Jeff Berlin: Private bass lesson!
 

Check out this brand new video bass lesson with Jeff Berlin from NAMM 2013!

http://www.forbassplayersonly.com/Fe...ss-Lesson.html

I don't know how he picked that guy, but I'm glad it wasn't me.

I wouldn't even touch a bass in front of Jeff.

:)

Wow. Good thing dude had some skills so he wasn't too fazed at all, IMO. I didn't think it was a bad lesson at all. He's surely a rough teacher to have though.

Wow. That's a great concept, and a brutal way to teach it. Thanks so much for sharing.

It was a very good lesson.

And Jeff was great through it all.

I'm just glad it wasn't me. I would have folded. That guy held up well. :)

Blyss (the guy getting the lesson) is a seriously good bay area player and a great dude.

I don't like Jeff's recorded playing, a personal preference, but his lesson delivery kicks major butt. He's a killer teacher. I wanted to go to his school when I lived in Florida but never could, even though I lived literally 3 miles from it.

And after all the years of reading him in Bass Player magazine, I have yet to ever see him be wrong.

He's spot on. WTG, Jeff!

Perhaps they'll make it a series?

The problem is he's absolutely right! It's very easy to get into a "comfort zone" and not change & grow(God knows I'm guilty as hell!). Just goes to prove, we all need to know music & theory and how to apply it in everyday playing...... (excuse me, I have some major woodshedding to do!!!). :cool:

I got better just watching that lesson

Me, too!

Thanks, great stuff!

That video reminds me of Steve Vai's audition for Frank Zappa, Steve went through it pretty hard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx1RguHA4XE

Cool! Thanks for posting! I'm waiting for free time and finances to collide and then I'm taking some Skype lessons with Jeff. This is a good warmup!

Yes, it really does. I'd never seen that interview before, thanks for posting it.

I miss Jeff here :bawl:

Interesting, but. He's recommending that one should study things they aren't familiar with. Kinda goes without saying, me thinks.

Jeff dosen't miss it here.;)

I know, he told me that but, I still miss him here and all the fireworks :)

But so many folks don't get that :scowl:

Wow!

Great vid. I was trying to imagine myself sitting there in front of Jeff Berlin while holding a bass, and all I could think of was FREEZE UP. Excellent lesson - I'm going to try to apply it immediately.

Jeff's approach reminds me of Zappa's approach to auditions (at least in the case of Steve Vai - if you haven't seen it, you should youtube it - it's hysterical.)

Oh wait - it's posted above - the clip has reminded someone else of the audition, too!