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So we built this really fantastic

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system to help you level up

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your bass plane in a huge

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way.

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No matter where you are right

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now on your learning path, whether

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you're a beginner, a semi-pro, or

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even a professional, this system is

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designed to kickstart your progress with

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huge impact while also having a

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ton of fun along the way.

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So what is this system that's

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promising to deliver so much?

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Well, when I was thinking about

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what SPL could create to give

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you guys the absolute best educational

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tools alongside our current courses and

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seminars, live bass hangs and all

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of those shenanigans, I decided to

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think back to when I was

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coming up and try and figure

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out exactly what made the greatest

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impact on my own playing.

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And without a shadow of a

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doubt, it was the experience of

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actually shedding tunes and getting ready

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to perform them with a band.

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That meant working out tricky sections,

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practicing fast runs that were way

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beyond my technical ability at the

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time and getting my slap chops

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in order and all of the

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rest, always pushing my abilities, but

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doing it with an end goal

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in mind, to be able to

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perform the songs with a professional

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band.

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Now that might sound a little

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obvious when you hear it, right?

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But it's actually super important for

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all of us to remember that

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bass playing isn't all about practicing

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arpeggios and practicing scales and practicing

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chords and practicing theory.

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It's actually about making music and

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playing songs, okay?

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And learning by doing is the

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best and most effective way of

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learning, period.

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No matter what the instrument.

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So we decided to create a

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system of performance-based learning for you

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with nine levels of songs that

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are set up from beginner to

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professional and everything in between.

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You'll have the chance to learn

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a bunch of different styles and

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techniques and get tips on everything

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from tone to finger positioning and

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how to navigate the songs and

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even more.

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And of course, you'll get to

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play some absolutely wicked songs along

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the way, recorded with a killer

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band.

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So here's how it works.

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We've got nine levels of songs

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that are graded in terms of

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difficulty, with level one being for

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beginners and level nine for really

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advanced players.

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And I mean super advanced.

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Now the first thing you will

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do is to assess which level

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you should begin your player's path

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journey on according to your current

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ability.

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To help you figure that out

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we set up level pre-tests that

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will ask you a series of

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questions and help you to determine

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which level you should start at.

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Once you've figured out the right

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starting point for you, then you'll

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gain access to all of the

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songs within that level.

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To make sure that you stay

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focused on the songs that you've

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selected to work on, all you

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need to do is bookmark them

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so they stay highlighted on the

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level page.

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You can even create a custom

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bookmarks group for the corresponding player's

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path level and add them to

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it together with your other SBL

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material.

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Or, if you prefer, you can

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take it freestyle.

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The choice is yours.

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Each level has around eight songs

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to choose from.

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You could choose to focus on

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one song at a time, but

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I recommend focusing on around two

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or three at a time because

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then it just keeps things fresh.

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Now, think of each song as

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a practice project where we give

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you the tools to learn with

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detailed video instruction and performance

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tips,

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sheet music, and amazing backing tracks

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to play along to as well.

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Every song has its own challenges.

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Depending on the level, you can

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be working on solid foundational technique

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in the early grades, and then

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in the later grades, you'll be

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working on how to build bass

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lines and fills, improvisation, playing odd

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meters, slap techniques, and so much

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more.

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And once you're ready and feel

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like you've fully mastered the song,

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we have a series of questions

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to help you assess whether you're

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ready to move on to the

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next one or you need more

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practice time.

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Then, once you've completed three songs

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within a level, you'll have the

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ability to enter the next level

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up with a fresh new set

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of songs that'll take your abilities

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beyond what you thought even possible.

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Now, with that said, I can't

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wait to see you on the

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inside.