Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53303 in Books
• Published on: 2003-11-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Synopsis
Broken down into a 10-week program of speed chapters each with brief goal summary, core lesson, theory and tests, this book offers a fast route to learning bass. It covers the basics, guides the reader through the essential techniques, and self-tests the student on new found skills.

Customer Reviews

Absolutely pukka
This book does exactly what it says on the cover,i used to play play bass many years ago before taking up the guitar and decided to pick it up again so i choose this book. As well as learning some great bass lines you learn scales,triads ,arpegios and all sorts of essential stuff along the way without it getting to bogged down in theory and boring .You just cannot wait to turn the page and see whats next.Nice CD format with tracks correctly numbered to correspond with the book.THIS BOOK WOULD ALSO TEACH AN INTERMEDIATE PLAYER A THING OR TWO WHO IS A BIT WEAK ON THEORY. Make this your first book on bass trust me.

Good foundations to build upon
Excellent absolute beginner's first book on learning bass, introduces many bass techniques in various music genres - blues, rock, heavy metal, pop, funk, disco, reggae, but no jazz unfortunately. Painless basic theory tuition - triads, octaves, arpeggios, notes and scales, playing techniques include octave playing, slide, hammer/pull off, trills. Easy for the left handed player to follow. Lessons are mapped out day by day, though many of the excercises may take quite a while to master at example playing speeds, good quality audio examples. I found the disco and reggae techniques the most difficult, i only usually play blues and rock but it was interesting to try them. Overall a good "basic" guide to learning bass and opens up loads of ideas for the future, and it is interesting to go back on the excercises to see how your playing has improved!

5 STAR +
i have got meny books on the bass guitar 26 in all , and i got this last week and out of them all .this is by 4 the best one . i just wish i had got it from day one as its the best one ever , and the only one i now bother with . buy it now trust me
ps had my bass 4 months ***************************************************************