William James Easton Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Hey guys. Bit Rusty (get it!) on few things as only started playing again after a 2 year lay off. anyhoo been listening to alot of blues/country stuff. anybody got any ideas for onlie tuition sites or books that may bring me up to speed? Cheers now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Get [i]Blues Bass[/i] by Ed Friedland, part of the Hal Leonard Bass Method. If you're not that rusty, and need something more challenging, get [i]Building Walking Basslines[/i] by Ed Friedland, one of the Hal Leonard Bass Builders. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Hey Rusty Welcome back! This probably won't help too much, but... As you know, this stuff it's all about feel and the choice of notes. I seriously think the best advice is to listen to records, and play along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 (edited) [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blues-Bass-Essential-Styles-Techniques/dp/0634089358/ref=pd_bxgy_w_h__img_b?ie=UTF8&qid=1202029653&sr=8-1"]Ed Friedland's Blues Bass book[/url] is a good place to start. (EDIT - beaten to it) [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blues-Jam-Progressions-Grooves-Professional/dp/1423446801/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1202029653&sr=8-2"]This looks interesting too[/url], but not available over here yet, it seems. Ed's books often seem to get delayed. Edited February 3, 2008 by RichardH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='132890' date='Feb 3 2008, 09:09 AM']As you know, this stuff it's all about feel and the choice of notes. I seriously think the best advice is to listen to records, and play along.[/quote] Couldn't agree more WoT, but always assuming that you already have the basics. There's nothing more frustrating than listening to a favourite bassline, knowing you should be able to play it, but failing to work out HOW he plays it! Once you've built up a mental 'library' of licks & riffs, walks & links, then you can decide what to include and what to leave out for any given song. I only learned to play quite recently and that was the best feature of Friedland's books. If you want to know how Dunn does [i]this[/i] or Tommy Shannon does [i]that[/i], he shows you. I didn't even realise how much I liked Tommy Shannon until I noticed his riffs turning up all over the place in my own playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William James Easton Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 cheers guys all great help. gonna look at that ed friedland book. its going pretty cheap on amazon so cant hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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