BassBuzz YouTube Video Guide

[eric.kiser]

Last Update: 19 September 2020

I have collected links to all the @JoshFossgreen BassBuzz instructional videos on YouTube with a reference to where they fit in the Beginner to BadAss course and a link to where they’re posted on the BassBuzz forum.

If you finds any broken links, spelling errors, or something I’ve missed, let me know in the comments.

50 First Songs Pack

• 50 First Songs Pack (direct link)
• 50 Songs for B2B - Upgraded and Digital 🤖 (discussion page)

Bass Gear Reviews

• Testing Out 10 Bass Gadgets (Wasted $$$ Or Worth It?)

Only On YouTube - Beginner Bass Reviews

• Best Beginner Bass (Group Review)
• Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar (Blindfolded Bass Review)
• Cort Action 4 PJ (Blindfolded Bass Review)
• Ibanez Gio GSR200 (Blindfolded Bass Review)
• Dean Edge 10 PJ (Blindfolded Bass Review)
• Yamaha TRBX304 (Blindfolded Bass Review)
• Squier Vintage Modified Jazz (Blindfolded Bass Review)
• Epiphone/Tobias Toby Deluxe IV (Blindfolded Bass Review)

Only On YouTube - Beginner Amplifier Reviews

• Best Beginner Bass Amp (Group Review)

MODULE 01

• 20 Tips I Wish I Knew as a Beginner Bassist (Avoid My Dumb Mistakes)

• 5 Beginner Bass Myths (Busted)

Only on YouTube - Beginner Bass Basics

• Bass Straps (Beginner Bass Basics)
• How To Tune Your Bass (Beginner Bass Basics)
• Basic Bass Plucking Technique (Beginner Bass Basics)
• Basic Bass Fretting Technique (Beginner Bass Basics)

MODULE 02

• 6 Bass Tone Fixes (Stop Sounding Like A Newb)

MODULE 03

• Beginner Bass Mistakes (5 Tips to Suck Less)

MODULE 04

• Learn Your Bass Fretboard Notes (Easy Starter Method)

• 5 Bass Muting Technique Fixes (Why Your Playing Sounds Messy)

MODULE 05

• 3 Beginner Bass Riffs (You Can’t F*** Up)

MODULE 06

• 5 Levels of Bass Finger Exercise (Beginner to Advanced)

• The #1 Bass Fretting Technique Myth (Are You Fretting The Wrong Way?)

MODULE 07

• How to Learn Bass Scales (Become a Better Bassist, Not a Robot)
  (Includes links to a ton of melodic bass tabs.)

• 5 Simple Shapes For Infinite Bass Lines (Bassist Shortcuts)

• Bulletproof Beginner Bass Fills (3 Simple Steps)

MODULE 08

• Beginner Funk Bass Made Simple (Bootsy’s Funk Formula)

• Beginner Blues Bass "Survival Shapes” (Simple Method for 12 Bar Blues)
  (Includes using Nashville Numbers and help with composition.)

• Idiot-Proof Bass Chords (2 Easy Chords for Any Song/Jam)

• How to Play Bass with a Drummer (Foolproof Beginner Blueprint)

• 5 Beginner Bass Lines to Show Off With (+How to Play ‘Em Right)

MODULE 09

• The Blues Box (+7 Easy Formulas for Blues Bass Lines)

MODULE 10

• 3 Reasons This Bass Line Is Awesome (Bon Jovi)

MODULE 11

MODULE 12

MODULE 13

• Idiot-Proof Beginner Slap Bass (Every F**king Detail You Need to Get Started)

• How to Slap & Pop Faster (Bad vs. Good Bass Technique)

Only On YouTube

• Older Series Of Videos On Slap Bass
  (Slap Bass Training from the Josh Fosgreen channel.)

MODULE 14

MODULE 15

MODULE 16

Only On YouTube

• The Secret To A Great Ear (no talent required)
  (Ear Training from the Josh Fosgreen channel.)
  (He writes about it here on BassBuzz.)

• Transcribe! - How I Learn Songs Fast and Accurately By Ear
  (Transcription Training from the Josh Fosgreen channel.)

After Beginner To BadAss

• Are You An Intermediate Bass Player? (Here’s How To Know)

Player Profile Series

• 7 Reasons Flea is Awesome (with Bass Lesson Tips)

• 7 Reasons Steve Harris is Awesome (+Metal Bass Lesson Tips)

• 7 Reasons Cliff Burton is Awesome (+Bass Lesson Tips)

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[Jazzbass19]

Great idea, @eric.kiser . . .

I have a playlist of Josh’s YouTube videos, and will see what I can dig out for you!

Cheers, Joe

[Jazzbass19]

Module 6

lesson 1

Fretboard Knowledge
On YouTube - https://youtu.be/tcok98Vk6uA

[Jazzbass19]

Module 7

lesson 1

Scales
On BassBuzz - How to Learn Bass Scales (Become a Better Bassist, Not a Robot)
On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PzUVcDkjX8

[Jazzbass19]

Module 8

lesson 5

12-Bar Blues Progression
On BassBuzz - Beginner Blues Bass "Survival Shapes” (Simple Method for 12 Bar Blues)
On YouTube -https://youtu.be/CPjZeqtWVxc

[Jazzbass19]

Module 13

lessons 1 -5

Slap Technique
On BassBuzz - Idiot-Proof Beginner Slap Bass (Every F**king Detail You Need to Get Started)
On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMIGBQ8tBb8nWFa2fbZ83dm8HW7dYA-YH

[eric.kiser]

Thanks Joe! Very helpful.

I have all these entered in the original post. After reading through the stuff Josh posts with his videos on BassBuzz I think listing the Lesson # is getting more granular than needed. I’m going to take that out and clean up the OP.

[joergkutter]

Great stuff, guys!!!

[Jazzbass19]

OK, @eric.kiser . . . got it.

Glad I could help out, and I’ll continue to see what other links I can apply to this post and add them as I go.

Once again this is a great idea . . . nice to a have a central thread to link lessons and videos together

Cheers, Joe

[eric.kiser]

Yeah. I’ve been wanting to do this for awhile. The COVID-19 advisement’s just gave me the extra time to do it.

@JoshFossgreen Let me know if there is anything you don’t want on here. For instance, there is a link to some of your old slap videos.

[Jazzbass19]

Module 7

lesson 3

Intro to Improvising
On BassBuzz - Beginner Funk Bass Made Simple (Bootsy’s Funk Formula)
On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gDK98JVAnQ

[JoshFossgreen]

Thanks for putting this together @eric.kiser! Looks good. There are a couple “BassBazz” entries that you may want to correct to “BassBuzz,” unless I have a mispelled doppelganger out there.

Here’s the forum link for the Fretboard Notes vid - Learn Your Bass Fretboard Notes (Easy Starter Method)

I don’t mind links to my older videos! I like that you distinguished as “older josh vids” so people don’t click expecting my current production value and then find some punk 21 year old with a webcam and a bad hair cut. :PPPPP

[Vik]

@JoshFossgreen

some punk 21 year old with a webcam and a bad hair cut

That punk 21 year old rocked it though with those videos, I like your vintage stuff! It’s neat seeing your evolution too as both a bass player and a teacher. Those old vids are like your first album releases, a little raw, but pure.

[howard]

Punk 21 Josh is worth seeking out just for the Don’t Stop Believin’ party trick

[eric.kiser]

@JoshFossgreen

“BassBazz” entries that you may want to correct to “BassBuzz,”

Oh man. Thanks for catching that. Fixed. And thanks for the Fretboard link. Not sure why I couldn’t find it.

@Jazzbass19 Got it. Thank you.

[eric.kiser]

Okay. I think I have everything I originally intended to include and I’ll keep updating whenever new stuff comes out.

I did not include the bass and amplifier reviews and I didn’t scour Josh’s old YouTube videos looking for stuff to include.

If I missed anything from the BassBuzz YouTube channel or if anyone has an older Josh video they think should be included, please let me know.

Also, if anyone finds any broken links, spelling errors, or has any formatting suggestions to make it look more consistent, let me know about that too.

[eric.kiser]

Updated to include Josh’s new popping video.

Also, after going through the course again, I’ve moved some things around in the early lessons. This was only in places where Josh was more general about what module the video would go with.

[eric.kiser]

@JoshFossgreen Thanks for the Pin!

I was still trying to figure out how to keep letting new people know about this. Let me know if there’s anything you think I should change or add.

[JoshFossgreen]

Looks good to me @eric.kiser, thanks again for doing this!