Well, I just got a message from the Bassist. Long story short, he has (after almost a month has passed since last time we talked) somehow come to the conclusion that there's a conflict of interests tbetween the two of us... He made it very clear that he only wants to play music that features simple basslines and preferably without guitar solos, while I would prefer to play music that feature great awesome guitar riffs and cool solos (not necessarily limited to guitar solos). I don't blame him though. We're different people with different tastes. I'll just keep practicing until I'm truly ready (hopefully within the next two years...), and then I'll form a band and play gigs... And have fun. I must not forget to have fun. None of us must forget that :)

On the bright side, I now no longer need to be aware of him when I get back into starting a band. In the meantime, there are still some technique to be improved and plenty of songs to be learned from GT, Tab Books and Rocksmith, and Rocksmith 2014 just added some Slash-tunes a few weeks ago, so I've got plenty of stuff to learn. "Back From Cali" is pretty fun to play, despite not being one of my favorite Slash-tunes, so it's definitely going into my daily schedule (and possibly setlists). It's also easier than most other songs on my list, so all's good :)