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Best online lessons?

#22
Cheapest would be to use google, Wikipedia, TB and youtube to just look up the answers to questions you have and absorb all you can with one click leading on to the next. All the information is out there, you just need to sift through it and be honest with yourself about how your learning progresses.

"Best" would be a perfect match between your personal learning style and the teaching style of an instructor.

Lessons are a lot like eyeglass prescriptions. What makes something clear to one student can make things more blurry and confusing to another.
 
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#23
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Site A is telling you what notes are used in a C major chord and nothing else for $0.
Site B is telling you what notes are used in a C major chord and nothing else for $10.
Site C is telling you what notes are used in a C major chord and nothing else for $100.

Which site is the best resource?
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None of them, if that's all they're teaching you.
Learning without a teacher is like teaching a kindergartener the alphabet and telling them to write a thousand word essay when they can't even spell. Without someone to explain things to you, things can be hard to understand. Connecting the dots will take much longer than necessary.
 
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#26
In my own experience nothing can replace a teacher, particularly at the beginning. It's absolutely crucial.
Pass that, I would strongly recommend Ed Friedland's books; they are truly amazing.
His book on Blues and Reggae are must have; it might not be the ultimate genre of music you want to play but it's an amazing foundation.
His bass method is good too. I think the guy's contribution to bass teaching is vastly understated.
 
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#28
Unless your're a full on beginner to music and instruments with no clue how to learn, you can get good information from Free online tutorials. They're everywhere on YouTube. Once you know what specific technique or method you want to learn you just do a search.

If you're super new and have no clue about learning, you may want to set up a list of things you need to learn first to progress.

Here's a guide to follow.
1) learn the parts of the bass, and how it works.
2) learn how to hold the bass, and how to pick and fret the notes.
3) learn more about various ways to hold and pick the bass, and how to fret the notes.
4) learn the basics of music, and basic notation or, the major notes on the fret board.
5) practice and practice on a regular basis
6) the direction of what you want to learn or know will be up to you at this point. And you can find the answers for free online.

Eventually, you'll find a online resource that meets your needs, and teaches the way in which you can learn.
There is no best online instruction for everyone, as everyone's needs and learning ability is different. That's why, you should find one that fits your liking.
 
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#30
Josh Fossgreen's "Beginner to Badass" at bassbuzz.com is a good course. They have one, three and six month tracks. I rammed through it in a month, my daughter is methodically doing the six month track. I took advantage of Mark's sale a couple weeks ago at talkingbass.net and bought his slap courses. So far, so good.
 
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