Norm Stockton DVDs???

bubinga5 · #1 08-31-2006, 05:14 PM

Hey has anyone had any experience with Norm Stockton DVDs. Im not a religious man(maybe a little) but do these DVDs have alot to offer?

steveb98 · #2 08-31-2006, 09:57 PM

I thought they were okay not a lot of info but some good bits here and there.

diechris · #3 09-01-2006, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by bubinga5

Hey has anyone had any experience with Norm Stockton DVDs. Im not a religious man(maybe a little) but do these DVDs have alot to offer?

i bought 3 of them.... i think... all 4 except the begining one.. its hard for me to sit and watch and go through them(or any dvd training type stuff) but they helped..

i think i learned more from seeing him in one of his clinics. really cool guy too.

bubinga5 · #4 09-01-2006, 07:35 PM

So what are the best Bass instruction DVDs then. Been looking for them for ages???

pixelpounder · #5 09-02-2006, 08:34 PM

I have Norm Stocton's Vol 1 Groovin for Heaven and it's real good. It depends on where your at in your Bass playing journey. Try www.bassbooks.com for lot's of selection. It's where I go to drool when I need another book to keep things interesting.

vic_6 · #6 09-03-2006, 04:44 AM

i thought they were pretty good and enjoyable. granted there were things i already knew but i did learn a few things. i think it's a good buy.

whamonkey · #7 09-03-2006, 06:24 AM

Hmm....I don't know where the "not a lot of info" came from, the dvd's have tons of stuff to offer. If you are a beginner, Vol 1 is great. Vol 2 talks a lot about modes and such....great stuff. It really helped me to get a picture of how to construct bass lines, etc. Vol 3 is awesome as far as locking in with your drummer and Vol 4 is just Norm going off......he is a super talented player and very humble.

As far as his Christianity goes, he approaches the bass from a "contemporary praise team setting" but does not bombard you with Scripture at every turn. He talks about the reasons for a Christian bass player to be a part of a church band at the end of Vol 1. I am a Christian so I agree with him BUT again, he always takes the approach (on his dvd's and at his clinics) that not all folks share his views and the point of the instruction is to teach bass playing, not making disciples.

I have the pleasure of calling Norm a friend and I honestly think if you're looking for some excellent all around teaching, this series is hard to beat. If I actually sat down and applied everything he demonstrates in the thing, I would be a MUCH better player than I am today.

Have fun!

Mr_Dave · #8 09-03-2006, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bubinga5

So what are the best Bass instruction DVDs then. Been looking for them for ages???

i've just been watching the orginal john patitucci one again. i did that. i've got a jerry barnes one on funk/r&b that my music shop was chuckin because it was broken - fixed it and its great!

tedw · #9 09-04-2006, 12:27 AM

I completely agree with Whamonkey. I met Norm at one of his many clinics and was impressed enough to buy all four of his dvds. I highly recommend all of them.

caesarbass · #10 09-04-2006, 12:41 AM

The Jaco DVD is a must. Beginners to more advanced players can learn from it.

diechris · #11 09-04-2006, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tedw

I completely agree with Whamonkey. I met Norm at one of his many clinics and was impressed enough to buy all four of his dvds. I highly recommend all of them.

i agree... whamonkey was able to word what i couldnt seem to.. norm is an awesome guy... not to mention his MTD plays like a drreeeaaam!!!

i bought 3 dvds and his pondering the sushi cd..

Stock R · #12 09-04-2006, 07:57 PM

Is there a place where his DVDs are actually affordable? Last I checked they were $40 a piece...

slejhamer · #13 09-05-2006, 10:05 AM

For those who have used the Stockton DVDs, would you recommend getting his chart book as well?
http://www.normstockton.com/products/thecharts.htm

Or is it not necessary?

whamonkey · #14 09-05-2006, 10:56 AM

I have it....it certainly helps work out the different excersises. Necessary? No....but very helpful.

bradjonesbass · #15 09-05-2006, 11:02 AM

I agree with whamonkey. My church has the first two and I'm going to go ahead and order the whole series for myself, along with the charts. Great player and I thought the first two videos were very good. Especially the section on modes in the second one.

slejhamer · #16 09-05-2006, 12:55 PM

Many thanks! I think I will get the chart book, too.

Stock R: you can get the DVDs for "only" $35 each at worshipmusic.com

whamonkey · #17 09-05-2006, 05:24 PM

If you buy the set from Norm at his website he gives a discount versus buying one at a time. For example:http://www.normstockton.com/products/index.html

slejhamer · #18 09-06-2006, 04:28 AM

Yep - I ended up buying directly from Norm's site at the discounted package price for the first two DVDs.

The first DVD in the series is out of stock at worshipmusic.com. Hopefully Norm has one laying around!

steveb98 · #19 09-06-2006, 01:12 PM

The Patitucci and Jaco DVD's are great. I would add the Victa Wooten from Bass Day. Amazing to watch him play up close, but has a lot of great advise on the DVD. Last the Victa Wooten and Steve Bailey DVD Bass Extremes. Can be viewed as a concert or with them explaining their approach to each song. Those guys are scary good.

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