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So I’m going to ask if anyone here has played guitar for a few years and completed the Bass course too.

If you have which duration did you choose because , some of the music side you will already know. I’ve watched all the material Module 1 and don’t see anything overly complex. I feel the hardest part is getting my head to lear the motion differences of playing Bass vs Guitar.

So as it stands right now I have the time to choose any duration but, even If I can choose 1 month, do you recommened it ? or go for 3.

Answers on a postcards please, oh….no, maybe not, here will be fine. :slight_smile:

R.

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The duration doesn’t matter, Josh just gives them as guides. I have an extensive music background but still took about 60-90 days IIRC because I was doing it for fun, not on the clock.

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I have sung and been a guitar player all my life. I majored in music theory and composition in college, playing sax and piano.

I enjoyed B2B so much that I intentionally took my time having fun with it, ultimately finishing the course in five months.

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Since I don’t know what your daily life is like, and what your responsibilities are, I can’t recommend a length. What I would suggest is to look at your daily schedule and determine when and how much time you are willing to dedicate to Beginner to Badass. Then pick the schedule that’s closest to what you can realistically stick to. What’s most important is regular, consistent time. Every day for a week and then two weeks off, for example, isn’t optimal.

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If you have time to choose any duration for the course, then don’t, and just start the course, taking it as it comes, at your own comfortable pace. …and enjoy!

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Basically retired house wife, only real task is house work, rest is mine.

R

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As others have said, it really doesn’t matter. You probably know yourself and how you learn the best

I blazed through in 18 days but turned right around and started over again from the beginning. I think I caught a lot more the second time through. I grasped the concepts the first time and made great progress; however, I focused on the finer details during the second pass.

But that’s how I learn. Jump in with both feet to learn the fundamentals. Then focus on refinement.

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As a bassist playing in a band, you’d first gravitate towards drums, then Keys, then guitars. I can play all in the key of C, :joy: A bit more keys on the drums I guess :rofl:

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Go through at your pace. If I remember, the 1, 3, or 6 has more to do with how fast you pay for the course.

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Nope. According to a BassBuzz search, here’s how the 1-, 3-, 6-month course cadence rationale breaks down.

The BassBuzz “Beginner to Badass” course is designed to be flexible, allowing you to choose a schedule that fits your time commitment and goals. It consists of 107 lessons (approx. 30 hours of video) covering technique, rhythm, and theory, with three recommended pacing plans:

  • 1-Month HARDCORE Plan: Designed for rapid progress if you can commit a significant amount of time and effort daily (roughly 1-2+ hours/day).

  • 3-Month FAST TRACK Plan: The recommended “perfect pace” for most, requiring about 20–30 minutes a day.

  • 6-Month STEADY EDDIE Plan: A more leisurely, low-pressure pace for those with limited time.

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Long time strummer-singer here. Love learning the bass because of its melody-rhythm combo

If you’ve got the time there’s no need to rush. I went through the course up to the last lesson and savored the workouts over 6 months. I think I stopped at the last lesson because I didn’t want it to end.

Then in the middle of Summer I came back from two week vacation and stopped for 2 months.

Then Josh’s youtube video about 10 mins per day started me playing again. I went straight to learning songs and never finished the course - until today! It was so bitter-sweet!

  • Watch out for seasonal motivation. I tend to practice more in the winter months.
  • Another reason why I finally finished the course is I wanted to take the picking bonus lesson. Thanks Josh for keeping it in reserve!!
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Yeah, those are just general guidelines to give you an idea of how fast you can do it given a certain amount of time and effort. I went through the first several pretty quickly doing a few lessons a day, and now sometimes I’ll do one, maybe two if they’re fairly light or very connected to each other. Sometimes take a day or two between lessons to just work on other songs or scales or just found something about my technique that I want to focus on fixing before doing another lesson. Sometimes it’s just going back and playing through all the songs in the extended jam files. I still try to play daily and have only missed a couple days due to travel, flu, or other commitments. I started November 9, 2025 and I’m ready to start Module 15 now (the last one). I’m sure I’ll go back through the lessons again, if nothing else but for the theory stuff, as some of that still isn’t quick making it through my thick skull. The benefit of B2B is that it’s the 1-time payment and then you have access to everything for however long you want to come back and revisit or to even take as long as you want to work your way through.

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Not a guitar player, but i played piano, cello, and trumpet growing up. Also (like @MikeC) I was a theory/comp major in college (before I dropped out).

Took me a little over three months. I did a lesson a day. Sometimes two. After about the first week, I don’t think I looked at the “schedule” plans ever again.