice one evening. He asked if I could learn to play it for a cpouple of songs we did. He gave me a computer printout of some chords and his just purchased ebay mandolin. The next week I played two songs on the mandolin, nothing fast or complex. I never learned anything else and the band broke up about a year later. The bass player also wanted to fingerpick a few songs on the guitar, so he and I would switch out on those.
I am looking for a cheap bass (used most likely) around my parts right now. I'd like to become proficient with it to the point I could run with anyone in a jam situation.