Giants of Bass gives you the chance to follow in the footsteps of the masters of the instrument, presenting 20 original tracks based on the styles of such bass gurus as Paul McCartney, Mark King, Flea, John Entwistle and Jaco Pastorius, while two free accompanying CDs feature full band versions and backing tracks for all the pieces inside. With an in-depth section on how to go about getting down vital techniques such as slapping, fingerstyle and picking, Giants of Bass is a powerful weapon in anyone's bass-playing arsenal.

The book covers the following bassists:

• Jack Bruce
• Cliff Burton
• Stanley Clarke
• Bootsy Collins
• Tim Commerford
• Duck Dunn
• John Entwistle
• Flea
• Larry Graham
• Stuart Hamm

• James Jamerson
• John Paul Jones
• Mark King
• Dirk Lance
• Paul McCartney
• Pino Palladino
• Jaco Pastorius
• Billy Sheehan
• Sting
• Stuart Zender