Still no better bass guitar instruction anywhere.
Welcome to the 15th Anniversary edition of Teach Me Bass Guitar (TMBG) – a legendary course that's empowered thousands of aspiring bassists worldwide. Taught by Roy Vogt, the esteemed head of the Bass Department at Belmont University in Nashville for over 30 years, TMBG still stands as the most comprehensive and effective bass guitar course anywhere - and the 15th Anniversary edition is even more entertaining.
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What will you get with TMBG?
All you need to know to take your place beside the best - anywhere!
(You won't find this unique feature anywhere else!)
Immerse yourself in twenty meticulously crafted lessons encompassing years' worth of material, all captured in stunning High Definition using five cameras for unparalleled clarity. If you stick with the recommended program for serious students - mastering one lesson a month - you'll be ready to take your place beside the best on any stage, studio, club, or church anywhere in just 20 months! And if you want to dominate, TMBG gives you everything you need to know - all you add is practice, practice, practice.
The Reviews are in!
The following testimonials represent a small sampling of the spontaneous reactions of actual customers to TMBG bass guitar lessons. None were solicited. All are 100% real, and 100% unedited. If you would like us to use your testimonial, please be advised that we only print reviews by customers who will permit us to post their full name, country, and city of residence. Note: Individual results will vary.
"I've tried many bass lessons, but none compare to TMBG."
Dan Shantler, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
"Thanks for a great course! I can't believe I'm finally, really playing bass!"
Stefan Dahlander,
Tampere, Finland
"I'm only on Lesson Six, and I can't believe how much I've improved!
Scott Wallace, Edmonton
Alberta, Canada
"I just wanted to let you know how brilliant
TMBG is!"
Chris Denslow,
Aberdeen, Scotland
What Customers Say
“Having someone like Roy to tie together all these concepts makes all the difference in the world. And TMBG is so much fun. I’m motivated to play more. Thanks again!”
Scott Green, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
“I spend a lot of time on the road, playing professionally. I take my TMBG everywhere I go. No kidding! I swear by this thing. You can never know it all, and you should never stop learning!”
Rev. Russell K. Shores, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
“Hey Brie, thanks again for your help! To be honest, the best service I ever experienced online. If you want me to give you a rating somewhere or leave a testimonial, just let me know!”
Tobias Keller, Mannheim, Germany
“You won’t go wrong with purchasing TMBG. TMBG! And customer service is one in a million. Thanks for all you do for us!”
Thomas Chilcote, Lancaster, OH, U.S.A.
“Thanks for a great course! I can’t believe that I’m finally actually starting to learn how to play an instrument! It’s great fun!”
Stefan Dahlander, Tampere, Finland
“Roy does a great job of walking you through every aspect of learning bass guitar. There is even a band of great studio musicians to jam with at the end of each lesson!”
Tim “Smu” McCarthy, Eden Amps
“I just wanted to write and say thanks for putting so much care into this course. TMBG exceeds expectations. I’m on Lesson 4 (and it) feels like a turning point in becoming a real bassist!”
Richard Falzone, M.D., Melrose, MA, U.S.A.
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What the Pros Say
"Roy was the first bass player that I heard about 20 years ago when I first moved to Nashville. He continues to be a main force and leader in music performance and education. Plus, he's a great guy."
Victor L Wooten - Bass phenomenon
"Roy is an inspiration as both a player and educator, and is one of the most humble and supportive people I've ever met in the bass community."
Adam Nitti - Bassist, composer, and teacher
"Roy is a rarity in music. He's a great musician and he's a great teacher. And the icing on the cake is that he's also one of the nicest and most thoughtful musicians I know."
Anthony Wellington - Bassist, innovator, educator
"Roy Vogt is one of the great voices of modern electric bass. He's one of those musicians who keeps surprising you every step of the way!"
Kai Eckhardt (John Mclaughlin, Garaj Mahal)
"Roy is a great teacher. Learn from this man!"
Brian Bromberg - Acclaimed jazz bassist
"I've seen Roy at world in the classroom and the studio; he's the consummate pro as both teacher and player."
Bryan Beller - Bass Player Magazine
"Respected by so many in the bass-world, Roy Vogt has been out there making excellent music and teaching at the highest levels for decades. Whether as sideman or soloist, university tutor or featured artist endorser, his playing and teaching are always of the highest level."
Steve Lawson - Bass Guitarist Magazine UK
What the Bass Press Says
"Students can expect to finish TMBG with a solid command of techniques, grooves, bass history, and reading."
Bass Player Magazine
"TMBG is, hands-down, the most comprehensive bass instructional course I've come across!"
Professional bass instructor Evan Gregor
"TMBG is the Ultimate Series for the learning bassist. A definite must-buy.
Bass Musician Magazine
"TMBG is a comprehensive course: ideal for the beginner and intermediate player."
Bass Guitar Magazine - U.K.
"Teach Me Bass Guitar is exceptional; an all-out venture into the fabulous world of learning bass.
Bass Frontiers Magazine
"TMBG is the definitive A to Z bass guitar course."
Online Lesson Reviews
"Wow! Roy Vogt's Teach Me Bass Guitar is, without a doubt, the most thorough stand-alone instructional course I've ever seen!"
For Bass Players Only
"TMBG is one place where you can acquire the tools you need to become a great bass player!"
Cyberfret Bass
"I’ve played bass guitar for more than 40 years, and I’m still learning from Roy!"
Blues bass legend Lane Baldwin
"Bass guitar is not only my vocation, it's my passion; one to which I've devoted 40 years of my life. While I derive a great deal of pleasure from recording and playing live, nothing gives me more satisfaction than that moment when a student conquers a new facet of play - when all the work and practice suddenly translates into genuine skill!" Roy Vogt
Your Instructor: Roy Vogt
The Bass Teacher's Teacher
How many people can lay claim to a career so varied that it includes appearances on MTV's Headbanger's Ball, Montreaux Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, the London Palladium, the Grand Ole Opry and the Kremlin? From Punk to Funk, the simplicity of Country and Blues to the complexity of HyperJazz and World Beat? Not many. Yet premier bassist and educator Roy Vogt has done all that and more.
The first person to receive a Masters degree in Electric Bass Performance - from the University of Miami's prestigious music school - Roy has been pursuing the art of bass for more than forty years. In addition, he is recognized as one of the finest educators in the world, mentoring dozens of successful professionals, including the legendary Willie Weeks. Electric, fretless, upright, you name it. If it plays low notes and has strings, Roy is a master at playing it, and in teaching others to do the same.
Over his four-decade career, Roy has recorded or performed with an amazing list of top stars, including Larry Coryell, Victor Wooten, Gerald Veasley, Dave Weckl, Tom Scott and the LA Express, Chester Thompson, Miroslav Vitous, Glenn Campbell, BJ Thomas, Chet Atkins, Englebert Humperdink, Dickey Betts, Tony Joe White, Charlie Daniels, Jerry Reed, and dozens more.
Roy has been teaching at the university level for forty years. Since 1983, he has held the bass professor chair at prestigious Belmont University (Nashville, TN), one of the very few schools to offer a commercial music degree program designed to turn students into professional musicians working at the top of the industry. Roy's students have toured and recorded with such notable stars as Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill, Little Texas, Michael W. Smith, Lady Antebellum, Chick Corea, Sir Tom Jones, Blood Sweat and Tears, Yanni, and countless other music icons.
Real-time Animated Fretboard
With a real-time animated fretboard, you'll effortlessly follow along with Roy's expert techniques, unhindered by obstructing fingers.
Play-Along with TMBG Band and Singer
Tim McDonald - Keyboards
By age nine, Tim was a member of the distinguished Classical Guild Society. After graduating with honors from Montreat Anderson College and completing ten years of distinguished military service, he moved to Nashville, to further his music career. Since then he has earned a stellar reputation as a session artist, playing for three years with Country Music Legend, Mark Chesnutt. He has also recorded and performed with Cory Morrow, Blake Shelton, Josh Gracin, Steve Holy, and Trent Tomlinson. An accomplished jazz artist, Tim has recently completed recording a full-length country album, Lucky You, and a six track EP May I Live In Your World?. If you watch closely, you'll often see him doing keyboard duty on the popular ABC television series Nashville.
Shane Roberts - Guitars
Guitarist Shane Roberts resides in Nashville TN, where he teaches, composes, produces, and performs regularly with some of areas top musicians. He is active as a studio musician, where his stylistic versatility has made him a popular choice among Nashville's finest producers. He has performed on projects ranging from Somalian, East Indian, Latin American, Funk, Rock, Country, and Jazz styles. Shane currently enjoys a full teaching schedule instructing some of the industries most highly successful guitarists in finding and maintaining their true artistic voice
Bryon Larrance - Drums
One of the hardest jobs in the studio is drums, because a drummer's timing has to be perfect. Since moving to Nashville, Bryon Larrance has emerged as one of Nashville's fastest rising and most sought-after session and live drummers, because he's "in the pocket". He is currently the drummer for the award winning John Cowan Band and Allman Brother Alum, Jack Pearson. Bryon is a contributing columnist for Modern Drummer and has performed the Austin City Limits Music Festival and GAC's Music City 4th of July Spectacular.
Jonell Mosser - Vocals
Jonell worked with the cream of Music City's players, singers, and writers while building a reputation as one of the hottest performers in town. She has performed on Austin City Limits and American Music Shop, and on the movie soundtracks for Hope Floats, Boys On The Side and Look Who's Talking Now. In the studio, Jonell has backed Etta James, Rodney Crowell, Patti Smyth, Vince Gill, B. B. King, Wynonna, A. J. Croce, John Gorka, Waylon Jennings, Trisha Yearwood, Maura O'Connell, Lee Roy Parnell, and many others. She has recorded and performed with Ringo Starr, Don Was, Benmont Tench, Mark Goldenberg, Delbert McClinton, Levon Helm, John Prine, Keb Mo' and Bonnie Raitt. And now, with you!
TMBG Companion Book(s)
BOOK (PRINT)
Note: A .pdf version of the companion 4-color book is included free with your purchase of a TMBG course. However, if you prefer the printed version - in Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced editions, they're only $20.00 each, or $50.00 for all 3!
FAQ
1. What sets TMBG apart from other options?
Apart from features like the animated onscreen fretboard, scrolling music scores, 100s of tracks of original music, 162-page 4-color .pdf course book, and the opportunity, at the end of most lessons, to sit in with a band of Nashville A-list studio musicians, Teach Me Bass Guitar is a complete, A-Z, music school-level course in bass guitar designed to guide students from the most basic rudiments to mastery of the instrument. Most online instruction consists of one-song or one-riff at-a-time mini-lessons, which is fine if all you want is to sound like somebody else or impress your friends at a party. But if you want a comprehensive education in bass guitar that will equip you to take your place on any stage in the world, TMBG is has been the best choice for 15 years!
2. What devices is TMBG compatible with?
Your Teach Me Bass Guitar digital is compatible for download or streaming with virtually any digital content delivery device, from your desktop or laptop, to your favorite tablet or phone. (Not your microwave yet, but we're working on it!)
3. Do I need to be connected to the Internet?
To stream, yes. But when you download TMBG, a special library is created on your device, and you can view your lessons at any time, anywhere in the world - NO INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED!
4. Why only one instructor?
When Lois was in trouble and help arrived, did she say "Only Superman?"
You've heard the phrase "too many cooks spoil the broth"? Well, too many instructors can spoil the bassist. Imagine you're a baseball pitcher, and you have twenty different instructors telling you forty different ways to throw the ball! Your game would be a mess! While it may sound cool to have access to squared multiples of instructors, any real educator knows that continuity of instruction is the only way to develop your OWN unique voice, and that's what ensures long-term success.
5. Why Roy Vogt?
Because if there's a Superman in the world of bass instruction, it's TMBG instructor Roy Vogt: recognized throughout the bass-playing community as one of those rare individuals who is both an accomplished player and a teacher of the highest international standing. Roy received the first Master's Degree in Electric Bass ever awarded - from the University of Miami. Since 1983 he's been head of the Bass Department at Nashville's prestigious Belmont University. Check out his bio here.
6. Why only 20 Lessons?
Did Moses say "Why only 10 Commandments?"
It's a perfectly fair question, though. The fact is, each TMBG Lesson is anywhere from 40 minutes to an hour and 20 minutes long. But each is an intensive workshop in its own right, with material that the average learner, with the average amount of practice time on their hands, will take 1-2 months to master. Twenty lessons. You do the math.
7. What about the course Book?
The TMBG Book is a 162-page, 4-color illustrated manual that is included as a .pdf file with your TMBG purchase. (Individual digital lessons purchased include the chapter for that lesson.) Each chapter of the book corresponds with a lesson in the video course and expands upon the instruction presented in that lesson. The Book is also optionally available in three editions: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced for $19.95 ea. 10% discount on 2; 20% discount on 3.
8. What is The Learning Dock?
The Learning Dock, LLC - producers of Teach Me Bass Guitar - is a family business owned and operated by David and Barbara Crossman. While we're in business to make money, our first priority is to help you succeed, by providing you with instruction that is without equal. As a family business, you can count on us to be there when you need us. When you call, you'll get Barbara personally. She's there to help. And if she misses your call, please leave a message, and she will call you back!
9. How do I view the .pdf book if I have the Digital version?
Each chapter of the .pdf book is attached to its particular lesson. So, when you stream or download Lesson 1, you'll be able to open and view the .pdf for that chapter. You can print the pages from the .pdf, whether you stream or download.
If you've downloaded a lesson, you'll see the .pdf book button in the lower right hand corner of your Main Menu screen. If you're streaming the lesson, the .pdf button in at the bottom of the page, in the middle.
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