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

The 50 Walking Basslines comprised in this coursebook are aimed at bassists at double bassists and first and foremost at the jazz enthusiasts among them. They will most certainly experience a whole heap of pleasure with the playing materials provided here.All 50 Walking Basslines are based on chord progressions that recall some of the greatest jazz standards of all time: Autumn Leaves Someday My Prince Will Come Giant Steps Blues For Alice Anthropology Blue Bossa Stella By Starlight So What Take Five Black Orpheus My Funny Valentine All The Things You Are In A Sentimental Mood Satin Doll and Take The ATrain to name but a few.To teach you all the particularities of the 50 Walking Basslines presented here and eventually enable you to piece some together yourself an entire chapter of this coursebook has been dedicated to the fundamental principles procedures and techniques behind this type of bassline. You therewith have a realistic chance of becoming an expert on the subject.For its part the MP3 CD is composed of as many backing tracks as there are walking basslines in the coursebook; these can be played along to at two different tempi: the intended tempo (actual playing speed) and the rehearsal tempo (slower speed). On the backing track at actual playing speed the Bass is only present during the first round then it disappears yielding the floor to you. The backing tracks provided here are of proper length (about 5 minutes each which sums up to almost 6h of musical practice). This means that you have enough time at your disposal to practice under best conditions enough time to thoroughly internalize these 50 walking basslines and hence compose your own ones.

You are beginning to play the bass and would like to make progress while having fun and without delay? Then you are holding the right method in your hands! On the menu no less than 50 simple bass lines accessible to beginners and inspired by the greatest artists past and present: The Beatles AC/DC Bob Marley Deep Purple Eric Clapton Elvis Presley Police ZZ Top James Brown Jimi Hendrix Otis Redding U2 Led Zeppelin The Rolling Stones... In order to help you each bass line is preceded by an explanatory text detailing its technical rhythmical and theoretical aspects. Difficulty increases progressively throughout the pages. The Video DVD allows you to hear andmoreover to watch these 50 bass lines as they should be played giving you the opportunity to see the correct moves to pick the right fingers and to be rhythmically accurate! The mp3 CD contains as many tracks as bass lines that is 50 play-along tracks featuring two different tempos: the objective tempo (normal) and the practice tempo (slow). On the normal tempo track the bass plays over the first cycle and is mute hereafter to let you take the place! Lastly these tracks have a deliberately long duration (3 to 4 minutes each more than 7 hours of music then!) to give you time to practise in the best possible conditions. You are beginning to play the bass and would like to make progress while having fun and without delay? Then you are holding the right method in your hands! On the menu no less than 50 simple bass lines accessible to beginners and inspired by the greatest artists past and present: The Beatles AC/DC Bob Marley Deep Purple Eric Clapton Elvis Presley Police ZZ Top James Brown Jimi Hendrix Otis Redding U2 Led Zeppelin The Rolling Stones... In order to help you each bass line is preceded by an explanatory text detailing its technical rhythmical and theoretical aspects. Difficulty increases progressively throughout the pages.The Video DVD allows you to hear andmoreover to watch these 50 bass lines as they should be played giving you the opportunity to see the correct moves to pick the right fingers and to be rhythmically accurate! The mp3 CD contains as many tracks as bass lines that is 50 play-along tracks featuring two different tempos: the objective tempo (normal) and the practice tempo (slow).On the normal tempo track the bass plays over the first cycle and is mute hereafter to let you take the place! Lastly these tracks have a deliberately long duration (3 to 4 minutes each more than 7 hours of music then!) to give you time to practise in the best possible conditions.

Kevin Dillard introduces a book allowing experienced guitarists to take their playing to an entirely new level. Intelli-Shred offers an in-depth look into the mechanics and concepts behind those amazing guitar solos by legendary artists like Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Randy Rhoads, John Petrucci, and others. Guitarists learn the theory behind melodic modal shapes and arpeggios and various techniques for applying them in solo playing. The exercises and etudes serve to challenge and motivate while simultaneously building strength, speed, dexterity, and knowledge of the fretboard. The CD included demonstrates all the examples in the book. With some tasty and muscular etudes to finish, intermediate plus rockers will find much to keep themselves busy here. - Guitar Techniques Magazine

Description Rage Against The Machine: Rage Against The Machine (Bass Recorded Versions) No text available for the item Songlist Bombtrack Bullet In The Head Fistful Of Steel Freedom Killing In The Name Know Your Enemy Settle For Nothing Take The Power Back Township Rebellion Wake Up

This book is great for electric bassists who have learned the basics and are ready to take the next step. It takes you further into using scales to build bass lines techniques such as slap and pop and string muting and creating walking bass lines. It also explores ideas such as modes tetrachords pasing tones and varying rhythmic activity. A superb book which keeps things fun and interesting but doesn't sacrifice any important details. An absolute must for any serious Bass player.

Bass Play-Along Volume 49-The Bass Play-Along series is designed to help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily on the Bass Guitar. Just follow the tab listen to the CD to hear how the Bass should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! This volume includes 8 Eagles songs: Already Gone Heartache Tonight Hotel California Life in the Fast Lane Lyin' Eyes Oneof These Nights Take It Easy and Those Shoes.

Continuing the tradition of the fantastic Bass Along series, this Play-Along edition features 10 of the best Hard Rock songs through the years. With easy-to-read notation and tab lead sheets, as well as an MP3 CD, you'll be playing along to these hard rock anthems in no time.The Hard Rock songs featured in this collection come from bands like Linkin Park, Alice In Chains and Foo Fighters, among many more. The Bass Along series is unique for having simple and easy to use notation, as well as tab, that allow you to quickly see what you need to play and how to play it. The MP3 CD features high-quality backing tracks, including each song as a full version with vocals and a play-along version, ensuring you get the Bass Guitar part exactly right. / Guitare Basse

Perfect for bassists who have already started and are ready to take the next step into contemporary styles. Also for experiencd players who want to enhance their knowledge. Starting with a review of reading music this book explains the basics of music theory as it relates to being a great bass player with an easy step-by-step approach. Before you know it you'll be using major scales triads and 7th chords to create cool-sounding bass lines for the most important chord progressions all bassists need to know. Learn the basics of blues and funk styles to lock in with a drummer. Students teachers and self-taught players alike will enjoy this thorough easy to use method.

Advanced Grades 6-8-Each volume covers all the material required for 3 examination grades and includes useful advice & tips about preparing for the London College of Music Bass Guitar examinations. Whether or not you intend to take the bass guitar examination 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. 'Produced to a very high standard. The pace and content are expertly designed. The material is remarkably well presented. It should be an enjoyable journey.' (Bassist Magazine)

Take over John Entwistle and be the Bassist for the Who!Containing eight of their biggest songs this book includes specially recorded sound-alike Cd with full performance demonstrations and backing tracks to play and sing along to. Eight of their greatest songs transcribed for Bass Guitar from original recordings for Bass Guitar in standard notation and tablature with vocal line. Includes a fantastic sound-alike CD!

Deluxe 2-CD Set-Accompaniment: Jersey State College Jazz Ensemble Conductor: Dick Lowenthal Dick Lowenthal's prize-winning ensemble the Jersey State College Jazz Ensemble is here presented performing the best of their book at the time these were recorded. Includes a high-quality music book featuring solo parts for each tune and two compact discs featuring a complete digital stereo reference recording plus recordings of the accompaniments minus bass.

Par MATHEOS CHRIS. Building amazing bass technique takes years of hard work. This 5 1/2' x 8' QWIKGUIDE(TM) book/CD set focuses on fingerstyle speed building. Topics covered include: arpeggio workouts, linear patterns, one-octave scales, tow-octave scales, diminished workouts, and more. There are also special sections for five to six string bass. These exercises are designed to train your mind as well as your hands. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / All Styles - Technic / Etude / Guitare Basse

Eight of their Biggest Songs-This brand new addition to the Authentic Playalong series will delight fans of 90s grunge band Nirvana. Take over from Krist Novoselic and become the bassist for Nirvana! With these authentic transcriptions of the bass lines from eight of the biggest Nirvana songs and the included ‘soundalike’ CD you’ll be able to recreate some of their anthemic hits! Transcribed from the original recordings with standard notation and Tablature with Melody line and Chord symbols.