skywalker Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 (edited) Please accept my apologies if this has been aired before - but:- Which Bass books have you guys (and gals) found to be the best when learning the things you do?? It would be good to have a reference thread for people who want to learn (either from scratch or different elements of bass playing), so rather than trawl through an endless list of books on Amazon, we have a place to go and look what is best. For me (recently working on walking), I have used the Ed Frieldland "Constructing Walking Bass Lines" which has been superb. Any more suggestions?? Steve Edited November 16, 2007 by skywalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Adrian Ashtons The Bass Handbook [url="http://www.bassplace.com/RF015.html"]http://www.bassplace.com/RF015.html[/url] Has some stuff from our own Stuart Clayton in there too - really great book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee4 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Bass Bible by Paul Westwood.Styles from around the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alun Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 [quote name='lee4' post='89585' date='Nov 16 2007, 07:32 PM']Bass Bible by Paul Westwood.Styles from around the world.[/quote] A great book but ( unless they've improved it with recent editions) make sure you can read notation as the tab comtains a lot of typos. Cheers, Alun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 +1 on Stuart Clayton, especially for beginners (that's me, two years ago). +1 on Ed Friedland, I don't think he's done a duff book yet. My personal favourite (given that I play mainly blues) is [b]Blues Bass[/b] by Friedland, in the [i]Hal Leonard Bass Method[/i] series. Arguably the best £8.95 I have yet spent. A huge amount of information, all of it useful and useable, presented in a very sensible way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysbass Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Having played on/off since the 80's I only decided to make the effort to learn some theory in the last couple of years. I've found the following contain some really useful stuff which have definitely helped my playing... "100 Tips for Bass Guitar" and "Giants of Bass" - both by Stuart Clayton. The latter makes a really good read as well, if you want some background and an essential discography on some iconic players. "101 Bass tips" and "Fingerboard Harmony for Bass" both by Gary Willis are also worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anti-barbie Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I found my huuuuuuuuuuuge dictionary handy while learning - i chuck it at dad when he tries to be "helpful" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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