Welcome @whitney !
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Welcome @whitney
Have fun!
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Welcome @Anathar_Frost ! 
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Welcome @Anathar_Frost
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Welcome, @Anathar_Frost
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Welcome @whitney!
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Hi Josh! This Bass Buzz has been the best recommendation that I have received in 2026. Thanks for putting this together, and congrats on what sounds like a great year!
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Welcome @danielle.sciocchetti
Have fun!
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Welcome @danielle.sciocchetti !
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Welcome, @danielle.sciocchetti !
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Welcome @danielle.sciocchetti!
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Hello to everyone, thought I’d introduce myself as well as I’ve been a lurker for months now. I am Peter, 28 years old from Greece. I got my bass in April of this year but fiddled around and learned some songs from tabs for a couple of months. I started the B2B course a month ago. I am on the infamous pre-Module 5 Billy Jean Benchmark right now.
Picking up the bass was a big leap for me. I used to study piano in a conservatory in my teens until 18 where the curriculum and the genre was so heavy that it took me some time to realize that I wasn’t enjoying it anymore, it was a straight up chore. I kept it going in order to not let myself “down” more or less, until I crashed after an exam (which I did not pass) and it was over for me. My tutor was an a**hole and she would imply that I might have autism after repeating phrases over and over and not “getting” them. I don’t think I do have autism but that’s still a crippling comment. This made me feel like I wasn’t meant for playing music and it took me a decade to finally overcome it and allow myself the joy of learning and participating in something I love so much.
I always liked the sound and role of bass in songs and I wanted to give myself a chance by keeping my distance from anything that resembled a piano keyboard. It felt really strange the first few days and I was lost on the fretboard, I haven’t even touched a guitar before in my life, and it triggered me slightly thinking again that I might not have what it takes to coordinate my hands to do two completely different things.
The repertoire in classical piano always seemed sterile and kept me away from music that I actually loved. But I was so eager to join in and play along with the bass and I jumped right in. I want to thank @JoshFossgreen for being such an awesome teacher. He keeps the material fun and light without compromising the quality of the knowledge he is transferring.
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Welcome @PeterTz
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Welcome @PeterTz
Have fun!
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Welcome @PeterTz !
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Welcome @PeterTz!
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Welcome home Peter.
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Welcome @PeterTz glad to read you found joy in music again have fun !
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Hi there,
Just to introduce myself here. My name is Martin, almost 50 years old and I’ve been involved with music since childhood. My father played guitar and bass, and at home I learned my first chords on the organ. Later I bought a keyboard so a couple of cousins and I could put together a little band for a communion party, and from there I spent years playing keyboards at a beginner level in top-40 and rock bands. I also played together with my father for a while — him on bass, me alongside him — and we made music together in a few different lineups. Later in life I discovered singing and became a lead vocalist.
My father eventually found his place as a bassist in a blues band, something that brought him a lot of joy. After that he played in a rock/top-40 band, where I was asked to join as the singer — until health problems forced him to stop playing. Not long after, I started my own blues band together with a guitarist I already knew, and in that band I now sing and play bluesharp.
In December 2024, my father passed away after roughly a year of illness. It hit me hard, and honestly, it still does. He wasn’t just my father — he was also my music buddy. Recently I received his bass amp and one of his bass guitars: a keepsake to hold on to, a piece of him to keep.
I never had the motivation to learn a stringed instrument; it always seemed too difficult to me. But now, with his bass in my hands, I’ve taken the leap anyway. Somewhere along the way I’ve always thought the bass was a fantastic instrument — that low, rhythmic sound that gives music a certain soul. I started BassBuzz’s practice lessons, and I think they’re really good, though it’s quite demanding on my fingers and fingering technique. I’m still not sure whether I should really commit to this, especially since I’m also in the middle of a study program right now. Will I even have enough time? My goal would be to practice 10 to 20 minutes a day. But there will be days i am not able to, due to band practice or my study. I’m still torn about whether to actually start the course.
EDIT : Just bought the B2B course.
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First, welcome.
Second, having 10 to 20 minutes per day to spend learning bass is fine, assuming you have a plan and you follow it.
That said, free BassBuzz YouTube videos are fine at first. Josh shares some good stuff there. But the real deal gold is to be found in the Beginner to Badass (B2B) course.
Specific to your time constraints, each B2B lesson in a module is a bite-size tutorial you can work through in a quick sitting. Josh has designed it brilliantly, incorporating snippets of fun popular and/or largely familiar songs to present a particular playing technique or music theory concept. The course is entirely self-paced and yours to continue or to come back to whenever’s convenient with your schedule or desire.
With your musical background and experience, you will very likely go through the course fairly easily. And your fingers will be spared undue aching by learning the very best technique.
Lastly, you have the opportunity to plug into the instrument your Dad loved so much. That’s invaluable.
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