I concur - I bought a new bass, a new amp and a pedalboard ā¦ but it thought I was the only one 
The disclaimer might have to be extended to new equipment and not just bass
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Ha ha ha. Iām thinking about getting a new amp down the road at some point too. Ha ha. And, Iām not trying to go crazy, but I eventually want to get a setup to record into my computer too. I donāt know anything about pedals so youāre telling me not to look into it for a while otherwise Iāll start wanting those too. Got it.
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This was true for me.
I bought myself a Squire Fretless Jazz Bass as a graduation present to myself after I completed B2B the first time. However, I havenāt purchased another bass after I completed B2B a second time (yet.)
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Just finished, 22 days. So addictive! Had to take a few days off to work on slap techniques to āpassā that chapter. I took notes of fast workouts (and 2 medium workouts) that I had issues with and will spend the next few weeks working on those and playing along with module 14. Also a few books arrived on theory, patterns along with big tab book. While listening to music now, I can hear octaves, happy/sad (maj/minor) and even figured out a few little parts that sounded familiar when just experimenting (overkill by men at work intro, breaking the law Judas Priest etc. Last night while playing along to J. Mascis, believe I was able to semi well accompany the music (basic root 3-5, triads, single notes etc, but really working on getting the plucking down. I wish there was more. Made a little area in my metal studio and getting into the habit to start and end my day with music. Great class, Thanks for putting this together!
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Iāve been going through the B2B course for 5 or 6 weeks. Just finished module 10. I first picked up a bass about 2 months ago. Muddled through some YouTube content for 2 weeks or so before I started the course. I am glad I did. @JoshFossgreen is an awesome teacher and has put together an informative, user friendly course. The course has the right amount of theory, practical tips, teaching, and playing to keep interest. The presentation of each lesson is well thought out and easy to follow. Most lessons have a riff set to music with both tabs and music sheet that make it easy to follow along. Through out the lessons, key points are presented and reinforced in a way thatās not overwhelming. The course extras booklet is also very helpful. This is the best money Iāve ever spent on a hobby.
@JoshFossgreen The only suggestion for improvement that I have, is for some of the fast workouts (especially Billie Jean and Some Kind of Wonderful and maybe others I havenāt gotten to yet) if its possible, add a video that allows for a custom playback speed. Maybe this could be in the course extras section. I know we can slow it down to .75 speed, but I would love to be able to incrementally work up to the 100% from there. For some of these more difficult lessons, I find myself ok at medium workout speed, ok at the .75 speed on the fast work out, but getting totally behind in the full speed fast workout. Thanks for a great course and I am looking forward to going through it again when I complete it the first time around.
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Update: my church has accepted me as an additional bass player for their worship team!! Iām so honored and humbled!!
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Congrats and well done!
Beginner to Badass is a great course for this 59 year old returning to bass. I started it from the beginning although I already knew much of the material. When I purchased the course and saw the (make your own) schedule and number of lessons, I thought there was no way I would be able to get through it in three months, let alone one month. However, the hands-on lessons were so fun and informative and Josh is so encouraging and engaging that I completed the course in 45 days. Granted, I did skip some of the slow workouts, while concentrating on others I needed the most work on. I had taken bass lessons from a guitar teacher long ago and learned some scales and modes. I was able to put some of it to use in creating bass lines in a band, but had little idea of why I was doing what I was doing musically. Beginner to Badass makes theory easy to learn and put into action. The most challenging part of the course for this old school player is slap. Iāve always been intimidated by it and never tried to learn it until now. Iām still working out the most suitable technique for me personally, specifically strike through or bouncing the thumb. With lots of practice, my accuracy is quickly improving but Iāve got a long way to go on speed. I love this course and Josh is an awesome teacher! Thanks for putting me on solid ground!
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Sounds like a great place to get real experience, and any mistakes will likely be, forgiven.
I enjoyed the course immensely. Thank you Josh, you are an amazing teacher.
Here are some aspects that I liked the most:
- You teach the things gradually without leaving any gaps in knowledge where that knowledge is necessary, yet keeping non-essential things out. This helped me to progress steadily while having fun and not being overwhelmed by unnecessary theory.
- Your positive and humorous attitude was essential for me to keep enjoying the course. A few times some of your jokes literally made my day.
- No bullshit approach. Before buying this course I started learning from various YouTube videos. Too many times people try to catch your attention by some superficial things that turn out to be not important at all. For a new student itās hard to understand what is actually important. In this course, as as well as in your other videos on YouTube, you explain things very well, share why you think this or that thing is important or not.
Take a bow mate. My deepest gratitude.
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Hey Future and current Bass Buzz fam. I just finally finished the B2B course (i had mostly completed it last year but i hadnāt finished module 16 yet and today i did.
I gotta say that i owe a lot of my bass playing abilities to this course. I saw what the structure and video format for courses could do for me and I am honestly really hoping for a Part 2 (intermediate 2 pro course please!!).
i feel like there is still lots of resources out there but itās the way the course is built that kind of forces that slow and consistent playing to actually play it the right way and really get better.
I will continue to recommend this course to any new bassists and thanks for the great times Josh! See you on youtube! lol
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Congrats on finishing the course. And welcome to the club with the rest of us hoping for more. I agree this course was great; it really got me started on the instrument. I have to credit my progress to the format and teaching-style of Josh and B2B.
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I Kinda just finished the course. Have a few fast workouts that still need workā¦ yesā¦ Billie Jean being one of them.
I absolutely loved the course to the point that life felt empty if I didnāt do a lesson or two per day. Very easily explained by Josh, lots of notes takenā¦ and lots of improvements to do stillā¦ but the foundations are in and I feel comfortable (although today in M15L5, I tried to improve moreā¦ and completely lost myself)ā¦ but heckā¦ Rome wasnāt built in a day!
Thank you Josh & Staff for what you have built for us. I hope that you will eventually bring a āBadass to Beastā class that we all can enjoy and learn more from you(More tapping, less slapping please!). Also would love a deeper dive into chords!
Nowā¦ I have a bucketload of videos to watch that Josh dropped as links in M16. (Loving the hair!)
See you on the low end!
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I started playing bass in September 2023. It was going okay, but I couldnāt find a course that was both well-structured and fun. Then, in March 2024, I started the āBeginner to Badassā course, and everything finally clicked! The course is amazingāwell-organized, engaging, and a lot of fun. I learned more in one month with Josh than I did in six months with other courses. And I really enjoyed it!
Thanks Josh!"
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Great !
Welcome to the community and to the bass world
you can introduce yourself here
Looking forward to your posts !
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Iāve enjoyed this course so much and learnt loads more than expected. Josh youāve made the course great fun. As a complete newbie I had no real interest in learning any theory initially, but found it really useful and far more interesting than I expected. The slow, medium and fast workouts are the perfect way to learn. Iām sad Iāve finished all the modules and hope you make another course soon!
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Beginner to badass is an example of excellence in online asynchronous learning. Joshās style of teaching and presentation keeps you engaged in the course and kept me moving forwards, and I am saying this as someone who does not have a great track record of finishing courses, projects, etc.!
The content is perfect - as someone with a musical background itās hard to find appropriate beginner material that is not too boring when reviewing the basics (or bass-ics!) but Josh still managed to make the content engaging and I found myself enjoying all lessons, even those covering information I am more than familiar with.
The exercises were great, and the ability to do slow, medium, and fast workouts was excellent. The build up from start to finish was at a perfect pace and I canāt believe how much Iāve improved in such a short space of time.
His teaching experience is evident as he managed to advise on technique/remind us to do/pay attention to certain things at the exact right moments, all without being able to know what we are doing at that point in time.
There are so many egos in music which I personally find off putting, but Josh, in spite of clearly being exceptionally accomplished on the bass, does not come across in this way. His personality is as much a key factor in the courseās success as his skill, in my opinion.
As someone who has taken many many online courses, and designed online learning and education programmes myself, I can easily say this is the best Iāve ever taken.
While I completely understand the challenges that a follow-up course would present, thereās no that question Iād be signing up ASAP if a follow-up were to be released. In the meantime, Iāll be continuing to re-visit the course, and Joshās excellent YouTube channel.
Thank you Josh for this gift to the bass world! 
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@amykate95, I think yours is the most eloquent review of B2B that I have read! Chapeau!
I know that the course, along with this wonderfully supportive community, have helped many of us on the journey to becoming, what I now feel comfortable calling myself, and that is a bassist.
I do hope you continue to enjoy your journey as much as I am!
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Great review
I can only agree !
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