I can't add my avatar!

You have to be a supprting member to be able to have an avatar. Pony up 20 bucks for a year, and you can have almost any avatar you'd like!

 

You also get these other features:
Description of Quotas & Benefits:

A Supporting Membership enables the following benefits:

Avatars: An avatar is a small image that appears next to your username on all of your forum posts.

Profile Picture : A large photo visible on your public profile page.

Custom User Titles: As a Supporting Member, you can change your title from the default 'registered user' to anything of your choosing.

Access to the TalkBass Lounge: The Lounge is an exclusive posting area for Supporting Members and Moderators. *

Ability to post Classified Ads: Supporting Members are able to post 'for sale' ads in our Classifieds Forum

Photo Uploads: The TalkBass Gallery contains gallerys of member photos, gig-shots, gear-shots, and more. Only Supporting Members may upload photos.

Attachment Quota: Attachments are images or files upload with a forum post. Quotas are greatly expanded for Supporting Members, and unlimited for Gold Supporting Members.

10% Off All Products at WD Music Products, Inc. : TalkBass has formed a partnership with WD Music to offer all Supporters this discount across WD Music's entire product line - including bodies, necks, electronics, knobs, Kent Armstrong pickups, pickguards, and more. Visit this page for more information

*This includes Tin Pan Alley, which is where all the political threads get whisked away to.