This book is a tutorial book containing 12 solos recorded by Jaco Pastorius. This is a career-spanning book that covers not only his solo work, but his time with Weather Report and Pat Metheny, as well as his trio work with drummer Brian Melvin. ISBN: 978-0-634-01754-4 Number of Pages: 64
As the original bassist for the seminal death metal band Cannibal Corpse, author Alex Webster offers invaluable insight into the realm of metal bass guitar. This exclusive book/audio pack provides detailed, hands-on training, featuring vital bass guitar techniques and concepts. ISBN: 978-1-4234-9715-8 Number of Pages: 64
Expand your bass guitar knowledge with the BASS LESSON GOLDMINE series! Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics, each lesson in this Blues volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. ISBN: 978-1-4803-9746-0 Number of Pages: 204
Expand your bass guitar knowledge with the BASS LESSON GOLDMINE series! Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics, each lesson in this Funk/R&B volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. ISBN: 978-1-4803-9845-0 Number of Pages: 204
Expand your bass guitar knowledge with the BASS LESSON GOLDMINE series! Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics, each lesson in this Jazz volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. ISBN: 978-1-4803-9844-3 Number of Pages: 206
Expand your bass guitar knowledge with the BASS LESSON GOLDMINE series! Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics, each lesson in this Rock volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. ISBN: 978-1-4803-9843-6 Number of Pages: 204
The Bass Play-Along Series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the tab, listen to the audio to hear how the bass should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The charts feature authentic transcriptions based on the original recordings. ISBN: 978-1-4803-9244-1 Number of Pages: 72
Learn the art of jazz bass. Whether you are new to playing jazz or wish to hone your skills, and whether you play acoustic or electric bass, this book will help you expand your basic technique to create interesting and grooving basslines and melodically interesting solos. Included are 166 audio tracks of demonstrations and playa…
Building Walking Basslines is a complete method book for learning how to improvise walking basslines. Using common jazz progressions such as the jazz blues and ‘Rhythm Changes’, the book teaches the concept of walking bass from the ground up, beginning with roots, fifths and octaves, then expanding to arpeggio-based lines. Approaches to chord tones such…
Expanding Walking Basslines follows on from the hugely popular Building Walking Basslines, adding further concepts such as using dead notes, rests, skips and triplets. More advanced concepts such as using non-chord tones and chromatic passing tones as targets are covered in detail, as are the use of pedal points and techniques for playing over modal…
This book is a tutorial book containing the trademark grooves and solos of Jaco Pastorius, the man who revolutionised the bass guitar. ISBN: 0-634-01752-7 Number of Pages: 56
Study the trademark songs, lines, tones and techniques of the world’s greatest jazz-fusion bassist Jaco Pastorius. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of Pastorius’s gear, techniques, styles, songs, riffs and much more. ISBN: 978-1-4803-9245-8 Number of Pages: 88
In this book/online audio access pack, bass legend Ron Carter illustrates step-by-step the basic concepts of creating bass lines; constructing lines using non-harmonic tones and diverse rhythms; playing in fast tempos; and developing tone and pitch. Includes online audio access using the unique code printed in the book with an all-star rhythm section and isolated…
This fantastic book and CD play-along package features the trademark fingerstyle grooves of the one and only Rocco Prestia, the man behind funk/soul legends Tower of Power. ISBN: 978-1-57560-595-1 Number of Pages: 48
This book contains highly detailed full or partial transcriptions of over 40 songs that legendary bassist James Jamerson recorded during his career at Motown. A detailed biography is also included and all tracks have backing tracks on the accompanying CDs. ISBN: 978-0881888829 Number of Pages: 206
The Funkmasters breaks down the grooves of 23 James Brown songs and includes transcriptions for bass, guitar and drum parts. Each track has been transcribed, broken down into individual lessons, and meticulously recreated on two one-hour CDs for drums, bass and guitar. Also included is a full history of the James Brown band along with…
Designed for bass players and jazz fans alike, The Jazz Bass Book: Technique and Tradition is the first comprehensive reference of its kind. Part player’s manual, part history and part biography, this book looks at all facets of jazz bass, providing expert guidance on technique, practice methods and jazz theory, as well as insights into…
This book and video package contains a wealth of educational material from leading bassist/educator Victor Wooten. ISBN: 978-1-5400-0295-2 Number of Pages: 96
