Re: A Bass Needing Some Range Advice
Beyond is right...You don't need any of those things, but most people don't know where to start. There is enough info in these pages to go off of if you are really enterprising. I personally don't use Singing Success, but I did go through and get my information from it.
You sound like you are able to be an objective teacher to yourself so you can escape the necessity of having a program or teacher, but it is nice to know where to start.
-David