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Got a question before you join?
Let's talk it through.
I get a few questions about MAPS most weeks — what the weekly time commitment actually looks like, whether it fits where you are right now, whether to do it on electric or upright, what the feedback process feels like in practice. The kind of thing that's a lot easier to answer in a 15-minute call than in an email back-and-forth.
So if you've been on the fence and there's a specific thing holding you back, grab a slot below. I'll give you a straight read on whether the program is right for you. If it is, great. If it isn't, I'll tell you that too — I'd rather have ten of the right students than fifty of the wrong ones.
No-pitch promise. If the program isn't the fit, I'll point you somewhere that is.
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Frequently asked
Who is this for? Am I ready?
If you can play a major scale, read a basic chart, and hold down a blues without thinking about it — you're ready. You don't need to be "good" yet. Most students come in having played on and off for years, sometimes decades, and feel stuck. That's exactly who MAPS is built for. If you're a true beginner still learning where the notes are, build those basics first — you'll get far more out of this once you can hold down a tune.
Electric or upright?
Both. The method is the same on either instrument — form, the Walking Map, the Solo Map — and we deal with the differences in touch and technique head-on (week 23 is upright vs electric). Bring whichever you play. Plenty of students do the whole thing on electric; plenty do it on upright; some do both.
I'm 60+. Is it too late?
Not even close. My students include players in their 70s and 80s, some who've been at it since the 2000s. The discipline you built in the rest of your life is exactly what makes adult players move faster, not slower.
I already have a private teacher. Do I need this?
Plenty of students keep their teacher and run MAPS alongside it. A private lesson is usually about the tune you brought in that week. MAPS is the method underneath every tune — the walking and soloing maps that make the whole instrument make sense. They work great together.
How much time do I need?
30 minutes a day, six days a week, is the ask — about three hours total. It's built around the schedule of someone with a job and a family, not a conservatory student. Put in more and you'll move faster, but steady beats heroic every single time.
What if I fall behind?
You get lifetime access, so you move at your own pace. The live calls are scheduled, but the method waits for you. Every cohort has people traveling for work, dealing with family, taking a week off — completely normal.
What if I can't make a live call?
Replays go up the same day, so you can watch it that evening. And between calls you've got me in the group chat — people post clips of what they're working on, ask questions, send the line they're stuck on. I'm in there almost every day. The calls are the structured time; the group chat is where the real practice-room conversation lives.
Do I have to be into jazz?
MAPS is built on jazz, but the form, the walking, and the ear work underneath it make you a better bass player in any style — blues, funk, R&B, gospel, you name it. Form is form. The point is to make you fluent, not to pigeonhole you.
How is this different from YouTube?
YouTube gives you a thousand isolated licks with no through-line — which is exactly why you can know a lot and still feel stuck. MAPS gives you the order: which thing, in which week, before which other thing — plus weekly feedback on your actual playing and a room of players doing the work with you. The path is the part that was never free.
What if I don't see progress?
You're covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee. Do the work for 14 days, and if you genuinely haven't gotten value, email cole@betterbasslessons.com for a full refund. No forms, no hoops.
When does the next cohort start?
This is the founding cohort, capped at 10 — small enough that Cole actually knows your name and your playing. Enrollment is open for a few days. Once the seats are gone, the doors close until the next cohort, and the price moves to the $1,497 going rate.