Could you add an audio player underneath each video which loops the backing track for that lesson? I agree with @Deuterion that practicing for longer periods is useful, and that restarting the video is a bit disruptive. Having a player would also be much more convenient than downloading the backing track and arranging to loop it in our own software.
For the next course, I’d love to see a lesson on “Good Times” (and anything else by Bernard Edwards).
@AlexM
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Welcome to the forum @AlexM, that’s a great idea, I will add it to the list!
The challenge of the second album! I found B2B excellent because if filled a niche that I didn’t find anywhere else. It got me over basic hurdles in a fun, structured and solid way that no other course I found could match.
With an intermediate or advanced course; I think that is going to be more difficult. There are established courses already out there with a mix of annual subscription (SBL), stand-alone courses (Talking Bass) and a one-off payments for full courses (Ariane Cap). The time taken to create, test and publish a Bassbuzz workshop to match these (and the many others out there) would be considerable. And would it be commercially viable?
The honest answer is I don’t know. I’d probably agree with the suggestions of one off specialist courses - short, relatively inexpensive and trying to find a niche that you can exploit. And in the meantime, make sure you do market the B2B course - I’ve watched some of your YouTube videos e.g. finger exercises and I don’t remember seeing any mention of B2B. It is great that you don’t constantly overwhelm everyone with advertising and marketing; but don’t be too humble as it took me a while to find you!
Thanks again for a great B2B course … the world (or at least family and friends) can blame you for unleashing my inner bass into the wild.
I haven’t completed the course yet, but I do want to here:
Herein lies the value of the teacher. Thanks to YouTube I am familiar with Scott and Mark and their videos. I chose Josh’s course because for me I just relate to his lessons better than the other guys. If Josh would cover the same material as the other two guys, I would probably go back with Josh because of his passion for teaching that goes way back, and I like the way is course is offered. No memberships, DVD option, are pluses as well. Getting going from a dead stop, I think Josh’s course is the best. So, I’d just continue.
Yeah, I mean, I’m at that point now; basically starting in on intermediate level after having finished the course and practiced for a year or so. Even so, I am not shelling out for SBL but rather doing my own thing while looking forward to Josh’s next course. I do watch Mark’s free lessons though.
I’d totally agree with that statement. But using a car analogy; what gets you from 0-60 “best” won’t necessarily get you up to 200 “the best”. And for each of us “best” might be slightly different as we all have different goals and motivation.
Without B2B I would have struggled to get up to a basic speed \ knowledge but like some others on this board; I have moved on to other courses e.g. Mark @ Talking Bass and his sight reading course. I can’t see what Josh could deliver that would have me go back and purchase a sight reading course. Or a course; where sight reading was a significant proportion of that course.
At the end of the day; what Josh and Bassbot need to gauge is whether there will be enough interest, backed up by hard cash, to make the investment of thousands of hours effort in a new course worth it commercially. My view (and it is only an opinion) is to focus on specific topics that aren’t covered well elsewhere as a wide ranging general intermediate workshop has too many well developed courses to compete against. Feel free to disagree.
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I don’t necessarily disagree, but I think there’s more to it: intangibles. Certainly you can have two teachers that can cover the same material, but you have to consider the teacher. Mark is very good at what he does, and I like to listen to his “lectures,” but he brings an entirely different game to teaching bass than Josh does. They each have their own game and their own audience. In Josh’s case, I was captivated by the BassBuzz channel. One day at lunch I after I had watched one too many of his videos, I thought, “I’ve just got to try to do this. This guy has me convinced; I think he can get me there.” And, so I am on my way, way beyond anything I thought I was capable of. Before the B2B course, I was just floundering with books and assorted YouTube videos. Mark certainly appeals to my intellectual side, but Josh has that too (though not on display in the beginner course, but if you explore his old channel it’s there). As far as the other big player goes, Scott Devine; I just don’t dig him at all. If I had one teacher, Josh would be it.
I shelled out $250 for the DVD course, and I consider it bargain. Whatever Josh comes up with, even if something already covered by others, I’m just going to get it because 1) I feel I owe him the opportunity after such a good job on Beginner2BadAss, and 2) I know I’m going to get good lessons for my money.
Thanks for the thoughts @daviesg66!
This is something I can fully relate to and agree with @kwt7667… There are however many ways for each of us to progress “Post B2B”. I’ve tried looking at a lot of other things available online and in book stores. Even purchased a couple books on Theory from Ariane Cap… All good I suppose but nothing compares to the B2B… I suppose what I have learned most “Post B2B” is that I needed to think back to each of those lessons, and what I began to realize what @JoshFossgreen was teaching (at least to me), was the ‘technique’ of “self discipline, self motivation, and self respect” for *the instrument, for *yourself, and for *music… Take just those three things and move in the direction YOU want to go and YOU will succeed…
Again, this is all just from my (very) old prospective, but bottom line is… I quit looking for another teacher, another book, or another online resource… I’m finding that following what I was taught in B2B has given me plenty of tools that I needed to be able to move forward in “MY” direction… I have realized over time, effort, and practice that I have learned more “Post B2B” than I did during B2B… THAT, is a Josh Fossgreen thing… THAT, is what I learned from his B2B course… (oh, and I also learned how to play Bass…)
No other course, instructor, book, etc… can teach that… THAT is what I gained from the B2B course, and as far as another course is concerned,… I dunno… The B2B was monumental and like movies, sequels sometimes just don’t fill the bill - unless they are WAY over the top - a REAL challenge for the Josh Fossgreen Team to pull off.
Damn, wrote another novel… Sorry…
Keep on Thumpin’!
Lanny
Hi @Lanny,
Love you’re novel, you could not have spelt it out any better.
I had lessons from a very awesome bass player who taught me to play, read and develop my chops.
In the end I would just take a CD to him and have him chart songs for me to play, but you also need to develop your own style.
Josh’s course provides a sequential way to progress and develop your skills and keeps you highly motivated.
Even though I already knew how to play I found that starting right at the beginning of module 1 and working through to where I am currently at in module 15 on b2b I have been exposed to things I never knew and as I said earlier, Josh’s patience and humour make it very enjoyable.
The only thing that I wish I had was the supporting books etc that are yet to arrive,
No fault of B2B, it is due to the current covid situation that is delaying delivery to me down under.
Doesn’t matter though cuz when they arrive I will probably go back to the start and go over everything again.
Now I written a bloody novel as well.
cheers Brian
@Lanny Good points! Put it another way, B2B is the “Core Curriculum” for bass instruction. Everything that follows are electives to go in the direction we want to go.
Hi Josh,
Definitely the first, and maybe the second module should be a review to catch everyone up.
More on diatonic chord progressions and the use of the Nashville numbers would be great.
Maybe we will even find out about the mystery “diminished” chord!!!
Thanks,
Butch
I don’t want to come out as a conspiracy theorist, but does this mean we’re getting news soon? 
Oh I really hope so @gcancella 
I’m still a bit lost when I’m practicing with no structure to follow
OK, sit tight.
Each major or minor root/third/fifth chord spans seven frets.
If it’s a major chord, root to third is four frets, third to fifth is three frets.
If it’s a minor chord, root to third is three frets, third to fifth is four frets.
Root and fifth are always the same (remember: it’s the third that determines whether the cord is major or minor).
The diminished root-third-fifth chord is the odd one out – it spans six frets. Three for root to third, and three from third to fifth. In the major scale, that’s the seventh chord; in the minor scale, that’s the second.
That’s all there is to it.
Ah ha! Good explanation!
Thanks Peter!
Haha nope, just was testing out using pins more, but it was causing some clutter on mobile so I unpinned.
AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO THINK