Hey whats happenen!?

[Snooze_]

Thought I'd join this place and pick up some knowledge and perhaps excel my playing a lot more. I'm 18 and I've been playing bass for about 3 years. One thing thats kept me from losing interest (unlike my guitar playing friends :P) is screwing around with other instruments, like the ukulele and banjo, and I even have an upright bass.

My current jig is a 94-95 Japanese Fender Mustang, which I am REALLY liking compared to my previous Epiphone Tbird. (What a pain to play. I'm kind of a small dude) I'm about to buy a Trace Elliot set up from an old hippy guitar store owner. Its like a BLX80, having the slot on the front, but its 130 watts and has a lot more bells and whistles, and its sitting on top of a Trace 15" cab. Its so damn ugly.. but I really like how it sounds. (My bass looks good though... I'm kind of a sucker for that :P)

Thanks for reading my paragraphs dudes. I hope some know-how will rub off on me while I'm here.

[Stumbo]

Welcome to TB! There's a lot of guys/gals who know a lot of stuff around here.
Cruise around the forums and see what's happening.

Btw, Nice pic of your Mustange. My favorite color combo.

Have fun on TB. Be courteous and kind.

You might want to check out the following TB threads. Great info/education there:

Must reads:
If only I knew then what I know now... If I only knew then
Best musical advice you ever got Best musical advice

Band names
Coolest and Dumbest band names you've played under...
The Infamous Band Name Thread
http://www.bandnamemaker.com/
http://www.1728.com/bandname.htm

Cool rigs, equipment and info
Portable amps, cabs and combos Light weight cabs,amps, combos
The "I love my rig" Club Happy with my rig.
happy with my rig Happy with my rig
Your Ultimate Rig (with sort of a twist) Ulitmate fantasy rig
Mini Rigs of Doom-Let's see 'em!l Mini rigs of doom
RIGS OF DOOM - Ch. 3 Rigs of doom

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showth...76#post5176976 cab dolly
Great gig dolly cab dolly

Which would you upgrade first? An amp or a bass? Upgrade bass or amp first?

Aging guitars/basses
http://www.grguitars.com/pick%20guards.html
http://www.grguitars.com/parts_5bass.htm
http://rchildsrelics.com How to make a bass look old and well used?

Band stuff
How to fire someone from a band How to fire a band member
Starting a cover/tribute band from scratch Starting a new band- how to audition
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f67/band-practice-tips-479102/#post6485940 Band practice tips
Band Practice Tips? Band practice tips
How often does your band rehearse? How often to have a band practice

College music
Colleges? So you want to be a music major in college
Solfege - What's the Point? Solfege

Learning stuff
Practice Practice Practice How to practice bass
http://www.talkbass.com/wiki/index.p...arget_Approach Creating bass lines
Introduction to Scale and Chord Theory Intro to scale and chord theory
Modes...How to use them practically in music. Using modes
Reading Music Learn to read music
I need to learn how to read music for bass, how do i do it? Learn to read music
Need help reading bass clef Read bass clef
I need basic music theory help... Theory
Things every bassist should know? Things every bassist should know
Book list for GI Theory Links Theory Book Links
Music Theory/General Instruction Links GI links list
jazz scales? not played bass in over a year Jazz Scales
Guitar players as bass players...... Understanding a bass player's mindset
Guitar players as bass players...... Guitar players switching to bass

Online study of music theory/ear training.
http://www.teoria.com/ Check out the tutorials, exercises and reference(dictionary).
http://www.good-ear.com/
http://www.studybass.com/
http://www.activebass.com/

Books and instructional materials
http://www.bassbooks.com/shopping/default.asp

Free Jam tracks
http://www.freejamtracks.com/index.html

Free online lessons
A LOT of Free Lessons, how to's and other stuff from me!

This is a very helpful program for learning the notes on the bass clef. (as recommended by AlphaMale)
http://www.download.com/NoteCard/300...cdlPid=1509909
http://www.playthebass.com print flashcards for learning bass clef, print staff paper

For fun
Gimmicks, gadgets, gizmos that WORK - found any? Gadgets and Gizmos
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showth...60#post6436260 Tips for living

[Snooze_]

Whoa dude.... Thanks xD I was about to edit in my post "Anything you all think I should read?"

And yeah, it was coincidence that I found that bass in that color... I got it in perfect condition with its original flight case for only $550... It's also from a local band (Kansas City) that I really like, The Republic Tigers. So it's a keeper to me. :P

Thanks a lot Ill be coming back to this thread and scanning through all those links

[Stumbo]

Originally Posted by Snooze_

Whoa dude.... Thanks xD I was about to edit in my post "Anything you all think I should read?"

I keep my a notepad text file in my task bar handy so I can capture links to threads that have interesting topics and replies. A lot of the posts are priceless. Glad I was able to pass them on.

And yeah, it was coincidence that I found that bass in that color... I got it in perfect condition with its original flight case for only $550... It's also from a local band (Kansas City) that I really like, The Republic Tigers. So it's a keeper to me. :P

It would be a keeper to me as well. Man, it looks really fine. I was searching for one awhile back but couldn't find one that I really liked. Ended up with a Jazz bass.

It reminds me (the size that is) of the Hofner I used to play. Small, thin neck, easy to play.

Thanks a lot Ill be coming back to this thread and scanning through all those links

You're welcome. Lots of great info there.

[Stumbo]

Oh, yeah.....read the FAQs/Stickies in each forum.

[Snooze_]

Definitely Thanks again for your help