My Simple 6-Step Method to Turn Every Bass Line Into a Real Solo

Discover the 6-step method turning ordinary bass lines into solos that sing, breathe, and move the room — even if you’ve never soloed before or think you’re “just a groove player.”

Soloing on Upright Bass Course

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Does This Sound Like You?

You’ve been playing long enough to know what good time feels like.

You can lock with any drummer, hold down a band, and walk through just about anything.

But when it’s your turn to solo… it still doesn’t sound how you want it to.

The groove slips.
The phrasing feels boxed in.
You hit all the right notes — but somehow it still doesn’t say anything.

If that’s you, you’re in good company.
Every serious bassist I know hits this wall at some point.
And it’s exactly why I built The Map to Soloing.


Introducing: The Map to Soloing

Over the years, I kept seeing the same thing — talented players who could groove all day, but froze when it came time to solo.

Not because they lacked skill… but because they’d been trained to never stop playing.

So I started breaking down what actually makes a solo sound musical.
And what I found became this:

A simple, 6-step framework that shows you how to play solos that breathe, swing, and actually say something.

You’re not learning a new vocabulary.
You’re learning a new feel — a way to solo that sounds effortless, like conversation instead of calculation.


In The Map to Soloing, You’ll Learn How To:

  • Break “quarter-note autopilot” so your solos stop sounding like bass lines.
  • Build phrasing that flows (without needing new theory).
  • Feel the form instinctively so you never lose your place.
  • Make every chorus feel alive, expressive, and free.

Why Most Bassists Get Stuck Here

Because you were trained to fill space instead of use it.

Years of walking lines hardwire you to keep moving, every beat, every bar.
That’s what makes you a great bassist… and what’s been quietly killing your solos.

The Map to Soloing flips that script.
It retrains your sense of space, rhythm, and expression — so the moment you stop walking, the music keeps breathing.


This Is For You If

  • You can already walk, but your solos sound forced or overthought.
  • You want your solos to feel as good as your groove.
  • You’re ready for a framework that makes soloing natural, not nerve-wracking.
  • You’d rather sound musical than technical.

Risk-Free Guarantee

Try The Map to Soloing for 7 days.

If you don’t feel a difference — in how you play, how you hear, and how your solos feel — I’ll refund every penny.
No questions. No hassle.

What’s Inside

You’re getting a focused 2-hour video course and a concise PDF companion. Clean, practical, and built for upright bass.

2-Hour Video Course

Step-by-step lessons that walk through Cole’s simple 6-step method.

  • Break “quarter-note autopilot” by subtracting from the bass line.
  • Move from roots to 3rds & 7ths, then build 1-3-5-7 lines with THE exercise.
  • Add eighth-note flow, space, and swing feel.
  • Expand harmony to 3-5-7-9 and shape musical solos.
  • Apply the method to real tunes (e.g., Autumn Leaves, There Will Never Be Another You).
  • Use “wrong notes” and guide tones to create tension and release.

PDF Companion

A quick-reference guide that mirrors the course structure.

  • Time-coded index for each section of the course.
  • THE exercise variants (1-3-5-7, 3-5-7-1, 5-7-3-1) and “+9” versions.
  • Notated examples, licks, and solo passages used in the lessons.
  • Guide-tone ideas and “wrong note” applications summarized.
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Meet Your Instructor

Cole Davis

Cole Davis is an award-winning upright bassist and educator based in New York City. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and The Juilliard School, he became the youngest musician ever admitted concurrently to Juilliard’s Master of Music and Artist Diploma programs.

Cole has performed with artists like Macy Gray and Adrian Younge’s Jazz Is Dead ensemble, appeared at venues including Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center, and earned honors such as Winner of the Ron Carter Jazz Bass Competition, BMI Future Jazz Master, and Yamaha Young Performing Artist.

As the creator of The New Simandl and Freedom of Movement, Cole has helped thousands of bassists worldwide simplify technique and develop freedom on the instrument. His mission: make upright bass playing simple, musical, and deeply expressive.