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This indispensable handbook helps players of all levels produce better, more creative, and more varied bass lines. Divided into two sections - Playing Your Bass and Knowing Your Bass - it covers everything from tuning, reading music, scales and chords, and advanced techniques to tips on buying and upgrading a budget bass and troubleshooting. Along with a list of suggested listening and reference guide, this book provides an unrivaled digest of bass information that might otherwise take an entire career to amass. It begins with a 'Basics' section that assumes nothing about your ability. 'Scales and Chords' shows you how to add other notes to your bass lines and includes exercises to extend musical knowledge and train your ear. It develops your understanding of the links between chords and scales, helping you to play from a chord chart or to improvise when required. Most of the ideas and techniques can be achieved without reading music at all, although the information is there for those who can. The 'Reading music' section develops an intuitive approach using pattern recognition rather than the usual mechanical (counting) method, and introduces a skill that may eventually become important to your professional career. Advanced techniques includes harmonics and fretless bass.
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Adrian Ashton has an enduring passion for all things bass, with some 20 years of playing, teaching and writing about bass guitar to his credit. In 2002 he founded, funded and edited Bass Guitar Magazine, the UK's only independent and dedicated bass guitar title, from where he was able to pick up even more bass information from such great bassists as John Paul Jones, John Entwistle, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten and many other of the magazine's cover stars and column writers.
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Since its inception in the early 1950s, the electric bass has seen major changes in both design and construction. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Since its inception in the early 1950s, the electric bass has seen major changes in both design and construction. Read the first page
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Sheet music
This is the first review I have ever posted (usually too lazy!). However this book is worthy of mention. It is without doubt the most comprehensive, accessible, interesting and interactive book I have ever read and used. The design, layout and construction are excellent. Three primary sections include - the history of the bass, bass equipment and a tutorial section. Whatever standard you are at, whatever your interest in the bass (or indeed just in music) you will not regret purchasing this book. To any bass beginner it is indispensable.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Sheet music
I buy a lot of books each year, and the quality, presentation and authorship of this is simply superb ... the instant I opened it a smile came to my face - this is exactly the book I need as a bass player who is starting over again after a number of years absense! ... not only does it give good solid instruction in a very clear manner but also covers the history and all of the "other stuff" one needs to know (such as how to match a bass head amp to a cabinet ... not something you want to have to find out at the last minute as you blow (someone elses) very expensive piece of equipment!!
Dont even think about it - just buy it :)
Dont even think about it - just buy it :)
43 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Sheet music
The first thing I would like to point out is the very practical and hardwearing aspests of the format of this book. Not a paperback as described but a a hard back spiralbound book which comfortably fits on a music stand without having to be weighed down. The book is well illustrated with colour illustrations, with entertaining information on all aspects of the bass guitar - and thats even before coming to an excellent tutorial. The tutorial is well laid out and worth starting from the beginning whatever stage you are at, I appreciated the way the notes on the fretboard were laid out over 3 lage easy to understand diagrams - this is true of the whole book and bang on when it comes to the TABS found in the book - unlike other tutorials you dont need a telescope propped up in front of your music stand to read them. I mention TAB, however the author is a firm believer in reading standard notation and the book is the clearest I have read in its explantion of the how and why? Overall this is great value for money (especially on Amazon) and the care and attention that has gone into it helps, I think, to make the task of learning that bit more enjoyable.
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Good book
I bought this for my boyfriend just starting out on the bass and he found it quite usefull to get started with learning the bass
Published 6 months ago by Karen Johnson
Big, Arrogant & Overcomplicated
Seems like a good idea this book... but unfortunately is hampered by a not particularly beginner friendly style for the theory section of the book. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Alphonse
The Bass Handbook
Great book
really useful
have only just started bass from acoustic/upright bass
good for showing tecniques
great in increasing knowledge on maitanence and bassy... Read more
really useful
have only just started bass from acoustic/upright bass
good for showing tecniques
great in increasing knowledge on maitanence and bassy... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Time Dwarf
Not Quite What You Might Expect
Maybe some of the reviewers didn't read the same book I read. Like the 1* reviewer, this was a book I returned as well. Read more
Published 18 months ago by C. R. Downing
Great book for beginners
This book is great for beginners however it's got a mistake on page 128 on diagram 2. First column has 2 B-flats where it should be A-flat after the G on the first string. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Dee
First book I have ever returned...
If you really want to know how many L6L tubes each 1950's bass amplifier model had installed - get this book! Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2009 by Z. Doron
Excellent intro to bass guitar and musical theory
Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of bass guitar (history, buying guitars, amps etc) in a practical and hardwearing format. Read more
Published on 2 May 2008 by P. Doherty
Bass Handbook - apt title
This starts with a guide to buying a bass and discussions on the
types of strings used, and itsa written clearly and easily. Read more
types of strings used, and itsa written clearly and easily. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2008 by R. Clark
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