New to playing bass?
I have an important message for anyone starting out on their journey to play the bass guitar…
Welcome to the family!
There are millions of other bass players here right now, rooting for you to fall in love with this amazing instrument.
Because there’s nothing more fun than grooving along with your favorite songs … walking your fingers up and down the bass neck … or coming up with funky slap riffs that you can only play with an electric bass.
So that’s why I want to show you how you can break through the “frustration phase” as fast as possible right now for free.
It doesn’t matter if you’re starting from zero and have never even held a bass before. I’ll show you how to get the foundation you need to play your first bass lines.
Plus if you can already play simple riffs, I’ll show you how to master your first few songs.
Or if you can already play a few basic songs, I’ll show you how to quickly gain the confidence to take on even more challenging — and exciting — material.
And the best part is, you’ll get there in the next 30 days or less. Guaranteed.
How can I be so sure? Let me explain…
Hi there,
I'm Scott Devine
You may recognize me from the lessons I share on my YouTube channel, which is now followed by more than a million of your fellow bass players.
Plus I’ve also been featured in publications like Bass Player magazine, No Treble, and even The Guardian.
That means I’ve helped countless bass players like you get their start.
And it also means I know exactly how hard it can be to get traction.
But the good news is, you’re not alone.
Almost every bass player I talk to tells me they had a hard time getting started.
And after talking to so many bass players about the challenges they faced in their early days…
I’ve discovered that there is one hidden problem that causes new bass players to give up early in their journey.
While most people give up after a few weeks or months.
See, there’s just so much information for new bass players, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by your options.
- Do you start with scales and simple music theory?
- What about fingerboard patterns and shapes?
- Or how about your plucking hand technique … reading tab and notation … maybe even something as simple as figuring out what the little knobs do on the front of your instrument?
The options are almost endless. So most new bassists wind up trying to study a little bit of everything…
Yet sadly, they wind up achieving a whole lot of nothing.
Since their attention is spread so thin, they never make any meaningful progress.
And you run into this problem no matter where you look for help. Because the fact is, YouTube and Instagram don’t care about your progress as a bass player.
They just want to keep you on their platforms, watching more videos. Since that means they can also show you more of the ads that go along with those videos. (Which is how they make their money!)
And it gets worse.
Because even if you go to your local music shop for private lessons, ask yourself…
Because like any new skill, it takes time to build new habits as a bass player. Especially when you’re just starting out.
Since you probably don’t have hours every day to practice.
At best, you may have a few minutes.
And that means if you’re going to see any meaningful progress, you need to make the most from that limited time.
You cannot afford to spend hours chasing unnecessary distractions.
And you cannot afford to spread yourself so thin that you fail to get any traction.
You have to be ruthless about focusing on — and mastering — the few critical skills that are most important for your current ability.
Make sense?
Then at this point, you’re probably wondering…
Well, I have good news.
I’ve already done the hard work to figure that out for you.
See, one of the things I’ve become known for is my ability to take complex bass techniques and break them down into simple, easy-to-follow lessons.
In fact, it’s a big reason why more than a million bass players now follow SBL online.
So I got together with one of the best people I’ve ever seen at teaching people how to get started with the bass...
Together, we set out to figure out how we can get even more people started with this amazing instrument.
And after months of hard work, we put everything together into a simple, step-by-step program called the Beginner Journey.
Beginner journey
Discover how beginner bass players can break through their “frustration phase” in just 30 days — guaranteed — with the proprietary SBL T3 Framework™
This framework is how we help you focus on only the few most important building blocks for your current skill and ability as a bass player. Even if you’re starting from square one.
- 1. Teaching
The first element in the SBL T3 framework is Teaching. Since you can’t even start playing the bass unless you first understand some basic details and concepts about the bass as an instrument and music as an artform.Read MoreRead LessThroughout the Beginner Journey, we will teach you the fundamental concepts and information you need at each level. Starting with details as simple as what the different parts of your bass are called. And then moving to other key building blocks of rhythm, harmony, and basic music theory.
- 2. Techniques
The second element in the SBL T3 Framework is Techniques. And for every step in the program, we give you practical techniques for how to use your newfound knowledge to actually play your bass.Read MoreRead LessWe start with basic exercises for how to play with your plucking hand and fretboard hand. Then walking you step-by-step through how to add more exciting rhythms and groove to your playing up and down the entire neck.
Now this is where most other music training stops.
You get a bunch of out-of-context exercises. Yet when it comes to the thing that matters most — making actual music — you’re left to figure everything out on your own.
And that’s what sets SBL apart from all your other options for picking up the bass.
- 3. Tunes
The third element in the SBL T3 Framework is Tunes. Because we do not just leave you with a bunch of random, out-of-context exercises — like virtually every other bass training program does. Instead, every single lesson in the Beginner Journey ties back to learning how to play an actual song on the bass. Since not only does that make it more fun to work on your playing…Read MoreRead LessIt’s also faster and more effective, too!
So we finish each level by giving you a list of nearly a dozen tunes to choose from. Including some inspired by some of your favorite artists, which I’ll reveal in a moment.
That way, you can select the musical style and genres you enjoy the most.
And we’ll have you focus on 3 more tunes before moving on to the next level.
Also, every tune comes with a complete lesson breaking down your bass lines for you. Plus we also give you a professional backing track — recorded by a live band — that you can use to play along and have fun.
And by working on these tunes, you’ll reinforce all the teaching and techniques you build in each level.
Master the most-important building blocks for your skill level
Then progress to even more challenging (and more exciting!) material
Teaching you the different parts of the bass, how to read tablature, and basic rhythms.
Techniques for playing with your plucking hand, fretboard hand, and muting.
Tunes inspired by artists like Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, and Eric Clapton. Or from styles like funk, indie-rock, and even folk.
Teaching you a new layer of rhythmic concepts, the musical alphabet, and the box shape.
Techniques for playing across multiple strings, creating a more dynamic groove with your note spacing, and using syncopated rhythms.
Tunes inspired by artists like Steely Dan, Nirvana, Otis Redding, Weezer, Iron Maiden, and Fleetwood Mac. Or from styles like bossa nova, jazz, and even more funk.
Teaching you how to play in a new time signature … introducing you to new scales … and showing you the basic building blocks for playing chords.
Techniques like playing with a pick … adding articulation to your bass lines with slides and slurs … and playing ostinato bass lines.
Tunes inspired by artists like Chuck Berry, The Police, and Tower of Power. Or from styles like soul, blues, jazz, and acoustic rock.
Experience it all — absolutely FREE
So take a second and imagine the excitement you’ll feel when you can play along with your favorite artists like The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Iron Maiden, Tower Of Power, and Bob Marley. Or in practically any genre you want — from funk, to soul, to jazz, to folk, to acoustic rock.
Because now all this and more will be yours.
Even if you just picked up a bass for the very first time a few days ago.
And the best part is, you can experience it all absolutely free.
See, everything I mentioned is part of our brand-new Beginner Journey inside the SBL Academy Membership.
The SBL Academy is your one-stop shop for becoming the best bass player you can be.
And now that is even more true when you’re a beginner. Thanks to our brand-new Beginner Journey.
Plus it also means you can try the Beginner Journey without paying a penny when you claim your 14-day free trial of the SBL Academy today.
That will give you 2 whole weeks to check out everything the SBL Academy has to offer — completely on me.
But I also want to do even more to help you get started on your journey as a beginner bass player...
That’s why for the next 3 weeks only, I’m also going to give all new SBL Academy Members access to live group coaching and support workshops with a vetted SBL instructor.
These online workshops will give you direct, hands-on guidance as a beginner bass player. And they will do even more to erase the confusion and overwhelm that comes with picking up a bass for the first time.
But you must claim your free trial now if you want to enjoy the 3 beginner coaching workshops coming up.
Since once this week’s workshop is over, there’s no getting it back.
And that means instead of paying $32.00 per month after your trial, your tuition comes out to less than 50 cents a day!
But you have to hurry. Your $50.00 discount expires when the timer on this page reaches zero.
So don’t put this off and risk missing out.
Click the button below to claim your 14-day free trial of the Annual SBL Membership before time runs out.
Then get ready to enjoy 3 beginner coaching and support workshops … along with $50.00 off your tuition every single year — for as long as you remain a Member.
Try it all, absolutely FREE (before time runs out)
And if you choose to continue after your free trial you don’t have to worry about paying $2,600.00 every year for private lessons. I’ve worked hard to make the SBL Academy something any musician can afford at just $32 monthly.
Or you can enjoy more than 7 months FREE when you select the annual membership option and lock in your limited-time USD $50.00 discount.
That’s just 41 cents per day! Plus when you act before time expires, you also get to keep your discount for as long as you choose to remain a Member.
But first…
- Think about how fun it will be when you can break through the frustration phase that all beginners go through…
- Then grab your free trial to get inside and start playing!
Over 80,000 bass players
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Get up to $500 towards another bass program for 1 year
We’re so confident the SBL Membership will help you to become a better bass player, we’re offering a killer guarantee to go with it.
After your free trial ends, if we don’t continue to rock your world, let us know within 30 days. We’ll give you a full refund AND pay for you to join any other online bass education program, for a full year — up to $500.
That is how confident we are that the SBL Membership is hands-down the best online bass training platform in the world.
Enjoy over $3,100 in FREE bonus gifts
Since you now understand why the most important thing you need to do as you start your bass journey is to focus on the few most important skills for your playing level.
But I also want you to see how the SBL Academy will continue to support you on your bass journey once you’re no longer a beginner.
So here are just a few of the other exciting bonuses you get as an SBL Member, which will be waiting for you at the end of your Beginner’s Journey…
The Ultimate Course Library (200+ Courses)
As an SBL Member, you also get access to our legendary Ultimate Course Library.
It features more than 200 courses covering virtually every bass topic imaginable, including:
And so much more!
On top of that, our courses are taught by some of the best bass players in the world — including John Patitucci, Charles Berthoud, Gary Willis, Sean Hurley, Adam Neely, Ian Martin Allison, and myself, to name a few.
And we add around 10 new courses to the course library every single year!
So if you want to learn how to play like a pro from the pros themselves, then the SBL Courses are for you.
Live Weekly Mentor Calls
We want to give you everything you need to keep making progress. That’s why we also host weekly mentorship calls with A-list bass players like Jacob Umansky, Gary Willis, Todd Johnson, Danny Mo Morris, Ian Martin Allison, Ariane Cap, Michael League, and many more.
That means every single week, you can get answers to your burning questions from one of our legendary mentors.
The Campus
The players inside the SBL Community are the kindest and most welcoming you’ll find anywhere. Gain accountability and support from a thriving community of bass players just like you.
Whether you need constructive feedback, a friendly push, or advice about gear, our members support each other’s journey and feel a sense of belonging over a shared love of the bass.
More Step-By-Step Pathways
As a full SBL Member, your step-by-step development pathways do not end at Level 3 of the Beginners Journey.
There are another 6 levels waiting for you after that. And that means The SBL Academy can guide you one step at a time all the way to playing like a pro.
Seriously, I know touring bass players who struggle with Level 9!
Plus if you want to take a deep dive into a specific technique or genre, we have pathways for that, too. In other words, each Pathway is like a complete masterclass all by itself. Which is why the additional Pathways alone are valued at over $1,000.00.
Topics include:
With Learning Pathways, we’ve eliminated the guesswork of where to start and where to go next. And we give you killer play-along tracks recorded by a professional band to make practicing a lot more fun.
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You have a decision to make…
Now you could try to keep doing things on your own. But be honest. How well has that been working for you?
Are you really making the kind of progress you want with your bass playing?
Or have you been stuck going in circles for weeks … months … or maybe even years now?
Because the good news is, it’s not too late to choose a different path. Since you still have time to claim your free trial of the SBL Academy Membership right now.
And remember, I guarantee you will see amazing results in the next 30 days — thanks to my Guarantee of Awesomeness.
So make sure you claim your trial now — before the timer on this page reaches zero.
Yes Scott! I’m ready to start my Beginner Journey
I’ll see you on the inside!
FAQs
What is the Scott’s Bass Lessons (SBL) Academy?
SBL is the fastest and most fun way to level up your bass playing. We bring you the world’s greatest instructors and guide you step-by-step along your journey.
How much does it cost after my free trial?
You get unlimited access to everything in the SBL Academy for just one price. You choose if, after your free trial, you’d like to pay USD $32 monthly or enjoy more than 7 months FREE when you select the annual membership option and lock in your limited-time USD $50.00 discount. That’s just 41 cents per day! Plus when you act before time expires, you also get to keep your discount for as long as you choose to remain a Member.
How do I cancel?
You’re in control. There are no contracts and no commitments. You can easily cancel your account online in two clicks. There are no cancellation fees.
What if I forget to cancel?
I want this to be worry-free for you. Even if you want to cancel during your trial but forget, you’re protected by my 30-day 100% money-back guarantee.
What level player is it for?
The SBL Membership has resources for all levels — from total beginner to seasoned pro. And with our new Beginner Journey, there is no better place for you to get started with the bass guitar than SBL.
What’s included in my free trial?
Everything in the Academy! You get unlimited access to The SBL Beginner Journey, Players Path™, The Ultimate Course Library, Learning Pathways™, The Campus, and more. (Just be careful that you don’t get too distracted by all the other amazing resources included in your membership that you stray from your Beginner Journey.)