Originally Posted by: maggiorThat's a bummer. I'm sure MIDI instruments are a pain to deal with.

It might be worth seeking out a backing track that's already made. I have yet to find one that wasn't labeled as to what key it was in. As far as the chords that are used, if it's a blues progression, knowing the key is enough. If it's another type of progression, it's a worthwhile execise to figure out what chords are being used.

Backing tracks are generally simple since their purpose is to give you something to solo over, not to write a great song. Some of them do sound really cool though.

Well, as long as I know the key, figuring out the chords (or at least their root notes) should be possible. I might just go find some backing tracks online and try improvising over one. For Blues backing tracks, I've noticed they're usually just 12 bar with 7-chords (A7, D7 and E7, for instance). That shouldnt be too hard to figure out.

Although I'm still going to get a good bass guitar for making my own music and jam tracks... Gonna check out my local gear store one of these days. Hopefully, they'll help me find something good...