I should have put the shout earlier as last stumble @howard solved it and this time @joergkutter and fast.
Thanks
Jamie
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I’m struggling with that finger stretch on the left hand – very distracting. I can stretch Index/Ring or Index/Pinky, but Index/Ring/Pinky together seems out of reach for me, but not by too much. This is real annoying when I was in Module 8 working out the Root/3rd/5th, trying not to shift. My finders are not short, but my knuckles are offset, especially the pinky:
This is how things are for my hand in the “natural position.” To get the pinky into play, it requires me to rotate my wrist/hand outward. A very touchy-feely maneuver that I have to work very hard at to get it right. I don’t yet have the muscle memory to get there without having to think about it. I think @Gio told me once that the positions change gradually depending on where you are on the neck.
I really want the “one finger per fret” but it has eluded me thus far. 
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Shifting is perfectly fine and the more you do it, the easier it gets. We don’t have all tentacular fingers 
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Yes.
Also while it gets better with practice you can overdo it so before hurting yourself by trying to stretch further than you (currently) can shifting is perfectly fine as said.
Also the offset is pretty normal for human hands. I have small hands so in absolute measurements it’s probably less but relative to hand size my offset is comparable.
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Thanks guys. I suppose if there’s one downside to the curriculum, it is that the teacher can’t really look at your hand and say, “Yep,…” or “Nope,…” Although Josh as good as job as you can get without being there.
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I thought that too but as far as I can tell @JoshFossgreen does everything he can to clear up any doubts you might have, but especially hand shape and position is a complex topic as there isn’t a one size fits all solution.
I have come to learn that providing videos of actually playing what you are struggling with is the best method to get help here on the forum. Josh even took the time to create pictures of correct hand shape when I had questions about that regarding slap - see this thread/post: Slap & Pop on strings close together - #8 by JoshFossgreen
I know it can be scary to publish things expecially things you are struggling with but apart from a 1on1 teacher (which of course would be helpful too) I think this is the best method to get reliable help. Sidenote: It also helps when trying to do both roles yourself - teacher & student. It allows for a more objective eye on what you are playing. I don’t consider myself knowledgable enough to say “Yep.” or “Nope.” or “This has pros and cons.” but there are people here who are and I think they could be able to help if they actually see something to say yep or nope to 
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I completely agree. It is scary to get outside of your comfort zone, especially to video yourself struggling for few seconds, upload it to YouTube, and post it. But, nothing is free, and if I really want my answer I should man-up and bear it all to get my answer!
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Honestly - after you’ve done it it’s not scary at all anymore in my experience.
Everyone here is so nice, understanding and uplifting that for me it always was a positive experience.
I still recommend it but I just want to state again that this is a complex topic and you probably won’t get a “do it like this” answer, but rather: “you might want to correct this detail… or try out that… here is a hand shape style and here is another and they both work and you have to figure it out yourself to a certain degree.” - just wanted to make sure I did not push the expectations too high on the answer 
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Ha! Ain’t that the truth! I have learned not to take anything for granted since I started this journey. When I started this course I was concerned that my plucking hand was going to give me problems since I am a lefty. 8 months later, my right hand does things just fine as if they came naturally, and my dominant hand struggles mightily. So, no, I have dropped my expectations and and take everything with an open mind now.
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You got to much time on your hands @terb,
Looks like a lot of squiggly lines to me:joy: 
Cheers Brian
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not really 
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I need to do more color coding of my tracks and organizing items into subtracks like that. It’s easy but I’m lazy
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pretty straighforward with Reaper !
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Yep track management is super easy.
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Timing. I am brand new to bass so I am just practicing hitting the right notes, but in the back of my mind I am well aware the my timing is off. I can’t wait to finish your course and be a bass badass!
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I’m struggling with this little yellow s*it right now :
trying to find a useable tone for my next cover … at this point I don’t recommend the ODB-3 at all.
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Thats too bad. It sounds promising in videos. Sucks that it isn’t.
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it’s hard to describe, it sounds like a very agressive wave stacked over the original bass tone, I even wouldn’t call this an overdrive. it sounds like two tones at the same time, not an overdriven tone.
also the pots are very “on-off”, not progressive at all. very disapointing pedal IMHO.
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ugh, kind of sounds like my feelings about the Ampeg scrambler. It’s like this added dirt that has little to do with the input tone; not an overdrive at all.
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