bennyblu Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hi What is the best bass course to follow in order to learn the bass, I want to read with the bass / learn lots of styles (inc slap)? I can read music and I am confident around music theory. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Carol Kaye books are brilliant if you can already read music. Also I got a lot out of Paul Westwood's [i]Bass Bible[/i] - loads of different styles from around the world and a mahoosive groove library. Finally I love the Ed Friedland [i]Walking Basslines[/i] books - great for getting under the skin of walking lines. Useful for )obviously) walking lines, but also great for making chord progressions more interesting in every other style of music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 [quote name='bennyblu' timestamp='1391193385' post='2354500'] Hi What is the best bass course to follow in order to learn the bass, I want to read with the bass / learn lots of styles (inc slap)? I can read music and I am confident around music theory. Thanks in advance [/quote] Good evening, Benny... You'll get lots of advice and suggestions here, I'm sure. I'll start off with a slightly 'left-field' book... [url="http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/0786646861/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"]Mel Bay's Complete Jazz Bass Book, by Earl Gately[/url] ...around a tenner from Amazon, and worth it. Give it a look..? Ah, I here footsteps; it's going to get crowded here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyblu Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Thanks for the quick feedback guys, very much appreciated. I will look into these. Bring on the crowd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) I really like this book for helping you learn the bass inside out, and understand how to relate those fretboard shapes to theory: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Serious-Electric-Bass-Complete-Contemporary/dp/1576238830"]http://www.amazon.co...y/dp/1576238830[/url] Stick with it, and it will do wonders. Scales and arpeggios are your bread and butter regardless of style, and this in an invaluable resource. If you'd like to learnt to read music with the bass, this will get you up and running: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Simplified-Sight-Reading-Bass-Josquin-Pres/dp/0793565189 EDIT - Since you mentioned slap bass, I loved working through this back in the days of VHS, but it's still out on DVD: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alexis-Sklarevski-Slap-Bass-Programme/dp/B000FKOZPG"]http://www.amazon.co...e/dp/B000FKOZPG[/url] Edited January 31, 2014 by Hector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML94 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 [quote name='Hector' timestamp='1391208786' post='2354707'] I really like this book for helping you learn the bass inside out, and understand how to relate those fretboard shapes to theory: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Serious-Electric-Bass-Complete-Contemporary/dp/1576238830"]http://www.amazon.co...y/dp/1576238830[/url] Stick with it, and it will do wonders. Scales and arpeggios are your bread and butter regardless of style, and this in an invaluable resource. If you'd like to learnt to read music with the bass, this will get you up and running: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Simplified-Sight-Reading-Bass-Josquin-Pres/dp/0793565189"]http://www.amazon.co...s/dp/0793565189[/url] EDIT - Since you mentioned slap bass, I loved working through this back in the days of VHS, but it's still out on DVD: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alexis-Sklarevski-Slap-Bass-Programme/dp/B000FKOZPG"]http://www.amazon.co...e/dp/B000FKOZPG[/url] [/quote] +1 on this book I started on this book a couple of months ago and my playing has become much more fluent as I know what harmony lies under my hands in certain position. Now I feel more confident with the fretboard and not jumping up or down to the sections where I feel comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 The Tony Grey bass academy looks good. [url="http://tonygrey.com"]http://tonygrey.com[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 [quote name='ML94' timestamp='1391248078' post='2354892'] +1 on this book I started on this book a couple of months ago and my playing has become much more fluent as I know what harmony lies under my hands in certain position. Now I feel more confident with the fretboard and not jumping up or down to the sections where I feel comfortable. [/quote] I know right? Love his enthusiastic/encouraging writing style as well. My only gripe is that anyone playing more than 4 strings is kind of left to their own devices, but the patterns given for the 4 strings are easily extendable. I suppose including 5 and 6 string patterns would make the book far too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 [quote name='Hector' timestamp='1391336778' post='2355813'] I know right? Love his enthusiastic/encouraging writing style as well. My only gripe is that anyone playing more than 4 strings is kind of left to their own devices, but the patterns given for the 4 strings are easily extendable. I suppose including 5 and 6 string patterns would make the book far too long. [/quote] Tony Grey plays 6 mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewmorg Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I've learnt so much for free on YouTube from: Marlowedk- He covers everything from beginner up to some pretty complex stuff! Also has his own iphone/iPad app out for slap stuff too! Really good! Also on YouTube Scott Devine bass lessons very helpful! Glad I found this thread lookin for some books to possibly buy for some theory stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1391347779' post='2356021'] Tony Grey plays 6 mostly. [/quote] Yeah, he's a great player and I love his work with Hiromi. How are you getting on with the lessons on his website? Have you found them helpful? My complaint about the Bartolo book is very minor - he gives more than enough information in the form of scale/arpeggio patterns that it is trivial to work out how to expand everything into 5 or 6 strings as and when the player likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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