Bass guitar

[clemarchant]

I am learning electric guitar with Justin and want to also learn base guitar. I see Justin doesn’t teach base, can anyone recommend a similar online course for base guitar? thanks.

[Svoisine]

The basic tuning and the notes are the same. You don’t generally play chords on bass. It is a pretty natural pickup if you just go through Justin for Guitar and noodle with your bass. I didn’t answer the question because I don’t know a good base course, but just encouragement that it really easy pretty easy to move over without much instructions until you want to become a bit more advanced.

[roger_holland]

Hi Chris,

Bass noooo we , …o wait thre a more who likes that

Nothing comes close to this style/site unfortunately…

Good app or site you would recommend for Bass?

Hello, I have purchased the Justin Guitar App and it is great! My wife would like to learn the Bass - is there a good app or site you would recommend for Bass?

I hope this helps you further,

Greetings,Rogier

[Jozsef]

There have been some recent discussions on this topic:

Learning bass at the same time as guitar: Pros and cons

Hi everyone, I’ve been learning guitar and following Justin’s guitar course since the end of June 2023. I’m on Grade 2, Module 10 and consolidating what I have learnt in that module. Progress is steady but slow. I’m not in a big hurry to try and advance as fast as possible. I practice nearly every day about 1 hour - sometimes more, sometimes less. I love the course and I feel that I am making progress. It’s definitely addictive. However, I have always wanted to play the bass guitar. I (mis)spe…

[CATMAN62]

Disclaimer:
I don’t have a bass, have never played a bass… but the idea intrigues me a bit!

I’m remembering comments elsewhere in the Community that at least a couple of people recommended Bass Buzz https://www.bassbuzz.com but I’ve never been there.

Good Luck!!!

Tod

[Richard_N]

The Bass VI is also considered a bass guitar, and it’s the same tuning as a guitar E to E just down a full octave.

[clemarchant]

Thanks Svoisine, that’s useful to know
Cheers!

[clemarchant]

Thanks Roger

[TheCluelessLuthier]

We just signed my wife Jen up on BassBuzz, so we will see how it goes.

[clemarchant]

Thanks Jozsef, thant’s really helpful

[clemarchant]

Thanks Catman, I’ll take a look

[simon_plays_bass]

Hi, I think my username probably gives away the type of stringed instrument I am most familiar with.

I use James Eager at EBassGuitar. You may also see him marketing as the Bass Lab Plus or Bass Lab Plus 2.0.

The content type is similar to Justin’s I.e. module based teaching using short videos of about 5 - 15 minutes duration. You can check him out on YouTube - it’s a good indication of what his lessons are like and I think he also does a 14 day trial. He’s probably got more content than Josh at Bass Buzz, but less than Justin. I’ve been following his content for 2.5 years and still have plenty to go. I think he’ll keep releasing content such that it will take me a long while to get through all of it.

He has a similar community to Justin, though I would guess Justin’s is more active.

Good luck with whoever you decide to go with, and welcome to the magical world of bass.

Edit:

The EBassGuitar lessons are curated into a learning pathway.

If loads of content (also with learning pathways) and a bit more charisma is your thing, you may want to try Scott’s Bass Lessons (SBL). He also does a couple of free weeks.

[clemarchant]

Interesting Richard, never knew there was such a thing.

[clemarchant]

Thanks Simon, very helpful