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Starting over.

G19Tony

G19Tony

Apr 27, 2018
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Las Vegas, NV
#1
I've been learning bass with BassBuzz.com. It's a good site and I've learned a lot. I had a long period of being very busy at work, and I just didn't feel like sitting down with the bass. :( I had stopped on Module 6 of the program. When I sat back down with the bass, I just felt lost. So, I'm going back to the beginning. As with any endeavor, consistency is the key to success. I'm going to endeavor to be more consistent. :)

I also want to find a local instructor for some extra help. I learn better with a live human being. :thumbsup:
 
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Well, just do it, pal. Perhaps a teacher would help keep you going this time. But, whatever you do, in between studying and practicing try to just play some for fun. It could be playing along with a cd or the radio, or just noodling around making up stuff, the point being to enjoy playing under no pressure. Just pure pleasure. Plus, it will help develop your fingers, etc. as well as your ear. The pleasure will also help feed your desire to play. That's what got me started, the pleasure of playing, and it's what kept me coming back for more. The studying and practicing came after the pleasure got me addicted to playing the instrument (no matter what the instrument was at the time -- I started on piano, by ear).

Best of luck to you this time around.
 
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I think you're on the right track by getting back on the BassBuzz wagon. Obviously a live instructor would be ideal, but IMO Josh does the best job at getting a player up and running from ground zero and I like his cheesy jokes and antics...a little levity makes any instruction more bearable.

However, be careful with selecting a live instructor. I started out that way with a local GC instructor...great guy and all and a super-talented musician, but not necessarily the best "instructor." I didn't know any better at the time, but now that I look back on it, I feel he was all over the place with what he had me learning.

Stick it out with Josh since you're already invested. Afterwards (if you haven't found a live instructor you're happy with), I'd recommend Ari Cap's Music Theory for the Bass Player course to package and put a bow on everything you've learned so far, but from a more theory-centric perspective.

After that (if you haven't found a live instructor you're happy with), I'd cherry-pick Mark Smith's courses from Talkingbass.net based on particular areas in which you'd like to improve. IMO he's the most comprehensive and easy to digest online instructor I've come across. My two pennies :thumbsup:
 
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Thank you both for the kind words. I started with a live GC instructor, nice guy, but sort of all over the place. I'm starting to develop some contacts. I'll be able to find someone. Lot's of music going on in Vegas. I like Josh too. I get to CA frequently, maybe I'll see if he would do a lesson. I'd like to meet him sometime anyway. Interesting cat.
 
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I started over as well. I've been playing for 20 years with ZERO professional training (even got pulled from music class in 8th grade thanks to a worthless guidance counselor). I discovered studybass.com, trying to fill holes in the spotty knowledge I've had for years, and also studying proper theory. Going back to the beginning is always a good idea.
 

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