Hahaha …
Rogue Scholar, just incase you missed the memo.
Typo yip. But I think you knew that… Hahaha …
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I suspected you meant a rogue scholar.
A little bit of knowledge is a…
Best of luck in your endeavors.
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To you to.
Peace out and enjoy…
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@jimmyWishbone I purchased everything as a bundle, when available, and during his sales (example Black Friday), so for the courses I am currently taking I’ve probably spent more like $400, but I get your point. Yes, to me spending a bit more $ and having a very well thought out course with structured material presented in an accessible way that’s progressive, is worth it. I do also utilize the occasional free YT video but it’s incredibly hit and miss, it takes a long time to find good content, and to be honest, my time is worth a lot more than that. As @MikeC said, you do you and I’ll do me. And, nope I’m not a great bass player, but I’m trying to eventually become a good one.
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Did some math: if you purchased every course on talkingbass, as a bundle, including the one he literally released this week, not on discount it comes to $1520. I’m not including etudes. I believe it would take a good 2-3 years to actually master all of that content.
Note: the $2700 figure quoted above by @jimmyWishbone was incorrect. In order to get to $2700 you need to add up every dollar figure on the site, whereas in actuality the courses that have multiple separate modules, such as sight reading, can be purchased as a bundle. For example each module is $89 separately or you can purchase the bundle of all 3 for $250. Additionally Mark has occasional sales, such as Black Friday, where everything is approximately 20% off.
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Yes, it would take years — even at a dedicated, aggressive amount of study time per day — to work through and practice the material in every TB course.
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It’s not like you need to buy everything all at once either. Is the Chord Tones course worth its price? Absolutely, and it’s not that much, especially on sale.
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I agree! I’m really trying to get all of my moneys worth before buying another resource. Thank you
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I can get it for $96. Can you explain what exactly it goes over? Do I need to know how to read music prior to doing this course?
Do I need to know how to read music before doing the chord tones course?
No, the chord tones course has both standard and tab notation for all the lesson material.
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@michaelmorris here’s a quick run down of chord tones. In module 1 You learn intervals, and chord construction. You learn the 3 main finger patterns (first finger, second finger, fourth finger) for every triad and 7th chord. You learn about extended chords, suspended chords, inversion, slash chords, etc. In module 2 you learn to cycle the various chords all over the fretboard. I won’t try to explain it all cause it wont make sense but it’s basically a very incremental and progressive approach. I have memorized the entire fretboard at this point because of this course. Module 3 is all application of what you’ve learned with various backing tracks.
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Some people spend so much time posting it leads one to wonder if they post more then they practice.
Practice for more time than you post and see if that works.
Coffee shop athletes don’t win the game.
Talking is easier then practicing.
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Nice breakdown, Jeff.
Years ago, I emailed Mark and asked him which of his courses I should start with. He answered immediately that Chord Tones Essentials is the course he recommends. It teaches you the hows and whys of how chord harmony — the backbone of music construction — is made. It truly is essential learning that unlocks the way songs are written.
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After Bass Buzz I went to Scott’s Bass lessons. It was recommended to me by a friend who is a professional player. I could not have started Scott’s without Bass Buzz, but if you run through their program as set up it is very good and I am steadily, and slowly, progressing. I come back to B2B frequently to refresh myself, and I am waiting for them to come out with their intermediate lessons, but Scott’s has TONS of stuff and it’s all progressional, so start on one lesson and work all the way through, then pick where you want to focus next. If you stay on one group of lessons until you have it down, and they say that could take 6 months for the more difficult lessons, so don’t feel bad, then you will know it and the next lesson will still be challenging. I’d say you could EASILY spend 6 months just learning all the basic (at least I consider them basic) classes, then move on. The Players Path is well organized, as is the Beginners Journey. There’s also Bass Guitar Foundations, and Essential Groove Techniques. Blues is another separate lesson. Just so many choices and all in nice steps. Not as easy to understand as B2B, but still easy to understand.
PS, I looked through all the instruction lessons from everybody before I started with B2B, looked through them again and the way Scott and his people teach was the best for me when it was time to advance, so spend some time checking out the free lessons from everybody before making a decision. Talking Bass, Scott’s, Greg’s Bass Shed, EBass, etc.
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For a guy who rags on others for posting, you sure post a lot.
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You may want to do a count on that.
I come to the forum on take 5 moments, as in rest between practices.
Its not intended as raggin.
2 hours posting vs. 1 hour practicing, hmmmm…
Which of the above do you think makes a person a better player?
No dog in this hunt, but I’m a sucker for data. 411 posts over 135 days comes in at just over 3 posts per day.
And 1 hour of practice since the last post…
That’s around my common m o.
Today pretty standard, 2 hours practice and 4 or 5 posts.
Its working for me.