I guess it’s been asked before but I’m finishing module 9 and I’m already thinking on what to do next after finishing B2B, not sure if I’ll need/want to do a second pass for now.
I was thinking on maybe buying a talkingbass course after B2B, anyone with experience in that site can share some thoughts? Not sure if it’s ok to talk about what could be seen as a competitor…
It would be great if @JoshFossgreen had something more intermediate in mind 
I warmly recommend TalkingBass after finishing the Beginner to Badass course! I’m going through the Groove Trainer and I’m enjoying it very much.
You might like to read this thread about TalkingBass:
Oh… thank you very much!
Do the extras after you finish the course and maybe go back to any bookmarked lessons to really nail them down. Learn songs from start to finish and build up a list that you know you can play confidently. Then maybe Talking Bass? If it is the talk bass forum that has the lessons I cannot go there. Banned for life. Loll
Hey! I already learn and practice songs daily via Yousician, I’m in search of something similar to B2B to complement it but more in the intermediate territory.
I think the talk bass forum has nothing to do with the takingbass site
Thank you!
Hi there. No, TalkingBass is VERY different from Talkbass.
That is good. If it is an app I probably have it in my ohone already. Now I need to look.
Eta: I have it. Cool.
Hi there. Got an email because I was tagged in the conversation. What level are you at? Were you an ‘absolute beginner’ when you started B2B? How long have you now been playing?
I’ve mentioned it before, if you started B2B as an absolute beginner and have only worked through the course, you are still what I would consider a beginner. I say this because when you say intermediate it’s easy to recommend stuff way over your head.
I would consider an intermediate someone that can play the majority of common rock/pop bass lines with good technique and time in a band situation.
If you’ve already been playing a few years before doing the course that makes a BIG difference and would change any recommendations.
Mark that might be the understatement of the century 
He is an excellent teacher, folks. Strongly recommend his courses.
Hey Mark! I’m no absolute beginner, I played guitar on and off for about 20 years. Played some bass at home during covid and now wanted to rekindle the love for it.
Although I’m enjoying B2B a lot and I’ve learned lots of bits and chips from Josh, it’s been quite easy for me so far.
Played with several bands in my youth and I’m at level 6 on yousician if that matters at all.
What I lack the most is music theory, but I’m not sure if I want a deep dive in that topic as I’ve got bored several times trying to tackle it in the past… haha
OK that makes a big difference. The next question would be “What do you want to work on?” TalkingBass courses are very focused on individual areas. I treat it like creating a music college environment with individual lessons Harmony, Ear Training, Performance etc. If you want a more practical “Playing bass lines/riffs to learn” then Groove Trainer is probably the best option. If you want to learn to jam with friends, write bass lines/riffs, create fills and eventual solo then The Creative Bassist is the way to go. That’s a great precursor to Chord Tone Essentials which is a deep-dive into EVERY chord in Western music. How they are created, how to play them over the entired fretboard (as arpeggios) and use them. The Creative Bassist basically works as a precursor to that so you can ‘apply’ any theory you learn going forward.
Another thing worth mentioning is the courses are usually HUGE with months or years of practice ahead. You really have to approach them with a long term study in mind. The most extreme example would be Simple Steps To Sight Reading. That has 700 pages of exercises, 25 hours of video lessons and I would usually expect most people to working on it for around 10 years with lots of practice to reach the very top level. It takes you from beginner level through to VERY advanced sight reading way beyond anything you’ll be given on a gig. Think high classical reading level.
Of course the upside to this is you get a LOT of value for money! 
This is so timely for me because I’m in Module 14 and also starting to think about next steps. I’ve still got a few lessons I definitely need to go back to, but once I nail that content I’ve been worried about where to go from there. I 100% credit Josh’s awesome teaching and structured lessons with being able to stick with learning bass so consistently. But I feel like I’m still in a gray area where I need that structure for a while longer before I’ll be in a place where I’m comfortable sticking with a practice routine that I design.
Both Groove Trainer and the Slap essentials caught my attention, so I guess I’ll choose one of them. I really want to learn the slap technique, I can kind of play “Take the power back” slap phrases, but that’s it
I’ll think about it, thank you very much Mark!
I’ve been playing every day for 2.5 yrs now and am just now starting to call myself an advanced beginner.
I’ve been playing for 36 years and still consider myself a beginner!
Groove Trainer is a great course. I’m on part two but will go back and start all over. Lots of new material compared to B2B.
I think that the most important supplement to the lesson is playing new songs. Beyond B2B, you won’t necessarily learn too many new materials needed to successfully play songs. Playing new songs is the best way to discover new things to learn and master.
I grew up in a culture of endless learning, it can quickly work against you. I see my “private teacher” a few times a year simply for tune up and maintenance. There’s no way for me to absorb 30 minutes of new materials, theories or skills. At most it’s the first 5 minutes. Of course, if it’s a deep dive into a familiar mode and scale say Pentatonic then the level of absorption and length of lesson can be much longer.
Most new things I learned are not really used in the real world unless I’m going to make my own music. I’ve been gigging since the lockdown and I don’t really use new stuffs just different arrangement and different tempo that present any challenges and not so much theoretical challenges.
Form, or join a band.
Of course you can do more and more advanced study, but (for me) the reason to play bass is to play bass in a band.
I’ve signed up to other courses, and frankly, wasted my money as I can’t get excited about them. What does excite me is learning songs - hundreds now, as my YouTube channel will attest - and playing live … we have a gig on Friday, where we will play for 2 1/4 hours (3 x 45 min sets, 36 songs).
I wish I could join or form a band, but I got chronic migraines with vertigo (like 2 to 3 a week randomly) so it’s quite difficult to make plans ahead. My wife is also encouraging me to do it, but I don’t want to commit to something involving other people when maybe I can’t follow up with rehearsals or live concerts…
I was thinking on creating a Youtube channel as well to track my progress and force me to learn new songs, we’ll see.
Subscribed to yours!