100 Rock Lessons: Bass Guitar Solo: Instrumental Tutor

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 Rockschool Bass Method, which replaces the bestselling Let?s Rock ? Bass, gives you everything you need to know to get started playing the Bass, learn the essentials so you can get seriously good, seriously fast. With over 100 audio tracks, quick guide videos and 12 lessons in 6 different styles, you?ll be playing before you know it. Book Features: ? Over 1 hour of downloadable video and audio content. ? Instrument quick guide ? what everything?s called, how it works and everything in-between! ? How to read music ? learn how to read music quickly and simply. ? 12x lessons in 6 different styles ? each lesson includes audio and video tuition. ? 6 pieces, 6 varying styles ? put your skills to the test with 6 kick ass pieces. ? Play - Rock, Pop, Indie, Metal, Hip Hop and Country. ? 120 audio tracks ? supporting audio for every musical example and piece. ? Video lessons ? on getting started and key techniques. ? Quiz ? put your skills to the test with the interactive quizzes. ? Dropcard ? instantly download the accompanying audio and video hassle free! What you?ll learn: ? The basics of music notation

With DiY Electric Bass there are no limitations to how, when, or where you learn. This clear and easy-to-follow approach is your blueprint to playing right away. No teacher is necessary since lessons are simple to follow---with corresponding video lessons and audio accompaniments. The included media is available to stream or download, so you can watch video lessons, hear examples, and play along anywhere you have a computer or mobile device. Do it yourself---even if you have never touched a bass! No prior musical knowledge is needed. Make your dreams come true with this perfectly priced book and media package. / Guitare Basse

Getting Started. Learn the techniques that every truly great bass player needs to know! From basic slapping and popping to machine-gun riffing, this program has something for bass players at every level. The one-on-one lessons with bassist/instructor Chris McCarvill show you how to apply the techniques popularized by Marcus Miller, Larry Graham and Louis Johnson. You'll learn the four elements of slap and pop as well as advanced techniques like octaves, fifths, muting, double slapping, sliding, the snap, bending notes and using effects. By the end of this program, you'll be the funkiest bass player around! DVD features include: iPod-ready video, follow-along tab book, free lifetime membership for online lesson support, authored for Zone 0 and more. 1 hour

A Beginner's Guide Featuring Step-By-Step Lessons with Audio Video and Popular Songs!-The First 15 Lessons series provides a step-by-step lesson plan for the absolute beginner complete with audio tracks video lessons and real songs! Designed for self-teaching or for use with an instructor you'll build a solid foundation as you work through each lesson learning the basics of the instrument and music reading while practicing the many exercises concepts and song excerpts within. Must-know instruction so you can start playing right away with a free online tuner and metronome!The bass guitar book features lessons on: bass fundamentals music reading tuning the 1-5 pattern arpeggios grooves position shifts scales syncopation chromatics swing/shuffle feel and blues funk

At a Glance - Scales & Modes For Bass pairs an instructional DVD lesson taught by a professional bassist 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.Scales & Modes for Bass features these lessons: Major and Minor Scale Shapes Pentatonic Scale Shapes the Seven Modes and Mixolydian Bass Grooves. Song examples include: Barracuda • California Girls • Carry On Wayward Son •Detroit Rock City • Dream On • Lay Down Sally • Smoke on the Water • Sultans of Swing • What's Going On • You Give Love a Bad Name • and more.

A Step-by-Step Method for Developing Extraordinary Technique on the Bass Guitar. Bass Chops covers a cross section of musical genres with a unique step-by-step approach for strengthening your overall facility on the instrument. The lessons in this book include standard notation, tab, fingerings, and video demonstrations, and are presented in theme-and-variation format - a highly effective approach to learning bass that has become very popular with students. Each lesson allows you to move at your own pace, beginning with a simple groove and gradually becoming moe intricate and complex as the lesson progresses. Styles include blues, jazz, rock, fusion, R and B, and slapping. The price of the book includes nearly two hours of video demonstrations of everyexample in the book, performed by the author himself! Access the videos online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside. / Méthode / Etude / Guitare Basse

Berklee Workshop Series-Learn how to lock into an airtight groove with Berklee professor and versatile bassman Danny Morris. In this Master Class Morris teaches techniques to help you anchor your band with a foundation of solid bass lines chordprogressions and rhythmic and harmonic variations. Working with and without a drum machine Morris breaks down the secrets of syncopation rhythmic displacement left-hand muting and more. His practical lessons will help you buildyour bass vocabulary play with more variety and character and keep your grooves in the pocket.

What do YOU want to PLAY today? The PLAY series has nailed down what today's musician really wants: lessons you can use anytime, anywhere. They're flat-out more convenient than private lessons, and just as valuable. The high-quality video of expert instructors will help players of all skill levels, from beginners and 'weekend warriors' to advanced students and pros. Whether you're into rock, jazz, blues, folk, country, or a little bit of everything, the PLAY series has all the resources you need at the click of a button. / Guitare Basse