BassBuzz YouTube Video Guide

[eric.kiser]

Last Update: 10 July 2023

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.

BassBuzz Live Streams with Josh Fossgreen

• I’m Your Bass Teacher. Ask Me Anything.
  Video #2 Contains Josh’s pedal recommendations.

Bass Gear Reviews

• Beginner Bass Guitars - Reviewed

• Best Beginner Bass Practice Amp

• 5 String Basses Suck for Beginners (7 Reasons)

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

• 10 MORE Gadgets to Make You a Better Bassist (Or NOT?)

• I Bought 5 Cheap A$$ Basses (To See if They Sucked)

• What’s the Best $350 “Do-It-All” Bass? (Yamaha vs. Ibanez)

• 7 Basses You Should NEVER Buy

Before Beginner to BadAss

• Bassist Answers Google’s Top Bass VS Guitar Questions
  Helping you decide on the Best instrument for you.

• 5 Beginner Bass Myths (Busted)

• Are Your Hands too small to Play Bass? (5 BIG Mistakes)
  Spoiler: They are not.

• Beginner Bass Guitar Basics, Made Easy!

• Beginner to Badass - Bass Lessons (Learn How to Play Bass)
  See what it’s like to learn from Josh Fossgreen.
  And the page you need for purchasing Beginner to BadAss!

• How To Play Chords On Your Bass (Beginner Lesson)
  One more lesson to get you sounding awesome, fast.

MODULE 01

How to tune the bass, basic rhythm and technique, and epic bass slides.

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

• Your First Beginner Bass Lesson (7 Simple Steps)
  The Best Beginner Bass Introduction Ever

MODULE 02

Eighth note rhythms and how to read tablature.

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

• Are You Plucking the Wrong Way? (Bass Technique Showdown)

MODULE 03

The 12 note system, more eighth note rhythms, and technique building.

• Beginner Bass Mistakes (5 Tips to Suck Less)

• Bass Mistakes That Are SLOWING You Down

MODULE 04

String crossing, chugging, and note names on the first five frets.

• Learn Your Bass Fretboard Notes (Easy Starter Method)

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

• 7 Days to Learning Bass (Beginner Lesson)

MODULE 05

How to read music, musical intervals, right hand string jumps.

• 3 Beginner Bass Riffs (You Can’t F*** Up) - Blocked in the UK!

• 5 Levels of Smells Like Teen Spirit (Noob to Krist)

MODULE 06

More speed and accuracy, and note names up to the 12th fret.

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

• Practice THIS Daily (10 Mins)

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

• Better Bass Tone with “The Producer Switch” (costs $0)

• Top 30 Most Iconic Bass Riffs (With tabs for all 30 riffs.)

MODULE 07

The major scale, root notes, key signatures, and improvisation.

• 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

Syncopation, triads, chords, arpeggios, and chord progressions.

• 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)

• Simple Trick to Un-Boring Your Bass Lines (No Theory Required)

• 10 Songs that Taught Me Bass (Easy to Effin’ Hard)

• Why Your Bass Playing Sounds “Meh” (5 Beginner Fixes)

MODULE 09

The minor scale, dynamics, diatonic chords, and Nashville numbers.

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

MODULE 10

New time signatures, triplets, shuffles, and articulation.

• Bass Lines *Any Style* with Just 2 Notes (for Beginners)

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

MODULE 11

Using roots and fifths like a real bass player and new musical styles.

• The 10 Rules of Bass Playing (That Pros Break)

MODULE 12

Using octaves like a real bass player, and finding notes with unisons and octaves

MODULE 13

Basic slap and pop technique, different patterns, minor pentatonic scale, and blues scale.

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

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

• Flea Teaches His Stupidly Simple Slap Drill (For Insane Speed)

• 10 Songs That Taught Me SLAP (Easy to Effin’ Hard)
  A simple guide to becoming a slap master.

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

MODULE 14

The “Ultimate Groove Woorkout”!

• How to JAM a Metal Bass Solo Like Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)

MODULE 15

How to jam in different musical scenarios.

MODULE 16

How and what to practice, ear training, using a pick, intro to advanced topics like 16th notes and shredder techniques.

• How to Play Bass With a Pick (from an ex-Pick Hater)

• 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)

• Make Your Sh*tty Bass Play Like a DREAM (5 Steps)
  The Official BassBuzz Bass Setup Instructional Video.

• Stupidly Simple Exercise for Dope Ass Bass Lines
  (Not a video but a fully spelled out lesson from Josh - with tabs.)
  If you ever want to know what to practice, here is the complete breakdown of James Jamerson’s practice routine.

7 Reasons 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)

• 7 Reasons Les Claypool is Strangely Awesome (+Lesson Tips)

• 7 Reasons This Yes Bass Line Kicks Ass (+Full Song Tab)

• 7 Reasons Thundercat is Awesome (+Bass Lesson Tips)
  Thundercat gets an extra video because he makes Josh’s head Explode!
  Bassist Hears Thundercat for First Time (Mind Blown)

50 First Songs Pack / 50 First Songs Challenge

• 50 First Songs Pack
  Only available to those who have purchased the Beginner to BadAss course.

• 50 Songs for B2B - Upgraded and Digital 🤖 - Discussion Page

• 50 First Songs 100 Week Challenge
  This is not a video.
  It takes you to the coordinating page for the 50 Songs Challenge.

• How to Play Hysteria on Bass (10 Simple Steps + Tabs)
  The 51st song in the 50 song challenge!

Official BassBuzz Discord Server

• BassBuzz Discord Server

[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 - Learn Your Bass Fretboard Notes (Easy Starter Method) - YouTube

[Jazzbass19]

Module 7

lesson 1

Scales
On BassBuzz - How to Learn Bass Scales (Become a Better Bassist, Not a Robot)
On YouTube - How to Learn Bass Scales (Become a Better Bassist, Not a Robot) - YouTube

[Jazzbass19]

Module 8

lesson 5

12-Bar Blues Progression
On BassBuzz - Beginner Blues Bass "Survival Shapes” (Simple Method for 12 Bar Blues)
On YouTube -Simple Blues Groove (Beginner Bass Lesson) - YouTube

[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 - Beginner Funk Bass Made Simple (Bootsy’s Funk Formula) - YouTube

[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!