Welcome Jethro
R.E.M, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd and......JETHRO TULL
Excellent! I'm a big Tull fan myself (amongst others).
I'm desprately looking for people to jam with, but my bro only bought his first bass a week ago, and my friend who is so enthusiastic about drums, will not save his money for a drumset, and would rather buy R300 shoes
Welcome to the world of music - you'll find a lot of that as you go. Doubly frustrating when someone is a natural musician too, but just won't commit. Usually if you do get them into a band and somehow they get the gear together, they are the first ones out the door when a new girlfriend comes along or something.
If you're serious about it, find some other folk who are just as into it as you are. While Bathurst is fairly small, you are near Port Alfred, Grahamstown and Rhodes University, so I would think there would be other musos around if you look hard. Keep on plugging away at it and play with anyone in any style - it all serves you in the long run.