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    Suggestions?

    Hi guys, I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this but off topic didn't seem right either. Anyways my highschool has a program for seniors known as Independent Student Mentorship where we pick a mentor and study under them for the year to get an idea of what our possible future career...
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    Counting

    I get the feeling that this is something stupid to ask about, but I really need some help with my counting. It's my biggest stumbling block whenever I sit down and try to read a piece. The biggest problems come from sixteenth-eighth patterns, also any advice on counting these patterns...
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    Intonation Screws

    Hey guys, just picked up a Washburn XB125 for a steal, but the catch was it was in less than mint condition,:hmm:. Anyways most of the problems were taken care of( new strings, polish, blah blah) when it got home but there's one thing that's still bothering me: during set-up I noticed that...
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    Bar Gigs from a different perspective.

    We've all heard how evil and annoying bar owners are when it comes to gigging but here's an example of what they think of us. http://www.creepycrawl.com/top39txt.htm
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    "Pure Evil" from Craigslist

    Sorry to bring up another one of these threads guys but I couldn't resist. This bass is pure evil :eek:. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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    Other Instruments

    Probably been done before, mods delete this if it has, but do any of you TBer's play any other instruments? Aside from the obvious I also play trombone and tuba. You guys?
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    Church Music Help

    Hey guys, today I offered to play bass at my church but I've kinda hit a wall. None of the music I was given has a bass part written. I've got a general idea about the theory to write it and I have the chord changes but any suggestions would be helpful guys. I was thinking of using roots or...
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    Decisio time/GAS alleviation.

    Alright guys, sorry to bug you with another one of these threads but this has been bugging me. I'm looking to pick up a better amp that'll be good for small/acoustic gigs and mabye as a practice amp. I've been looking at two specifically an Ampeg BA-115 or a Roland CB-100. Both are 100 watts and...
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    Bass Book Recomendations

    Hi guys, new to TB here. I haven't been at the bass for very long but I've got 5 years musical expierence. I can already read music and understand basic theory. Anyways I've been learning from a book called " Bass Playing techniques" by Alexis Sklarevski. It's helped alot but everything in there...