Recent content by BasicJim

Not sure where else to go other than TalkBass even though this isn't REALLY a bass question. The smartest damn sound guys I know are here though. My 9yo daughter is a baton twirler and I have been tasked with getting a PA system for the parades. We are small town, not Macy's Day. All the...

Crappy pics, but I recently upgraded from my beginner Yamaha bass to a G&L Tribute L2000. Dat Finish! Sign me up for the G&L Club!! Tribute L2000 by BasicJim posted Apr 22, 2016 at 8:42 AM G&L Bass by BasicJim posted Apr 22, 2016 at 8:43 AM

I take lessons at a guitar store that has quite a few GK combos. I played some Fender and a Carvin, but couldn't get away from that GK sound. I pulled the trigger last night and am now the proud owner of a GK MB210-II. I love that damn thing! It's official.... sign me up for the club and...

I got my PM in just a little before you, WhtMtnGrv! :D

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This was my first time to any event like this. It was a blast! David Ellefson was a super-cool well-spoken professional. He did a great job of providing information and telling stories. Afterward the local college provided tours of their recording studios and answered questions. At the...

Interested!

So far, all I have gotten is the lyrics sheet with a chord name written above the word where it changes to that chord. It's not terrible, but it sure leaves a lot up to the musicians to decide! I am hoping to be able to do some of the notation so we can remember how we "played it that one...

I thought that would be the advantage! It is just a bit beyond me at the moment! I am trying to put time into theory as well as playing. I am not great at either, but "I keep trying, a little bit every day!" Thanks!

It's cool! You seemed like you had an opinion, that's all! I know it's important to further my knowledge of theory. I know that will make me a better musician all around, but as a beginner, how important is it to know that it is a iimin7 chord when all I am playing is a "D?" I am guessing I...

That is AWESOME! Thank you for taking the time to explain that! Good video, too. I just ordered the Chas Williams book! Most of my playing has been, to this point, Pop (in major) and Praise (in major, but changing key depending on what the singer feels like on any given day). This is the...

Your right, Sorry. That isn't the key, it is the scale that is used within the key. I AM, in fact, a new bass player and I am trying to gleen knowledge from more experienced players. My music theory isn't great, so when it comes to CHORDS within keys, I am pretty weak. I am trying to use NNS...

Is is possible to use NNS for a song in a minor key, like D harmonic minor? I am new to bass and Nashville Numbering System. I am taking bass lessons and, in my old age, I am having trouble remembering the notes to the songs we are working on. When I saw a post about the Nashville Numbering...

I wonder how many times that guy got told that "Bill Monroe never played no U-Bass!" I see it a lot on bluegrass boards where some of the old-timers are purists and won't accept anything but an upright!