dohhhhh6 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Ok, since I'm out of school for the whole summer WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO I've decided I'm going to buy some bass lesson book so I can get some extra learning in besides my lessons. I'm probably gonna end up getting whatever my teacher suggests but I'd like your suggestions too. So please help a fella bassist out. In Skynyrd We Trust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrock1san.rr.com Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 One book that really helped me was "Muted Grooves" by Josquin des Pres. It has string muting and raking exercises and patterns for rock, funk, blues, and latin using string muting. It comes with a CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinJ Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Hi, I'm a member of the Idle Poor class during the summers as well, so here's what I'm using for a little heavy summer reading: The Working Bassist's Tool Kit; Ed Friedland, © 2000, 96 pages + CDSerious Electric Bass; Joel di Bartolo, Aaron Stang (ed.), © 1997, 279 pagesThe Bass Player Book; Karl Coryat (ed.), © 1999, 223 pagesBass for Beginners, The Complete Guide; Glenn Letsch, © 2000, 78 pages + CD These are all really different, but all great in their own ways. C.V.: Snowboarder (1983-), Bass Owner (1996-), Chemistry Teacher (1997-) & Serious Bass Student (2003-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xhawk4 Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 Look for a book called Progressive Bass. I forget who the author is but there is a red bass on the cover. Comes with a CD and is very informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromos Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 If you should happen to find yourself feeling bogged down by all the excercises and pieces you're looking at, take a break and check out Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within by Kenny Werner. More of a philosophical read, a bit preachy at times, but after going through it you'll feel like you've freed your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebrownbass Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 I'll have to second "The Bass Player Book," a great compendium of articles originally published in the magazine. Nothing in depth, but the book touches on virtually everything a person needs to know. In fact, I'll bet if a librarian sat as an expert on this board, they could answer 95% of all questions asked using this one book alone. I'll also second "Effortless Mastery," a book I've mentioned a time or two myself. Really great stuff there. We talked about books several times... Here\'s a link to a good discussion. "Let's raise the level of this conversation" -- Jeremy Cohen, in the Picasso Thread. Still spendin' that political capital far faster than I can earn it...stretched way out on a limb here and looking for a better interest rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 I'll go ahead and repost this: Get Rufus Reid's "The Evolving Bassist" It tends to favor the double bass as far as raw technique is concerned, but the musical information is invaluable no matter what bass instrument or style you play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 Simandl New Method for Double Bass vol. 1 Carol Kaye Electric Bass Lines 1,2,3,4,5,6 Ed Friedland Building Walking Bass Lines Ray Brown Bass Method Standing in the Shadows of Motwon J.S. Bach Six Suites for Cello Solo Afro-Cuban Grooves for Bass and Drums by Lincoln Goines and Robby Ameen The True Cuban Bass by Carlos Del Puerto Modern Reading Text in 4/4 by Louis Bellson Modern Walking Bass Technique by Mike Richmond Basslines by Joe Hubbard Chord Studies for Electric Bass by Phil Wilson and Joseph Viola Slap It by Tony Oppenheim That should keep you busy for the next 10 years. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETE_COMBS Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 It's according what field or level your looking to work with but here's a list to look at to choose from. ED Friedland: bass improvision w/cd jazz bass w/cd Josquin Des Pres: slap bass essentials w/cd simplified sight reading for bass. Bunny Brunel: expanding walking bass lines bass essentials w/cd bass technique w/cd pocket modes for bass with audio cd Hope these can help you out. Pete Combs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohhhhh6 Posted May 31, 2003 Author Share Posted May 31, 2003 I'll definetly look around for some of these books after this week (since it's my bro's high school graduation). I feel stupid for not giving info on what I want to learn and stuff so I'll post some info even though it's a lil late. I'm trying very hard to vary my my learning so that I don't fix too much on one bassist. That's why I'm trying to stay away from too much Flea stuff (which I for the most part love!) so that I'm not a Flea disciple as my bass teacher coined it. I want to work on my overall technique, and I want to learn some theory stuff (Jeremy's posts -or I think it's Jeremy who does the lesson posts...- are too confusing for a newbie like me to understand). I'm pretty open to stuff as long as it's easy to understand and is good for my noggin. Sorry if the info is a little vague, but I'm really not too sure what I'm doing these days. Thankfully, I've started learning some bass lines from my bro's old Guitarworld mags (even though it doesn't help me too much). So I'm progressing, but I want to make the most of my summer. In Skynyrd We Trust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearjammer Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 check your pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike H. Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 Building Walking Bass Lines - Ed Friedland/Hal Leonard Building Jazz Bass Lines Ron Carter/Hal Leonard Jazz Bass Ed Friedland/Hal Leonard Ultimate Beginner Series Rock Bass Basics Warner Bros. http://www.identity5.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.