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  1. Trying out for friends is harder than for strangers
  2. Techniques for aquiring gear without the wifey knowing
  3. Band officially over today. Not to be a downer, but . . .
  4. Bassists look too bored
  5. BOTB. Sunday night. WTH?
  6. Getting blamed for the DJ downstairs vibrating the building
  7. Things you’ll never hear a roadie say when setting up for a Sunn 0))) show:
  8. Am I being unreasonable?
  9. GRIT: Memoirs of a Musician pt. 3
  10. Have you ever been HIT by your drummer?
  11. Get booked at a bar - and it turns into a wedding "thing"
  12. awesome gig tonight!
  13. Found a use for an old neck
  14. Who's on Stage?
  15. New Audience???
  16. Question for the devil?
  17. BASS PLAYERS PLEASE READ: THIS IS US!
  18. Never been one to bash the sound guy
  19. The BEST PANTS for Metal
  20. you know things are getting bad when...
  21. First gig's coming up, and it's huge (oh the anxiety)
  22. Gig from Hell
  23. What Are Your Top "Days" Songs?
  24. Make up some musical statistics
  25. Hilarious CL Rant!
  26. Ever been punked?
  27. Bass players always know the music theory when no one else does, or is it me? lololol
  28. What do you guys think of our cover?
  29. how to play bass on stage
  30. Growing up slowly, a.k.a. life's lessons of losing with grace
  31. It didn't happen, but they were naked
  32. Funny Homemade Music Video
  33. I'm hungry!
  34. Kids with Basses
  35. Mr. Rogers Interviews a bass player
  36. Dum
  37. What does a drummer use for birth control?
  38. Rate my solo please :)
  39. More old hit songs renamed
  40. I love chocolate ice cream, it doesn't suck!
  41. Bass Rental at the Hard Rock
  42. Had my 1st gig Sunday
  43. CL: Starting A Band (or, "The puzzle is nearly complete!")
  44. Awesome gig story
  45. Funny CL post in PA
  46. Audience member that wants to sit in.
  47. CWB 16: Taking Canada
  48. i'm a little confused :S
  49. About to have a new (and probably insane) experience; wish me luck!
  50. Using Non-Genre Musicians in Start Up Bands
  51. Why am I addicted to looking at basses?
  52. Best craigslist post I've seen in awhile
  53. Interviewing Bassists Stories part 2
  54. On New Haven CL this morning
  55. DR - The masters of contradiction
  56. Accidentally paid too much for a cheap bass
  57. Gig injuries
  58. GREAT NEW PRODUCT IDEA FOR BAND MEMBERS!!!
  59. Does anybody else get depressed when practice is cancelled?
  60. First gig next Thursday
  61. First paid gig last Friday...
  62. Poor Victoria
  63. One of "those" gigs
  64. My reputation has exceeded me. Kind'a wierd.
  65. Slept with the bass player...oh the horror!
  66. I killed the room tonight
  67. I'm a mess - 1st gig in over a month...
  68. Two Show Weekend, One Great, One Bad
  69. Ouch...
  70. First musical - at very short notice (Aka anyone played the wedding singer?)
  71. Have You Ever Forgotten Your Bass?
  72. ABBA
  73. Ok, that was funny...
  74. Now we know
  75. Alright, fess up, who's drummer is this???
  76. Chris Squire meets/opens for Jimi
  77. gosh darn backup singers
  78. Happy 420 to all TB'rs
  79. Big bad bass rig looking little between the marshalls?
  80. Is it just me?
  81. This is nice, but where is the AMPEG?
  82. Injuries?
  83. Check out my new stage clothes !
  84. Grit: Memoirs of a Musician pt. 2
  85. Grit: Memoirs of a Musician pt. 2
  86. Grit: Memoirs of a Musician pt. 1
  87. Scam or no scam - Craigslist edition!
  88. Groupie Accidentally Sleeps with Bass Player
  89. Groupie Story, too funny
  90. Whoa, a really awesome sound guy!
  91. its not a guitar
  92. First time in a real recording studio...
  93. So i guess i have a thing for blondes
  94. Reality check!!!
  95. Between song fan blather
  96. Funniest bass videos
  97. Funny fretless story...
  98. Which side of the stage do you prefer, Stage Left or Right?
  99. this made me chuckle
  100. All Thumbs: A Cautionary Tale
  101. groupie accidentally sleeps with bassist
  102. Should you play Mustang Sally?
  103. My First Set List (not sure where this thread should be).
  104. Inexperienced Sound Techs...
  105. Scientifically measuring intangibles!
  106. I need a pep talk
  107. Bass Withdrawal: How long until you feel it?
  108. I have failed as a bass playing father ....
  109. Club Monolith
  110. Is there a "look" for a bassist?
  111. Salvaged a Crappy Gig Saturday Night
  112. Any suggestions for an improv acoustic gig?
  113. Gig nightmare this weekend.
  114. Realization
  115. Ever want to get totally drunk after a gig?
  116. Beginner Bassist with a Dream (my craigslist add)
  117. Gee, thanks. Now I'm spoiled...
  118. Looking to play out (again..after 25 years)
  119. Digital help for bad guitarists
  120. Rules for dating a musician
  121. got asked to play in a thrash metal band...
  122. Paint animation I made "Dos Bass Guitars"
  123. Just did a load in for gig, just to re-pack
  124. Hey you - get your damn hands off her!
  125. Love this guy's logic
  126. CWB 15: 15 minutes or bust!
  127. VOTE for BEST OF "Post your caption to gig Photos thread" !
  128. Laughed at the other guy's EQ
  129. fan interference while playing
  130. Would you have said anything?
  131. Multi-tasking
  132. Twas my lucky bun day...
  133. The "I Back a Hot Singerbabe Club"
  134. Hey! You are just the Bass Player!
  135. Funny GAS story.
  136. Audition for a band.... What to do and don't.
  137. Crickets & our lame April 1st
  138. First Full Gig!
  139. Bass, So Easy a Robot Can Do It?
  140. Would you turn it down?
  141. The Mediocre Bassist Club, pt. 4 - We can count to four!
  142. Frustrated!!!
  143. Musician jokes
  144. Got let go from my band last night
  145. How committed to finding a band ARE you when...
  146. Spinal Tap Moment
  147. Metallurgy: Global Distribution Map
  148. Funniest bassist ad ever
  149. CWB 14: Whiskey and Beer
  150. After gig eating.....
  151. YouTube Bass Players - A Parody
  152. Intro song?
  153. Bar owner screwed us Vent/Question
  154. First gig last night, went FANTASTIC! (Please watch and comment!)
  155. Dude, are you dumb?
  156. Blues Night in a tennis club
  157. A Race To The End.
  158. Funny bass videos
  159. First time trying out for pro group...
  160. My first ever rock gig is tonight. Pictures/Report will follow.
  161. drummer on shrooms
  162. Reputation Precedes the Man
  163. First gig tonight, wish me luck!
  164. Interviewing bassist stories
  165. Poll: 96% Of Bands Looking For Slightly Better Drummer
  166. Lo pan, backwoods payback.
  167. Phat Bass Amp = Mosquito Repellent
  168. Green Rhino Fire!!! (almost)
  169. Another Craigd List Real or not for Real
  170. Flattery or critique?? :D
  171. Musician stereotypes... ever play with any of these guys?
  172. An Open Letter From a High Functioning Gasaholic...
  173. A bassist's guilt confession
  174. Effects pedals are like porn...
  175. 1st gig with new band tonight
  176. Ever smell a drum throne?
  177. HooRay! Lead Singer Drama!!!! (and the dark side of Facebook)
  178. hey, jerk from ebay...
  179. Smash that Jazz bass to pieces!
  180. My Perfect Effect Pedal
  181. best (punch) line ever...
  182. The ULTIMATE Bass for ROCK! :) LOL
  183. Frustrating Open Mic
  184. This meme on FB...
  185. worst bandmate you've ever worked with?
  186. Bass/guitar player jokes
  187. Your Beer Gut and Your Bass Playing
  188. Swimming against the tide, I had a CL encounter that was great.
  189. Odd Audition...
  190. Kids In The Hall Often Had Fun At The Bass Players Expense
  191. I have no shame...I will play anything
  192. .
  193. Things that i do when i am bored
  194. Old man at the rock club
  195. The Evolution of Your Motivation to Play Bass
  196. Playing Sick
  197. Nothing like a drug deal to liven up a first audition...
  198. LONG gig coming. Advice?
  199. An old onion article that REALLY HAPPENED to me
  200. worst bass line ever
  201. Caffe Americano in Swansea.... terrible management
  202. Insulting the audience
  203. Pics that'll never make it to The Band website...
  204. **** Bass Players Say
  205. Reality: A hard punch to the stomach.
  206. bass brand ignorance
  207. Best bass tuners
  208. Gig gone wrong: Cuzco, Peru
  209. Playing upright bass the way it was meant to be played
  210. You know your're too old to play gigs when....
  211. Tone Visualized
  212. performance worries
  213. Random observation about Guitar Center
  214. I must be getting old.....
  215. Why do women hate forums like TB?
  216. French Maid plays bass (well, not really)
  217. The Talkbass Temp ban club.
  218. Stuff Metal Guitar Players Say
  219. Stuff Musicians Say
  220. First gig, rain on the way
  221. My band's Sunday gig
  222. The Legend of J.J. "Jingles" Johnson...gun for hire.
  223. Muscles and METAL (and boo boos)
  224. CWB 13: I wanna do right, but not right now.
  225. This is why I Love RnR!
  226. How to get signed to Rise Records
  227. Big St. Pattys Weekend Coming Up
  228. TB buzzwords... am I doing something wrong?
  229. First gig with jazz combo
  230. The best audience
  231. Gonna play some Monkees tonight?
  232. Check my Killer Stack
  233. moment of awesomness: stick figure
  234. I just goes to show...
  235. ...and a bonus item or two...
  236. HAHA had to share
  237. Worst lowball you've ever been dealt?
  238. Worst thing to happen during a gig
  239. Paradox. What the...?
  240. Bass fishin'
  241. Alternative deal with the devil down at the crossroads...
  242. Afraid of going to music stores
  243. Bass names
  244. Oddest playing style ever?
  245. Guitarist with stroke symptoms - send positive thoughts
  246. Bass Humor Cartoon
  247. So I said I was gonna make a really stupid idea work
  248. HA! Just found my old bass in a pawn shop
  249. What Can I Get for a Dollar?
  250. DANG! Radio play!