sellisnba Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Hi all This is my first post on this particular forum so be gentle. Recently i decided to take up bass after wasting far to long trying the guitar. I live in exeter and after a lot of searching and getting nowhere looking for a tutor i decided to look for online tutoring. I have found a few sites online (basslessonsonline,studybass) but on both sites they put a lot of emphasis on having a 121 (real life) tutor, My question is what if i can't get,find,afford a tutor. Will taking the online course's be a waste of time or can i learn just as much by using them? I would like to find a tutor but with most people charging around £25 an hour i can't justify that kind of outlay, also from previous experience (guitar) i have found that 75% of "tutors" are just people trying to make a quick buck. Any help on this topic is much appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) Jake Newman (jakenewmanbass on here) does Skype-based 121 lessons I believe. I know of one BC member who's had Skype lessons from Jake to great effect. I've had lessons from Jake, he's a truly superb teacher (former Head of Bass at Salford) , and an awe-inspiring player with top flight professional credentials (toured with some of Zappa's band, and many others). He's not expensive either. He's also one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. Send him a PM mate. Edited February 13, 2012 by silddx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalfunkbrother Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1329145320' post='1537749'] Jake Newman (jakenewmanbass on here) does Skype-based 121 lessons I believe. I know of one BC member who's had Skype lessons from Jake to great effect. I've had lessons from Jake, he's a truly superb teacher (former Head of Bass at Salford) , and an awe-inspiring player with top flight professional credentials (toured with some of Zappa's band, and many others). He's not expensive either. He's also one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. Send him a PM mate. [/quote] +2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 AFAIK, Scott Devine, who posts here from time to time, does Skype lessons. A great teacher too, judging from his videos. [url="http://scottsbasslessons.com/"]http://scottsbasslessons.com/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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