Customer Reviews

eMedia Bass Method Win/Mac

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My friend really liked eMedia's guitar CD-ROM, so I got their Bass Method the second I saw it at Circuit City. The lessons were easy to follow and the videos had demonstrations for both the left and right hands. The coolest feature has to be the ability to remove the bass and jam with the band in great songs like Knockin' on Heaven's Door. I'm almost good enough to jam with my friend.

Forget beginner's books! Save your money and buy this program, the ability to play along with the computer while you watch the notes/chord progression alone is something that no book/ audio cd will ever match. The way the lessons are presented is excellent, giving visual types like me direct re-enforcement on what the lesson is all about by giving you follow-along examples, and most importantly encouraging you to improvise and experiment. I've been learning the bass on and off for a couple of years and while I can already play along with many songs and improvise a bit I have found even the most basic lessons in this program to be very useful. I'm really looking forward to the sight reading section of the course! Highly recommended! If #2 is ever issued I'll buy it!

I'm in my 40's and was able to pick up my father's 30 year old electric bass and learn how to play very quickly. I've been using the program about 3 months and try to play 1/2 to 1 hour every day. Besides learning the songs included in the program I have been able to play Cream songs Badge and Sunshine of Your Love by teaching myself.

As for the details:
1. There is no problem with XP. I have a desktop and a laptop and both run the program without any problems
2. Tuner works great and is very very helpful
3. The program records your playing whenever you want. It is easy to use
4. When playing songs you can turn off the bass line in the song, leave the bass line in, or just play the bass line without the music
5. Moving between lessons is painless and very easy

I can't say enough about this software. It's great and I am only on lesson 43.

You won't be disappointed with the software. It's a good investment and you will be very happy with the results

First the problems: I began using this product under Windows XP home edition and found several bugs. The metronome and tuner would not work, and the menus had extraneous symbols. None of these were a killer, but a bit annoying. Then I switched to my old computer running Windows 98, and everything worked fine.
For the program itself, it's great! There is video of the instructor (sometimes with a split view to show both hands), songs to play along with, an animated fretboard, audio clips with more suggestions or reminders, a guitar chord dictionary, and the aforementioned tuner and metronome. Portions of the music can be selected to repeat, to aid practice. The songs include the voice and guitar parts. A very good program for a beginner bassist.

I'm in my 40's and was able to pick up my father's 30 year old electric bass and learn how to play very quickly. I've been using the program about 3 months and try to play 1/2 to 1 hour every day. Besides learning the songs included in the program I have been able to play Cream songs Badge and Sunshine of Your Love by teaching myself.

As for the details:
1. There is no problem with XP. I have a desktop and a laptop and both run the program without any problems
2. Tuner works great and is very very helpful
3. The program records your playing whenever you want. It is easy to use
4. When playing songs you can turn off the bass line in the song, leave the bass line in, or just play the bass line without the music
5. Moving between lessons is painless and very easy

I can't say enough about this software. It's great and I am only on lesson 43.

You won't be disappointed with the software. It's a good investment and you will be very happy with the results

So far, this is the best program I've used to help me re-learn the bass. It's a good concept, better than actual "human" instructions.

My main complaint is that it has a very small viewing window, and this is most prominent on large computer monitors. You have to set your resolution way down for it to fill the screen.

You have to download the latest Quicktime player directly from the Quicktime website in order for it to work on Windows 7 64 bit. The version on the disc does not work properly.

Took two days for support to write me back about this issue, but by then I had figured out on my own how to fix it.

Worth the money though. I'm really enjoying it!

I found this program the most instructive of all learning methods I have struggled with over the years. Two grouchy tutors, countless books and videos left me only frustrated and made me leave the bass dust covered on the stand. I was not exactly dreaming of becoming the next Prestia, Marcus Miller or Victor Wooten. But even the hairy guy playing in the background of that pub was showing magical skills and knowledge of bass lines. This program gives you all the tools to be able to grab your bass and (re)start your journey. The video clips are great, the fretboard graphic is excellent, the selection of sample music is very helpful. The program is well built and easy to follow. It is an exceptional primer for anyone interested in picking up the bass.

A great place to start playing bass guitar. Easy to follow lesson plans. And a good confidence builder for when the time comes to play with other musicians. I would recommend this to anyone just starting out. But there is no subsitute for a live teacher get one to go along with program. My only dissapointment is at the end it tells you to move on to Bass Method 2 but there is no Bass Method 2 oh well.

I think this is a great product for beginners, but I do feel that he moves a little too fast after awhile. I do recommend it for beginners, although I wish someone would come out with something that would interact with you a little more, "game-like".

This product is excellent!! no more books, just get the software and you wont be disappointed!!! the lessons are easy and fun as well!!! I'm only on lesson 21 and cant wait to recording my bass play!!! GET THIS PRODUCT!!