Bundles and collections

Take them in order. Pay less for all three.

Each path is three courses that build on each other, in the order you'll need them. Each collection is a set of transcription lessons on one idea. One payment, and they're yours to keep.

The course paths

Three courses each. Start with the first one and work down the list.

Upright · 3 courses, in order

The Upright Walk-to-Solo Path

For the upright player who can walk a blues all night, then freezes the second the leader points at them for a solo.

By Cole Davis

  1. 1
    Walking Basslines on Upright BassA walking line that sounds like the records
    $97
  2. 2
    Jazz Soloing on Upright BassA solo carved out of that same line
    $97
  3. 3
    Bebop for Bass: The Paul Chambers ApproachTwelve of Paul Chambers' licks, note for note
    $67
$261$177You keep $84
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Electric · 3 courses, in order

The Electric Solo and Pocket Path

Take the solo. Play it anywhere on the neck. Then lock back in so tight the drummer turns around and nods.

Cole Davis · Anthony Muthurajah · Paul “Papa Bear” Johnson

  1. 1
    Jazz Soloing on Electric BassYour first real solo, with Cole
    $67
  2. 2
    The Diagonal MethodThe whole fretboard, with Anthony Muthurajah
    $57
  3. 3
    The Five-Feel Groove SystemWhere every note sits, with Papa Bear
    $57
$181$127You keep $54
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Upright · 3 courses, in order

The Thumb Position Path

Play two octaves at the top of your bass without a single shift. Then solo up there like a horn player.

By Cole Davis · Video course, method book and masterclass

  1. 1
    Understanding Thumb PositionThe video course that makes the top of the bass comfortable
    $67
  2. 2
    Freedom of MovementThe method book that gets your thumb off the anchor
    $27
  3. 3
    Soloing in Thumb PositionThe masterclass that puts it to work over Cherokee
    $97
$191$137You keep $54
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Transcription collections

Legendary bass lines taken apart note for note on video, with the transcriptions. The whole collection costs less than half the one-at-a-time price.

The whole library · 47 lessons All 47 Transcriptions Every line in the library, all five collections: Paul Chambers, Ray Brown, Israel Crosby, Ron Carter, Charlie Haden, Jaco and Bird. 8 hr 32 min of video and 52 downloads. $470$147Best value
Walking Like a Legend collection art 9 video lessons Walking Like a Legend Nine legendary bass lines that break the rules you were taught, and sound better for it. Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Charlie Haden and more. $90 $47 See the collection → The Walking Line Vault collection art 10 video lessons The Walking Line Vault Ten short, classic walking lines, each one teaching one big idea, ending with the one Cole calls the greatest ever played. $100 $47 See the collection → The Groove Files collection art 8 video lessons The Groove Files Time, feel, sound and the two-feel, from Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Percy Heath, Charlie Haden and Wes Montgomery. $80 $37 See the collection → The Bebop Bassist collection art 8 video lessons The Bebop Bassist Bebop on upright starts in the right hand: Bird, Chet Baker, Joe Henderson and Eddie Gomez, fingered note for note. $80 $37 See the collection → The Bass Brain Melters collection art 12 video lessons The Bass Brain Melters The hardest lines in the library: Giant Steps, Bird's Ko-Ko, rhythm changes in all 12 keys and Jaco's Teen Town on upright. $120 $37 See the collection →

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