Across the road from our shop is a music teaching school, where they do mainly drum, guitar and bass lessons. The drum and guitar teachers are busy, but the bass side is woefully quiet. I spoke to another guy who has a teaching school. Again, the bass side of things is poorly attended.
Why is this?
Is it because there isn't a bass 'icon' around at the moment, like (dare I mention) Flea, who the kids want to emulate?
Are the songs that bands are playing easy enough for people to master on their own?
Has the vast amount of tutorial material on the Web - Youtube in particular - killed off the need for lessons?
Any thoughts from bass teachers out there?