Warm-Up Exercises for Bass Guitar

Warm-up exercises are some of the most important things a bassist can learn. This 5 1/2' x 8' QWIKGUIDE(TM) book/CD set focuses on warming up the left and right hands. The goal of these warm-ups is to provide sufficientpreparation before a performance to avoid strain or other injury. There are sixty warm-up examples with special sections for five- and six-string bass. Written in tablature only.

Legendary Bassist Billy Sheehan reveals the secrets and techniques that have made him one of the most respected players of all time. This bass master will add new dimensions to your playing developing your style and skills. This Book and DVD feature advanced techniques such as Tapping Neck bends and Pitch harmonics as well as a look at Sheehan's influences his home system and the licks and warm-up exercises he uses. A comprehensive method that combines the text book with a multi-functional DVD.

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

This book is for all levels and styles of guitarists. Finger Gymnastics is a term used for warm-ups stretching and any type of practice exercise that develops technique and stamina while preventing technique related injuries. The exercises in this book are time-tested and will keep your technique at its optimum while helping to ensure injury-free performance. The online audio recording presents three versions of the exercises in chapters I and II each version more advanced than the preceding one. In chapter III bass and rhythm accompaniments are included for many of the examples. Matching the pitch and articulation with a rhythm background will not only assist in warming up stretching and building stamina but will make your practice a more pleasurable experience. Includes access to online audio.

Killer Technique: Bass Guitar is a technique and daily study book inspired by Corey Christiansen's Gig Savers: Killer Technique book for guitar (MLB20028). This book provides concepts and daily routines to help players gain facility on their instrument by improving technique and avoidinginjury. The exercises can be used as a warm-up or as full-speed technical studies. Many of the exercises focus on one hand or the other; others are designed specifically to improve synchronicity between the two hands. Itis useful for musicians of any level. The exercises are presented in string numbers fret numbers and fretboard diagrams rather than standard notation or tab. This book will work for any variety of bass guitar-electric acoustic fretless-and the material can easily be adapted for bass guitars with five or more strings.

Killer Technique: Ukulele is a technique and daily study book inspired by Corey Christiansen's Gig Savers: Killer Technique book for guitar (MLB20028).This book provides concepts and daily routines to help players gain facility on their instrument by improving technique and avoidinginjury. The exercises can be used as a warm-up or as full-speed technical studies. Many of the exercises focus on one hand or the other; others are designed specifically to improve synchronicity between the two hands. It is usefulfor musicians of any level. The exercises are presented in string numbers fret numbers and fretboard diagrams rather than standard notation or tab. This book will work for any variety of ukulele-soprano tenor concert baritone and bass. The exercises are designed for use with a pick but can easily be adapted for fingerstyle players as well.