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Way more than just the Whatever you're playing-funk, soul, rock, blues, country-the bass is the heart of the band. Bassists provide a crucial part of the driving force and funky framework that other members of any band work off. From John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, to The Pixies' Kim Deal, to James Brown's favored bassist, Jimmy Nolan, bass players have made big names for themselves and commanded respect throughout music history. In Bass Guitar For Dummies, Patrick Pfeiffer-who coached U2's show more Adam Clayton, among others-is your friendly guide to laying down the low end. Starting from the beginning with what bass and accessories to buy, the book shows you everything from how to hold and position your instrument to how to read music and understand chords. You'll develop your skills step-by-step until you're confident playing your own solos and fills. Sharpen skills with instructional audio and video Discipline your play with exercises Understand chords, scales, and octaves Care for your instrument Whether you're new to the bass or already well into the groove, Bass Guitar For Dummies gives you the thorough balance of theory and practice that distinguishes the titanic Hall of Famer from the just so-so. P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you're probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Bass Guitar For Dummies. The book you see here shouldn't be considered a new or updated product. But if you're in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We're always writing about new topics!. show lessTags
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Sort of read, sort of skimmed. I was hooping that this book would go deeper into the history of bass guitar, but it really only touched upon it in a few asides. Understandable, really, but alas. This means I need to find a more comprehensive text.
The exercises were good, and the information was helpful. Predictably, this book was more for people looking to play the guitar than for any research purposes. Which wasn't what I was looking for. This is more my fault (and trying to be lazy) than the fault of the book.
Oh, and here's looking at you, Adam Clayton. You're awesome for helping out with this text.
The exercises were good, and the information was helpful. Predictably, this book was more for people looking to play the guitar than for any research purposes. Which wasn't what I was looking for. This is more my fault (and trying to be lazy) than the fault of the book.
Oh, and here's looking at you, Adam Clayton. You're awesome for helping out with this text.
Helpful in some ways, but no replacement for individual lessons.
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Patrick Pfeiffer has been a professional bassist for more than 25 years. He played with Paul Griffin from Steely Dan and also taught Adam Clayton of U2
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- Bass Guitar for Dummies
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- Music, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 787.87193 — Arts & recreation Music Stringed instruments (Chordophones) Plucked Lute Family Guitar General principles, musical forms, instruments Instruments Techniques for playing instruments
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- MT599 .B4 .P44 — Music Instruction and study Instruction and study Instrumental techniques Plucked instruments
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