# Bass Guitar Tutor — Learn Lines, Scales & Patterns

> Interactive bass guitar learning app with songs, scales, patterns, and jam sessions. (iPhone/iPad app by Learn To Master Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bass-guitar-tutor/id658482268 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Learn To Master Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/431947334)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 178 App Store ratings · 83 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 54 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese and 6 more
- Released: 2013-06-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bass-guitar-tutor/id658482268/reviews.md

## What is Bass Guitar Tutor?

• Learn To Play Your Favorite Bass Lines on the Bass Guitar.
• Learn Scales and Jam to a Click/Backing Tracks. Save Riffs.
• Learn typical patterns (e.g. reggae, walking bass, hard rock).
• Highly configurable. Resizeable fretboard suitable for all devices and tablets. Choose between acoustic, fingered or slap electric guitar bass. 
• For beginners to advanced bass players, this app combines high-quality realistic bass sounds with low-latency, responsive playing.
• Use on the go as a simulator or with your Real Bass Guitar.
• With over 1 million downloads it is one of the most popular apps of Bass Guitarists.

*****Features*****
Choose between Precision Bass, Jazz Bass or Slap Bass.
5 String Bass Option
Left Handed Support.
Focus on sections of the song to master those bass lines, patterns and scales.
Adjust the speed and volume for playing along.
Highlight notes on/off to play by ear.
Adjust the width or height of the fretboard to suit your playing style or device. Go smaller to see the whole fretboard or go larger for a real life size.

*****Bass Lines*****
Over 600 Songs that cover all genres: Rock, Indie, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Naughties, Modern, Latin, Classical, Film Themes, TV Themes, Traditional.  The always expanding catalog of bass lines which include: 
ACDC, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Axel F...and more

*****Scales*****
Select a scale from the extensive list. 
Listen and watch the notes being played through highlights and then try to play it back. Check your answers. Start with just a few notes and then work up until you've mastered the notes in the scale. 
Change the position.
Repeat scales ascending or descending.
View scale patterns as a reference. 

*****Jam*****
Select the scale in which you wish to solo in. This will highlight all the right notes within the selected key on the whole fretboard. Then jam to it by aiming to play from the highlighted keys. You'll be surprised how good you'll sound just by hitting a few of the right notes! 
Record and Save your favorite jam sessions.
Play along to a click or backing track.

*****Bass Patterns*****
Learn to provide the bass in any key for any genre. Patterns include: Alternative Rock, Barrelhouse, Blues Boogie Woogie ...and more.

*****Scales Game*****
Exercises to test your knowledge of scales and view your progress over time.

***** Notes Game *****
Interactive exercise to learn the notes on the fretboard. 
Choose which strings, frets and keys to focus on.
See how you are progressing over time.

***** Learn Chords *****
Learn all the main chords including intervals and which fingers to use.

## Key features

- Learn bass lines from over 600 songs
- Practice scales and jam to backing tracks
- Master typical bass patterns
- Configurable and resizable fretboard
- Realistic bass sounds with low latency
- Left-handed support

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Version | $3.99 | per month |
| Annual Premium Version | $29.99 | per year |


## What do users think of Bass Guitar Tutor?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Great for beginners
- 👍 Useful for learning scales
- 👍 Good for practicing theory
- 👍 Helps with motivation
- 👍 Nice interface
- 👍 Helpful tool for learning
- 👍 Solid content for learning
- 👍 Good for practicing on the go
- 👍 Responsive support

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Frequent ads
- 🐛 No sound issues
- 🐛 Unrealistic sound quality
- 🐛 Not user-friendly
- 🐛 Outdated and unmaintained
- 🐛 Premium version issues
- 🐛 Defunct support link
- 🐛 Inresponsive app
- 🐛 Lacks basic information
- 🐛 Terrible experience
- 🐛 Upside down orientation
- 🐛 Difficult to tune
- 🐛 Riffs for four string only
- 🐛 Sounds like rubber bands
- 🐛 Terrible sound quality
- 🐛 Hard to use
- 🐛 Advertising launchpad
- 🐛 Teaches nothing
- 🐛 Goes too fast to learn
- 🐛 Doesn't show real notes
- 🐛 Not a tutor

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes
- Audio input issues
- Won't output audio through AirPods
- Premium version not restoring
- Support link defunct
- App is unresponsive
- Black screen on launch
- Restore button not working
- Bug to open solitaire game
- Autorotate does not work
- App appears upside down
- Crashes when changing root note
- No sound
- Sound is very bad
- App crashes a lot
- Freezing up and shutting down
- Audio does not work
- Won't make a sound half the time
- App always crashes

**Most requested features**

- Support audio input from external sound devices
- Option to lock fretboard
- Bass patterns broken down
- Left-handed fretboard option
- Better range of sounds
- Tuning option
- Support for 5 and 6 string basses
- Option to slow down notes
- More songs
- Chord trainer
- Dark mode

## Recent user reviews (10 of 83)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bass-guitar-tutor/id658482268/reviews.md

### 2/5 — ??????????

*2025-11-12*

Why does it crash? You need to update this as I only played for 5 minutes

**Developer response:** We've just looked at the crash reports and can confirm one user has experienced a crash out of 1000s this week. We assume it's you so sorry for the experience. It's so strange why just one person is affected, but nevertheless we will make a fix asap and update the version in the next couple of days.

### 5/5 — Egor

*2025-02-26*

Офигенно

**Developer response:** Спасибо. Мы надеемся, что ваша игра на бас-гитаре станет намного лучше с этим приложением Bass Guitar Tutor.

### 2/5 — Audio input from sound card

*2024-09-24*

Do you plan to support audio input from external sound devices?

**Developer response:** HI. I'm not sure what you mean. In Jam exercise, you can play background music files and improvise over it. Please get in touch with us at info@LearnToMaster.com so we can understand what you want.

### 3/5 — 50/50

*2024-02-22*

Great interface, but for some reason it won’t output audio through AirPods. Bummer!

**Developer response:** Thanks for letting us know. We have now fixed this - you can listen through AirPods. Please download latest version.

### 1/5 — Was ok, but never updated

*2023-12-14*

Was ok, but never updated 
When it finally updated, it took stuff away and wanted more money..
It was ok, but not for that much and I guess I don’t need it.

**Developer response:** Sorry for the experience. How many years ago was that? We've spent much time and commitment enhancing the app, and feel this bass guitar app is excellent value for money. There is so much content available on the free version. Let us know more info and we will try to get you to come back. We want our long term users to stick around. info@LearnToMaster.com

### 1/5 — Crashes, won’t restore premium ver, no support

*2021-07-23*

Purchased premium version. Got a phone call while using app (which I declined) and the app lost its sound. Then Crashed and wouldn’t open again. Black screen. Had to delete and re-install. The “restore” button on the “premium”page does not work. Supposed to pay again?!!! Support link on developers website is defunct. Inexcusable. DO NOT BUY THIS APP.

**Developer response:** Sorry for the experience. The contact on the developers website has always been valid. We have fixed these issues within the app. Please download the latest version.

### 1/5 — Unresponsive

*2021-05-28*

App is in responsive. Lacks basic information, it just shows basic hand positions. Doesn’t show extended scales. All in all terrible experience.

**Developer response:** This is incorrect. The app is very responsive with much work reducing the latency to a minimum. In Scales exercise, you can press the Position button to see various hand positions. In the Jam exercise, all the notes in a scale show so you can extend it as much as possible.

### 1/5 — Nothing but ads

*2021-04-30*

This is a terrible app. I kept tapping the different icons on the screen for Bass Line, Scales, etc and got nothing but ads. After several tries I just deleted it.

**Developer response:** Sorry for the experience. There is a full page ad every 2 mins to support the developers. We recommend the Premium version which has no ads and all the content.

### 1/5 — Waste of time

*2020-11-30*

App crashes, has obnoxious ads (didn’t i pay to download this?), the scales games dont really make sense, even on easy. Discouraged from exploring the app further because of the hectic video ads whenever i click any new function. Id be much better off just improvising on the bass itself

**Developer response:** Thanks for getting in touch. We have informed our advertising partner, Google and blocked an ad. There's an ad-free version we recommend. Here's a tutorial fo Scales Game:
https://youtu.be/oKhRXhH_7UE?t=135
Essentially, press play button and app tells you what scale to play. You play that scale. App tells you whether you are correct or not.

### 1/5 — Bug

*2020-11-09*

This app came with a bug to open a solitaire game. Would not let you out. Beware!!  I deleted the app and will not try again.

**Developer response:** Sorry for the experience. We have reported this to our advertising partner, Google, about this ad and ensure that it has been blocked. We hope you get to enjoy bass guitar and appreciate we need ads to fund. There is a Premium ad-free version which we recommend.

## Frequently asked questions about Bass Guitar Tutor

### What can I learn with the Bass Guitar Tutor app?

You can learn to play your favorite bass lines from a catalog of over 600 songs across various genres. The app also teaches scales, typical bass patterns like reggae and hard rock, and chords. It provides exercises to test your knowledge and improve your fretboard note recognition.

### Is the app suitable for beginners and advanced players?

Yes, the app is designed for all skill levels, from beginners to advanced bass players. It offers features like adjustable speed and volume for playing along, highlighting notes on/off, and focusing on specific sections of songs to help users master techniques at their own pace.

### What are the different bass guitar options available?

You can choose between different bass guitar types, including Precision Bass, Jazz Bass, or Slap Bass. The app also offers a 5-string bass option and supports left-handed players. The fretboard is resizable and configurable to suit various devices and playing styles.

### How does the app help with practicing and jamming?

The app allows you to jam to backing tracks or a click, select scales to solo in, and highlights the correct notes on the fretboard. You can record and save your jam sessions. It also includes a scales game and notes game to test your knowledge and track your progress.

### Is the app free to use, and are there any additional costs?

The app is free to download and use, offering a substantial amount of content. However, it does feature in-app purchases, likely for unlocking additional songs, patterns, or advanced features in a 'pro version' as mentioned in the description for an ever-expanding catalog.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 26.7.3 — 2026-06-12

Enhanced audio
Minor bug fixes

### 26.7.1 — 2026-06-03

Enhanced the haptic feedback for a more immersive user experience

### 26.6 — 2026-05-28

Re-engineered audio engine for better sound
Improved immersive experience with haptic feedback and better UI

### 26.5 — 2026-04-24

Smoother Bass Playing

### 26.4 — 2026-04-02

Added new Sade bass line
Minor bug fixes

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