How to go about teaching myself bass guitar?

Question by elena: How to go about teaching myself bass guitar?
In the summer I plan on teaching myself the bass guitar. I’m not taking lessons because a) they are expensive and b) no one offers them a reasonable distance from where I live.

Do you have any tips? Where do I begin? Books to buy…videos to watch? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Best answer:

Answer by Super_J
Here is a list of online guitar lessons reviews.

http://www.onlinelessonreviews.com/guitar-lessons/

I have a friend who says, two programs he really likes for learning the guitar are number 2 on the above list and Joe Satriani’s site (which is not on the list):

http://www.workshoplive.com/satchzone/index.cfm

You might want to check out this bass guitar site too:

http://www.onlinelessonreviews.com/bass-guitar-lessons/teach-me-bass-guitar-review.html

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