I’ve gotten a bit behind here.
Congratulations @kristine ! What all is on your list to do next?
Congratulations @laurie012 ! I think we all struggle with what to do when it ends.
Congratulations @autumnsdad1990 ! I’m trying to get around to doing it my third time for all the same reasons you mention.
Congratulations @Hann ! I hope your health improves quickly.
Congrats @Hann, get well soon!
Hey folks. Anson - graduated April 5, 2022.
congrats @hibike 
So, what’s next?
I’m thinking about TalkBass or ScottsBassLessons next. Any recommendations?
Congratulations @hibike !
Fo rme, SBL is a big gapig hole of talking in circles.
Talkbass is great but like univerisity vs. high school, most courses are great but plan on not fully absorbing everything the first time, but they are meant to be come back to over and over if needed or wanted.
It all depends on your goals.
Want to read music, understand theory - Talkbass - even if you want to understand the basics, you can always come back for more detail. I have bought them all. I would reco chord tones or scales or sight reading (teaches you more than sight reading - you learn the fretboard and how not to have to stare at it).
I love Rich Brown of The Brown’Stone on youtube, you have to sift through his videos to find the lessons but I get a ton out of them. I searched for his oldest first and am working through them all to catch up.
I also think learning songs is key post B2B, it teaches you a lot of skills…memorizing, patterns, read/play, etc. Our own 50 song challange is a great place to start, or, find songs on your own to learn. Just don’t bite off songs you can’t fully chew (ex. I still cannot play most all Tower of Power tunes, Rocco was insanely good).
+1
Too much of a look at me, look at me kind of guy for my liking.
I got to Module 16. And so I went back to 13, the Slap Module and started making progress. I am becoming one with the thumb. I had to take a step back again at lesson 3, introducing the pop into things, practice a bit until the hand felt more natural. Maybe even by this weekend I will be among this illustrious group of people 
Last night while practicing a song, I started noodling and improvising, doing my own thing - making music. I did some slapping and popping, too, and it felt a little more natural (meaning I produced sound lol). It was kinda magical.
I’ve bought a few of the Talkingbass courses and I’d say they’re really good, but a proper deep dive. The value they offer will depend on whether you’re up for the study required. The new forum is embryonic, hopefully it can be improved but I avoid it currently.
I tried SBL about 6 months ago when I finished B2B. I hated it, finding Scott way too wordy as an instructor and I sent them some feedback.
Well, after they’d introduced some changes they responded to my feedback and offered me another free trial. I really liked the newer content they added from other instructors and there are periodic online sessions with various mentors like Ariane Cap, Ian Allison, Gary Willis which are generally of high quality. Their forum section is also pretty slick and constructive.
Bottom line:
If I have an hour and want a bite size chunk of learning, I jump into SBL.
If I have a free weekend and want a feast, I go to TalkingBass.
The Technique Builder course has improved my improvising and melodic playing in a big way and I’m not far into it.
The forum is complete trash and I don’t even know why it exists the way it does o.O Unless it’s for integration, because it now tracks course progress, messages, etc and awards points that I believe can be redeemed for discounts on courses or something. But yeah, it’s pretty awkward to use compared to basically anything else I have used before.
Correct, I’ve updated my post to avoid confusion. 
I think back to things like learning to drive. When you start, everything is awkward, purposeful, and you have to think and overthink every move. Then, at some point, you stop thinking and just strart driving and don’t give each action a second thought. This comes with playing an instruement too, just a lot slower sadly. But I notice these things.
We are all impatient creatures wanting to master this, enjoy the zen of the small steps and the rewards they bring, its a beautiful thing.
Exactly. I’m still at the point where the impediments to my learning a song are mechanical. I’m looking forward to the point where the obstacles are more artistic and conceptual, and the mechanics just happen automatically with minimal conscious effort.
Congrats @hibike ,
Cheers Brian
@hibike Congratulations!
Welcome to the world of improv
Congrats @hibike
Thank you, @Celticstar - happy to be here! 