Online resources

[sr900guy]

Hi all, I’m looking into free/paid online courses ie Scott’s bass lessons.

who do you recommend and why?

 

[Malcolm35]

I like talkingbass.com. Nothing wrong with Scott's site I just prefer Marks.

Bass Guitar for Dummies if you like books and then anything written by Ed Friedland. Dummies gave me the basic finger patterns I still use today.
Amazon.com: ed friedland: Books

Ole Google finds most anything I want.

 

[eJake]

I recommend virtual lessons. Right now, so many musicians are out of work (cough me cough) many instructors are teaching one on one for cheap (or even free wink wink nudge nudge). Send DMs to people. 1 on 1 is always better.

 

[zacharybass76]

You can purchase Jeff Berlin's lesson packages from his website, www.jeffberlinmusicgroup.com His packages get you to reading music and put you on the correct path to learning bass academically.

 

[DarkStar90]

Honestly, as a musician with a degree, I don't recommend getting into too many video resources like scotts bass lessons. While they are great resources at times, video lessons are never tailored to you as an individual, and you get stuck just copying what was played in the context of a specific lesson. I would way rather learn from great books. Video lessons often take way too long to describe a simple concept. Books are generally cheaper and you only pay for them once. What players should be doing is learning basslines and melodies from their favourite songs, and analyzing what musical devices were used.

ALL THE INFORMATION YOU CAN GET FROM PAID RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND FROM FREE RESOURCES. YOUTUBE, YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, THE INTERNET, AND SPECIFICALLY HERE ON TALKBASS.