Hi everyone! Greetings from LA County!

[Sunn]

Hi everyone, just joined up to the foum after lurking for a few YEARS!!! Sheesh! Glad to finally be a part of the community!!

Sunn

[bassteban]

Welcome, former lurker.

[Stumbo]

Welcome to TB!
Sunn is my favorite as well.

Here's some links you might find interesting:

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
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpo...9&postcount=37 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
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showth...=480666&page=1 Gadgets and Gizmos
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showth...60#post6436260 Tips for living
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