Recent content by taoist

Hi ! Been awhile since I've hung around. guess why? my computers been packed up. I've moved to memphis tennessee! First week here, seems pretty bad ass. Well, anyone know of very decent bass teachers in the area (I live in cordova btw). I want to learn basic bass-line construction...

if you're refering to me, becuase I want the chinese character for 'tao' on my neck... I know what it looks like. I could draw it for you. I've read it in a copy of my old tao te ching =p I'd get it in chinese becuase 'taoism' is an ancient chinese philosophy...and besides it looks cooler in...

holy **** man, me too! just got to save the cash ! I'm getting quite a few: 1potleaf lower right belly, middle of boxershorts-line 2bob marley face lower right back (quarter of my back) 3A list of names of all my lovers on my ass, starting with "Mary Jane" and "Priscilla Villareal", and...

better than ActiveBass.com? that site rocks. between jazzbo's lesson on theory on this site and activebass.com, I think I've got everything I need to become a great player. all this praise is getting me excited, though.... I hope its as good as it sounds ! :)

uh whats with all the comments on my marijuana usage? if you feel like you want to give me advice keep it in the right thread man... But thanks ed, will do. off to go jam with a drummer... :cool:

I was going to make a new thread for this, but I've made 3 (I think) threads today and I didnt want to be a real chatter-box. I really very hate to be corny, even emotional, but jesus jazzbo that made me feel good. You know what man, I love you. every vibe I get from you is a good one, man...

Peace and love, brothers.

hmm, was thinking about letting this thread drop, but I want to say something I think is important. I have gotten quite a few private messages from people in almost the EXACT same boat as me. Knowing that I'm not alone and others share my problems makes me feel like....not so much of a loser...

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man...ed fuqua (cool guy, like him alot): "Jim's credentials and vitae certainly make for more extensive reading than the other cats...." man, GODDAMN! That is so cool! Now that I'm playing bass and learning blues/jazz I can start saying "cat" too, right?? Ive always wanted to say "Man...

Thank you! All of your explanations really made me understand the meaning, and I feel as if my grasp over music theory is a bit firmer. I'm not a particulary bright guy, and a bit of a pot-head, so I really need your guys' help on theory. I've read through Jazzbo's (who I'm particulary fond...

ok, another: D-7 G7 Cmaj7 what do the '7's mean?? is that the octave the note is being played in? (d in 7th octave??)

I've been reading through past threads looking for good advice, but what do the roman numerals mean? v, vi, iv, etc.... Ive seen them quite a bit never quite understood. thanks for any help. I'll be sure to add any more questions to this thread so I dont clutter the forum.

The setting on my amp (15w) is about as important as playing a tuned bass, so far as I can tell. I know **** about the amp, so here goes: 1) whats "treble"? 2) whats "middle"? 3) whats "bass"? 4) whats "presence"? 5) what settings should I keep it at? 6) do bass and trable need to be at...