Some noob from Alaska

SteveX · Dec 13, 2009

Hey all, my name is Steve, I'm 24 years old, and I come from Fairbanks, Alaska. I bought myself a Peavey BXP Millenium-5 almost three years ago, and I JUST picked it up and started trying to seriously learn to play.

I bought a Peavey MAX 158 15W combo practice amp recently, plugged in, and I am in love. I may be in love, but I can't really do much with it right now, but I'll keep on going!

Anyhow, greetings from some frozen hunk of rock in the north, glad to be here.

Stumbo · Dec 13, 2009

Stumbo · Dec 13, 2009

5. STYLES
~Blues
Becoming a blues bass player
Blues progressions explained w/ audio samples
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Getting into the blues
Slow blues

blues jam terms/progressions
Ice Cream Changes
Backdoor Progression
ii-V-I
more blues
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1 First jam
2
3

Gig coming up

Blues bass player's club

Influential musicians (mostly) pre-1959
History and styles
20 important blues recordings & more

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Ed Friedland's Essential Styles and Techniques
Blues books
"Complete Rhythm Guitar Guide for Blues Bands" by Larry McCabe
"101 Blues Bass Patterns by Larry McCabe
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~Funk, Slap, Groove, R&B
Links to over 20 funk,groove and R&B bassists

TB's Funk 101 list of funk tunes
Funk 102
TB's Old School Funk tunes suggestions
R&B set list tunes
50 songs to learn R&B on

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R&B/Funk book
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New funk groups
Modern Funk bassists
Funk Masters w/James Brown Rhythm Section Book

The late, great, James Jamerson
1 Get that dead flatwound string sound
2

TB slap bass references/links
Over 60 slap/funk lessons by MarlowDK
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Books/Videos from
F. R. Prestia/Tower of Power
Anthony Vitti
Alex Sklarevski
Bill Dickens
Tony Oppenheim
Larry Graham

~Latin
Learning Latin music
"The Latin Bass Book" by Oscar Stagnaro/Chuck Sher

~Jazz
1 Learning
2
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Theory, soloing, videos by Ethans1980 website
Walking bass lines examples
Walking bass lines books
Jazz Scales
History of Jazz website

~Metal
Play Metal bass
Demystifying metal styles
Tuning your bass for metal discussion
How to scream/growl
Drop Tuning - which strings?

~Hip-Hop
1 Hip-Hop bass
2
Hip-hop bands with instruments
Reggae bass

~Reggae
Best bass/setup for Reggae
Reggae broken down
Examples of songs

Aston Barrett
Robbie Shakespeare
Errol "Flabba" Holt

~Urban Gospel
Gospel/PW basses/rigs/strings
Essential 60's songs

6. POPULAR SONGS BY DECADE
~Sixties
90's Funk
~90's Funk
Becoming a blues bass player

Stumbo · Dec 13, 2009

7. BEING IN A BAND
~First band
How "good" do you have to be to be in a band?
Joining your first band

~Starting
New band
3 piece band
Advertising for new member(s)

Cover band
Cover band setlists
Covers vs. Originals

Tribute band

~Joining a new band
Finding a new band
Questions to ask before joining a band

~Auditioning
1 For new band
2
Getting back in the game

Red flag stories
Hilarious/Bizarre audition stories
"Never got to audition"

~Replacing a band member
Firing a band member
1 Auditioning new member
2

~Leaving the band
Quitting
Giving notice
Getting fired
Quitting music?

~Reheasals
Wear ear plugs!
Band rehearsal/headphones

Learning a band set list
Learning songs quickly
1 Rehearsal tips
2 -efficiency
3 -how often?

1 Sound proofing/reduction
Getting gigs
Keeping track of gigs/rehearsals
Build Recording Studio book- for pros or DIYr's

~Gigs
The "art" of closing the deal
Gig pay

Advertising your band
Business cards
Overcoming gig anxiety
1 First gig

Gigging
2
3
Still gigging after all of these years
What to do if you don't know a song or forget your part
1 Moving equipment
2

Gigs-stage management
3
Coiling cables
Taping down cables
What's in your gig bag?
In-ear monitors

Going wireless
Getting your sound "live"
Music stands on stage?
Designing/Managing your sets

Managing sound on stage
Controlling your stage volume
Directing the band on stage-hand signals
2
Being asked to turn down the VOLUME
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To noodle/not to noodle?
Intro
Books

~Band management
How to handle a big band
Playing in a band w/o rehearsing
If your significant other is a non-musician

Democracy/dictatorship?
"Leading" a band
Band "funds"?
Why many bands fail
Originals Band "paying dues"
Is playing for "free" really "free"?
Real band names

Infamous band names
Changing band name

~Band names
1 Funk Band Name Thread
2
First
1 What size?
2

Bandnamemaker.com
1728.com

~PA/Lighting
Configuring
1 Upgrading
2
What's your band runnin'?
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QSC K series PA discussion
What mixer do you use?
Low cost lighting
Working with the "sound guy"
Cheap vs. Expensive DI

1 Learn live sound mixing

~FOH
FOH vs. on-stage sound
Isolating Head/Cabs from stage/each other
Best wireless?
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Frequency ranges of band instruments
EQ primer (all instruments)
Recording rehearsals/practice/gigs

Recording/Mixing
Recording software recommendations

~Mixing/Recording rehearsals/gigs
Cheap but good studio mics
Home Recording
Upgrade bass/amp first?
Amp FAQs
How many watts do you gig with?(poll)

8. COOL RIGS, EQUIPMENT, INFO
Amp "watts" vs. cab "watts"

~Amps, Heads, Rigs, Speakers, Cabs
Benefits of vertical speaker cabs
>30 light-weight cabs,amps, combos
"Light weight" tube heads
1 Buying a combo
2

Opinions/experiences-great small combo amps
The ultimate custom built combo?

Combos vs Head/Cab
Pre-amp/Power Amp vs Head/Cab or Combo
"I want a monster amp!"
Powerful,reliable rack amps

1 10s v. 12s v. 15s v. 18s
2
4x10 vs. 2x10/1x15
1x10's that do the job

Using a full range cab (Carvin LS1503)
1x15/6.5 custom cab
Big cabs

Rig for low F#
1 Happy with my rig
2
Micro-rigs of doom
Mini-rigs of doom

Rigs of doom
Cheap rigs of doom

Ulitmate fantasy rig
Polishing/cleaning bass
Strings: Flatwound vs. Roundwound
Bass stands
1 Buying cables

~Accessories
2
3
2
4
High end vs. low end

Difference between speaker/instrument cables
1 Comfortable strap
2
3
4
Benefits of compression

1 Benefits of a rumble filter
2
Best D.I.
Gear insurance thread

Buying road cases
Compressor FAQ's and reviews
1 Upgrading/changing speakers
2
3

4
Cabs

9. BUILDING/FIXIN' STUFF
~Cabs
fEarful Cabs(plans included) + discussion
fEarful 15/6 pre-cut kit assembly discussion
Bill Fitzmaurice cabs
Low Down Sound custom cab club
Cab coatings explained
Fiberglass cab
Building a tube amp
Learning to fix tube amps
Low Down Sound (LDS) custom cabs website
Sunn 2000s amp
How to turn on/off a tube amp
Tube amp techs- recommendations

~Amps
1 Making speaker cables
2
Speaker reconer recommendations
TB's Luthier's Corner
Simple Vari-Tone control

~Speakers/Cables
Bass Setup and Repair
Fix stripped neck/strap lock holes
Getting your bass refinished

~Basses
Foam rubber string mutes
Buying/learning harmonica
1 Best guitar forums
2
Buying/learning/playing keyboards
Packing a bass
Refinishing paint/info/discussion board
Casting your own parts
Shipping a bass

~Misc
Digital music "stand"

10. OTHER INSTRUMENTS
Shipping/packing bass/amps
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Fingerstyle guitar
Free software/utilities you can't live w/o
Gadgets/Gizmos
Visual guitar automatic chord finder website
Jazz guitar/chords/solos
Tips for living

11. OTHER
~Tips 'n Tricks
How to save $
Improving your sleep
Lose weight the TB way

Flashlights discussion
How "good" do you have to be to be in a band?
Instructions on how to do a whole bunch of stuff

Joining your first band
New band
3 piece band
Advertising for new member(s)
Cover band
Spruce up TB posts with animated gifs.
Monster gifs

SteveX · Dec 13, 2009

First off, thanks for the reply, and just

at that list of information, I have some reading to do it seems!

Stumbo · Dec 13, 2009

Glad you're here. Lots of great stuff to learn. Just take it one step at a time.

Good luck!

SteveX · Dec 13, 2009

Will do, I heard that learning music notation is leaps & bounds ahead of just learning Tabs, so I should learn to read music notation first, learn some basic scales after that? (I know the strings, how to tune, some basic chords, that's it atm.)

I have pretty small hands though.. I did try out a 4-string in the local music shop and liked the feel much more than the 5 I have.

Once more, thanks, might make some posts in the other forums soon, maybe pics if I can find my camera.

Stumbo · Dec 14, 2009

Yes on the learning notation. You'll have to learn to count rhythm as well, of course. Once you get it down, you're golden. There's a section in my "Bass Knowledge" links on sight reading.

If the 4 feels better, get one. Don't be uncomfortable.

PM me anytime if you have more questions.

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