Nathan East has created a comprehensive video library that includes hundreds of bass guitar lessons. Students have unlimited access to all these online bass lessons plus bass tabs, backing tracks, and other study materials.
What ultimately sets these online lessons apart from other offerings however, is the ability to submit a video for personalized feedback using the ArtistWorks Video Exchange® learning platform. Nathan East reviews each submission and records a video response, offering tips about how to progress. All students can access Nathan’s Video Exchange library, which is constantly expanding and could contain the key to unlock your playing.
- 100s of bass lessons at your own pace
- All levels from beginner to advanced
- Slow Motion Isolation and Video Looping
- Submit practice videos to Nathan East
- Get custom feedback on your playing
- Practice the advice and get better faster
- Connect with students around the world
- Learn from everyone’s Video Exchanges
- Stay motivated to progress your playing
Nathan East can teach anyone how to play bass guitar like a pro.

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About Nathan
Nathan East is one of the most in-demand bassists of all time. As the regular touring bassist for Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Toto, and Fourplay with Bob James, Nathan East has played with just about everyone in the music industry. Seamlessly blending rock, pop and funk, East’s bass influences include Charles Mingus, James Jamerson, Jack Bruce, Paul McCartney and Monk Montgomery.
In the studio, Nathan East has played bass for legendary artists including Barry White, Stevie Wonder, Anita Baker, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Elton John, Daft Punk, and many more. He played bass on Eric Clapton's multi-Grammy award winning Unplugged album, as well as the song “Change the World”, which won a Grammy in 1997. Nathan East also played bass on the Daft Punk's Grammy winning album Random Access Memories and in 2014 released his debut album as a solo artist to worldwide acclaim.
Nathan has a B.A. in Music Performance from University of California San Diego, and as an educator has been teaching how to play bass guitar for decades. Nathan East has endorsed Yamaha instruments since 1981, and developed his own custom Yamaha 5-string bass called the BBNE2.


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