Rob MacKillop Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 @petebassist - Pete, it's a book for fingerstyle bass guitar, as you know. When it comes to playing on an upright, you create your own rules. The Bottesini are all single-note studies, no chords, so could be played bowed or pizz. The Isbin - I can imagine them either way too, but am not 100% sure. Best wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brook_fan Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 20% off from the Mel Bay site until 16th July, so even cheaper if you get the ebook 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob MacKillop Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 What are you waiting for? 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knirirr Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 18 hours ago, Rob MacKillop said: What are you waiting for? 😎 Print version, Amazon UK (or similar). I saw the example piece in the Kindle sample and it looks really good, but would prefer a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob MacKillop Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Usually takes a month or so before Mel Bay Europe get it into Amazon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob MacKillop Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 The book is currently available in the UK through Amazon's third-party sellers: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/1513461427 The Amazon listing gives a "Look Inside" the Kindle version: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Classical-Contemporary-Studies-Bass-Guitar/dp/1513461427/ref=sr_1_1_twi_pap_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1534236777&sr=8-1&keywords=Rob+MacKillop+bass Any questions, ask away. Cheers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Cheers Rob - just ordered my copy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knirirr Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Mine just arrived - looking forward to finding time to have a go at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 This arrived today; it's splendid, and well worth the wait..! A slim volume, easy to manipulate, containing a very interesting mix of both classical pieces and more modern works. Very well laid out, so it's easy to read, with both standard notation and Tab; I like to work out the score, then check 'my' version against the Tab. I've not (yet...) downloaded the audio tracks; I'll do that later. I'm very far from being a proficient player, but these studies are well worth working on; they really are charming, and are at tempos that are slow enough to encourage concentration on getting it right. I'm going to start on 'It's Lovely To Hear Your Voice', and also 'Imagine', with an intriguing shift from 2/4 to 3/4 and back. Many thanks, Rob, for having put this collection together, and so well. My thumb is well and truly up, and my hat duly doffed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob MacKillop Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 Good to see the book being used. I've been using it with a couple of students, who are really getting a lot from it. Any problems or questions, just ask. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Super late bump for a great book. Ordered it today as a digital copy and started, well at the start... Thanks Rob. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob MacKillop Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 Cheers, Hellzero. I think I'm becoming senile, though, as I'd forgotten about this thread! Oh dear... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brook_fan Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Just taken advantage of Mel bay’s 35% off, especially given that I have more time on my hands now. I was particularly interested in the Gilbert Isbin pieces, and I was not disappointed. These pieces are terrific, and to my mind echo the great studies by Leo Brouwer for classical guitar. Like Brouwer’s works, I feel that far from living their lives as just studies many of these pieces will be very welcome in concert halls and recitals. The harmonies are delicious- I sure wish I could compose pieces this wonderful! Thank you Rob, they have helped me reignite my love for my bass 😊 Robbie 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorturedSaints Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Hi Rob, having been reminded by notifications that this thread exists, I've just ordered a copy. Having expressed my opinion about mixed tab/notation books years ago above, because I've been playing so much notation (and EUB), I find that I can now ignore the tab! Looking forward to playing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob MacKillop Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Hi guys. Thanks for all the positive comments on this book, which does seem to be doing well at Mel Bay. Any questions, just ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob MacKillop Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 On 30/03/2020 at 07:17, Brook_fan said: I was particularly interested in the Gilbert Isbin pieces, and I was not disappointed. These pieces are terrific, and to my mind echo the great studies by Leo Brouwer for classical guitar. Like Brouwer’s works, I feel that far from living their lives as just studies many of these pieces will be very welcome in concert halls and recitals. The harmonies are delicious- I sure wish I could compose pieces this wonderful! Thank you Rob, they have helped me reignite my love for my bass 😊 Robbie Robbie, you've made my day! Year, actually! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Thanks for the thread revival, just bought mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob MacKillop Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Good to know, Stew. I hope you like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 9 hours ago, Rob MacKillop said: Good to know, Stew. I hope you like it! I have been learning to read music during the lockdown, you can't imagine what a joy it was to sit and play through the first piece in this book. To hear myself play something I'd never heard before, just by reading the dots! And what a beautiful piece of music too. Really looking forward to working through the rest of it. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob MacKillop Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 Thankfully I'm fluent in both languages - standard and tab - but every day am thankful I put the time in to learn to read standard notation. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 For those unfamiliar with Bottesini, here's a virtuoso rendering of one of the star pieces... Rest assured; Rob's book has much less complex works than the above. (But what a player ^^, eh..? Rinat Ibragimov, sadly recently died; RIP...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob MacKillop Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 And that is on a three-string bass, as played by Bottesini. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Just now, Rob MacKillop said: And that is on a three-string bass, as played by Bottesini. Even Jaco needed four..! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 On 06/09/2020 at 11:40, Rob MacKillop said: Thankfully I'm fluent in both languages - standard and tab - but every day am thankful I put the time in to learn to read standard notation. Keep it up! I have the digital version so it was a simple matter to remove the tab. Seeing two different languages simultaneously on the page was a bit too much for my poor tired old brain. I've been playing the 2nd and 3rd pieces today. Very enjoyable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob MacKillop Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 I didn't know you could remove the tab in the digital version - good to know. I'd rather the tab wasn't there, but it's the only way to recover costs these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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