Agree with Pam… B2B is the best entry level bass course out there. Josh is like your next door neighbor or schoolmate teaching you; Not necessarily hand-holding but he gets you playing.
Moreover , 50 songs are listed to hone the skills taught. If you dont like the songs there r plenty out there online listed by skill level with full tabs, notation, and so forth
TalkingBass is top-notch. IMHO its the best follow-up to B2B. If you want to take it to the next level you are taught everything in simple terms but it is up to you to do it.
Marks free live sessions are great… Last nights harmony stream was good. Too late for my timezone but still worth the watch,
SBL… Not for me. Marketing and personality.
Id rather find a specific artist on Truefire like Stu Hamm and just pay for a course or Dan Hawkins website for an individual course
TLDR, If you want to continue learning Bass after B2B, find an instructor/books/etc who jives with your personality.
I actually like watching Scott but there’s nothing I have seen from him that would be conducive to learning for me. That said I have not seen his Player’s Path lessons and I hear they are great.
I’ve done players path and I was very on and off until I just told myself it wasn’t for me…
I’m sure it’s great for a specific kind of player / learner, but I’m not that…
On players path I’m learning songs I just don’t want to learn, playing in ways I don’t want to play…
I like rock, playing with my strap low, and playing with a pick…
Players path is mainly filled with jazz, reggae, or blues and I’m just not into it… plus all the songs are played finger style so I never really get to work on my pick playing…
He has a lot of great lessons and recourses that if I physically forced myself to do would shape me into a better player, but I wouldn’t be having fun… so what’s the point
I haven’t watched much of Mark, but I’ve seen him cover videos discussing basslines from the Beatles, Led Zeppelin etc.
He seems more into the music I’m into, same can be said for Josh… I don’t think there is a single song I dislike on the 50 songs list…
Scott seems to like a music wider variety of genres… he sometimes refers to other bass players and lists bass player names… and I’m just sat there like… who?!?
Not at all. Read here, BadAss BassBuzz Alumni, and you’ll see plenty of people have talked about a feeling of loss when the course is over. Myself included.
Unfortunately, there’s no word on when that’ll happen.
Josh teaches 1 on 1 classes. You could send him a direct message and ask if he has any openings
LoL! Yeah, Scott can be pretty polarizing. People seem to either like what he has to offer or want to tear their own ears off just to make it stop. Quite a few people here tried SBL first, went nope, and then found BassBuzz.
About Josh and Mark
According to what I remember Josh posting on the forum, they are more acquaintances. I never got the impression they knew each other very well, other than they have spoken before. Also, they have both played on a cruise ship, but not at the same time.
I’ve been wondering if a follow up course (subject to happening) would be a genre or style specific smaller course - over on Harmonica.com (which is a sister company to BassBuzz and has some of the same people behind it) they have a B2B course like we do, along with a Blues Specific follow-up course and a handful of additional content in the form of articles etc.
It’d be cool to see a similar format, though whereas Blues is an obvious direction on the Harmonica for specialising, choosing a specific style or genre on the bass could prove trickier.
@PamPurrs Pam, Will do next time.
woke this morning and noticed there was still a discount despite the timer being expired. So, I bought the Scales Course.
Correct me if I am wrong but didnt you say do Scales before Chords?
I think there’s another Pam going around calling herself SPAM. She seems to be super popular since I see her mentioned quite a bit. Apparently loves to send emails!
Yes, I did Scale Essentials concurrently with B2B, and did Chord Tones afterward.
After Chord Tones, I did Walking Bass and then Sight Reading.
(I’m currently reviewing Chord Tones and Walking Bass as a refresher, but this time on the upright).
