Most Influential Teacher You Ever Had

[Main5playah]

I'm sure  most of us on the board primarily started out teaching ourselves how to play Bass, and I'm sure we all reached a point where we felt frustrated and wanted to progress further, at least I did and after which the search for a good teacher began. I went through about 4 teachers before I met the one teacher that truly helped me to understand the instrument and exactly what it was I was attempting to produce out of it musically.  Antar helped me to realize Al needed to sound like Al, and until I found Al and allowed Al to come out I could never satisfy what I was hearing inside of me. I had to stop attempting to be a bootleg Jaco, Marcus and Vic and just believe and allow Al to flow.
Antar Goodwin is a dynamic Bassist who has studied the instrument all of his life and teaches Bass throughout NJ, I was blessed the day I took my first lesson, without a doubt I am a better Bassist today because of Antar. This is a link to his bio page:

http://www.antargoodwin.com/bio.php

[BassMan2000]

Paul Isler  Kinston, NC

[dhagler]

David Reynolds, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

[floaded27]

Anderson "Butch" Stewart. Brooklyn NY. He passed me on to another teacher regarding bass because he taught me all he could (he's primarily a keyboard player) but still teaches me music itself. i approach my instrument so much better from a musical aspect even just by having a 5 minute conversation standing outside.

[cordney]

I've had many people influence my playing but the most influential person would have to be Dwight Perkins.  I might as well call him the "Neighborhood Bassman,"  he has taught many from the little area of Axton, Va.

[Steelpulz]

Alvin Batiste (R.I.P.) Louisiana http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=177062800

[ptidwell]

Rufus Philpot Los Angeles by way of London, England
http://www.rufusbass.com/index.html

[THE WOLFMAN]

Anderson "Butch" Stewart. Brooklyn NY. He passed me on to another teacher regarding bass because he taught me all he could (he's primarily a keyboard player) but still teaches me music itself. i approach my instrument so much better from a musical aspect even just by having a 5 minute conversation standing outside.

u kno butch?  daz mah dude rite thurr.....he is sick wit the jazz moves.

Aint seent him in a minit, tho. he still in bed-stuy?

[floaded27]

yeah. he still in bed-stuy. he's amazes me every time, especially when he get in his zone. he'll make you a better player whether you want to be or not. LOL. and he knows his stuff, so its always a learning experience being around him.

[phatstrings]

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