Hey all,

I'm completely flabberghasted(sp?) by this site..I've been playing for about 9years, but NEVER delved into the technical aspects/setup of the instrument and equipment used with it. I think I've found a new way to get distracted from my work during the day!! :hyper:

I've got a TON of questions....If someone can point me in the right direction where I can find all rudimentary information/terminology, I would greatly appreciate it!

For those looking to help a brother out directly though......... :help:

What is the difference between an amp and pre-amp?

Active and passive?

Where can I find THE most simple explanation or a complete walkthrough for learning scales? All the stuff I'm finding seems geared for people with at least a little theory background.

I've got a million and three questions..but now that I'm on the spot, seem to forget them all :confused: I'll start writing stuff down as it comes to me.

Thanks in advance guys and gals(?)!!!

well, while i can't give you a straight edge answer about the actual GI stuff, I strongly suggest you check out the stickied posts at the top of this forum! and search for "scales"!

an amp is basically that - it takes the signal from your bass and fires the amplitude so that it can be audible!

a pre-amp is used to "edit" the signal before it is amplified (i think??) i.e., add bass, treble... etc...

an active bass reqiures a battery, should it be an active preamp it will change the bass' signal before it reaches any part of the amp for further equalization!
a passive, does not require a battery.
an easier defination would be that in an active system, the signal has bass/treble etc ADDED to it, where as in a passive, the bass is simply removed...

however, check out the amps forum!! the GI is for music theory!!! :)

welcome to TB!

for scales, there's a sticky at the top of this fourm (general instruction) called "pacman's sure fire scale method"(i think) There's a lot of very useful information about scales in that thread.