101 Bass Tips: Bass Guitar Solo: Instrumental Tutor

Ready to take your playing to the next level? Renowned bassist Gary Willis presents valuable how-to insight that bassists of all styles and levels can benefit from. The text photos music diagrams and accompanying 64-track online audio provide a terrific easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics including: techniques improvising and soloing equipment practicing ear training performance theory and much more.

Tab. Tone. Technique.-This is not your typical Bass tab book. In this new Tab+ series from Hal Leonard we provide you guidance on how to capture the Bass tones for each song as well as tips and advice on the techniques used to play the songs. Where possible we've confirmed the gear used on the original recordings via new and previously published interviews with the bassists producers and/or engineers. Then we make general recommendations on how to achieve a similar tone based on that info. Some of the songs will be easy to play even for advanced beginner students and others might present a much greater challenge. In either case we've identified key technique that shouldhelp you learn the songs with greater ease. This volume will help you master 25 must-know Bass classics including: Another One Bites the Dust Around the World Blurred Lines The Boys Are Back in Town Freewill Hey Joe The Joker London Calling My Generation Sledgehammer Strange Brew Sweet Emotion You Can Call Me Al Young Lust and more.

It's time to take center stage to deliver all the pyrotechnics usually associated with six-string guitar shredders! Shredding Bass Guitar takes you there through in-depth lessons on building technique, dexterity, and speed. It shows you how to shred using chords, arpeggios, and scales, and covers heavy metal and funk techniques like tapping, string skipping, and slap and pop. Lessons and examples are in the styles of bass masters Billy Sheehan, Les Claypool, Steve Harris, Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, and others. Shredding Bass Guitar provides a fresh perspective on the four-string electric bass and is a must-have for any bassist looking to take their playing to a new level. The accompanying CD features all the examples from the book. Features * In-depth lessons for developing technique, dexterity, and speed * For pick-style and fingerstyle players * Covers techniques like string skipping, tapping, two-handed tapping, wide-interval skipping, slap and pop, double thumbing, double popping, and more About the Author David Overthrow is an author, educator, and virtuoso bassist. After attending Berklee College of Music, he began performing with a wide variety of artists throughout the U.S. and Europe, playing rock, funk, jazz, and R and B. David is Director of Music at the Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut. He has written for Bass Guitar magazine, authored numerous electric bass methods, and taught three instructional videos for Alfred Music. David has performed with such luminaries as Pat Metheny, Stanley Clarke, Mike Stern, Trey Anastasio, Paul Gilbert, Zakk Wylde, and Sonny Landreth. / Guitare Basse

Par MATHEOS CHRIS. This method book explains how percussive slap bass works with the drums, and how playing percussively will make you 'lock' tighter with the drummer. Included are sections on building a percussive groove, pop control, moving patterns, individual string control, slap without pops, slapping with tensions, double pops, slapping with dyads, triplets, Flamenco thumb technique, odd meters, applied grooves, and a special section for a rhythm section workout. Notation and tablature are clearly explained with instructions on left hand muting and many slapping tips. This method will make your grooves sound fuller, making your playing mode more valuable to your rhythm section. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Rock and Blues - Licks and Phrases / Tablatures / Guitare Basse Tablatures

The Play It All series are Tutorial DVD's presented in association with respected amplification and instrument manufacturers Peavey. This is a complete Beginner programme for learning Rock Metal Funk Blues and Reggae onacoustic guitar. Learn authentic acoustic techniques with master instructor John McCarthy. With a huge resource of tips and tricks easy to follow close-ups and a step-by-step approach this is a fantastic place for novices tostart and progress to higher levels. This pack also contains a CD or Rock House Jam Disc with drum bass and guitar backing tracks web links and access and full band accompaniment for practice.

At A Glance: Bass Fretboard Theory pairs an instructional DVD lesson taught by a professional guitarist with a supplemental book for a comprehensive learning experience. Each book/DVD features several lessons pertaining to one topic and the hi-def DVD lessons feature on-screen music. The lessons are loaded with valuable tips and information and popular song examples help to demonstrate the concepts in action.At A Glance: Bass Fretboard Theory features these lessons: Bass Fretboard LayoutBass Interval WorkoutScale ConstructionScale Shapes and Groove Boxes for BassSongsinclude: Another One Bites the Dust Barracuda California Girls Gimme Some Lovin' I Heard It Through the Grapevine Lady Madonna Money Sweet Emotion Under Pressure You Really Got Me and many more.

This volume covers all the material required for three Bass Guitar grades and includes useful advice and tips about preparing for London College of Music Bass Guitar examinations. Whether or not you intend to take a bass guitar exam the handbooks will help you develop your playing, increase your knowledge of specialist bass guitar techniques and provide a sound theoretical basis to enable you to achieve your full potential as a bassist. / Niveau : Moyen / Exams / Etude / Guitare Basse

Open up your mind, and make playing bass a no-brainer! This all-in-one book takes a no-nonsense approach to learning bass. Start with basics, like holding your bass, then move on to advanced techniques, playing in a band, and learning about the music business. You'll play licks in the styles of legendary bassists like John Paul Jones, Jaco Pastorius, Flea, and Billy Sheehan. No-Brainer: Play Bass includes a DVD that will help you learn visually and features over 100 minutes of MP3 audio so you can play along. '...packed with cute, clever, and comprehensive tips for exercising both brain and body.' - Bass Player magazine.'. . . loaded with good information. . . . there is a lot more here than just licks and tunes. I found a sample contract, true stories about bands, scales and a Basic Chord Dictionary - this book has something for even the most seasoned player!'-Raul Amador, Bass Musician Magazineq / Guitare Basse

Omnibus Edition revised-This Omnibus Edition contains the complete Absolute Beginners Bass course in one complete and convenient package! The Absolute Beginners method has been designed to tellyou everything you need to know from the very first time you pick up your Bass Guitar. This edition also features a unique download card with professional demonstration and accompaniment tracks allowing you to start playing musicright away.In one great book you'll get:A look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanationsPractical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up playing and maintenanceAudio tracks on the accompanying download card show you how things should soundFull-length accompaniment tracks to play along with!This complete OmnibusEdition of Absolute Beginners Bass Guitar contains possibly all the information and practical guidance you'll need to learn the very basics of the Bass right up to playing your first tunes. Writtenby established bassist and teacher Phil Mulford you will be introduced to the parts of the Bass Guitar tuning and how to hold it before rapidly learning your first notes grooves bass lines and by the end of book 2 riffs slapping funk and a full song!If you are looking for an 'owner's manual' approach to learning to play the Bass Guitar that makes it easier than ever before look no further than this collated edition of AbsoluteBeginners now featuring a practical download card.