Stuff! Good Bass Players Should Know

Stuff! Good Bass Players Should Know (An A-Z Guide to Getting Better). For bass guitar. Guitar Educational. Softcover with CD. Guitar tablature. 128 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

STUFF!... A new instructional book/CD series featuring tips from renowned instructors. Take your playing from ordinary to extraordinary with this all-encompassing book/CD pack for bassists. Provides valuable tips on performing, recording, the music business, instruments and equipment (including electronics), grooves, fills, soloing techniques, care & maintenance, and more. Covers rock * jazz * blues * R&B * and funk through demos of authentic grooves. The accompanying CD includes many of the examples in the book performed both in solo bass format and in a full-band setting so you can hear how important concepts fit in with other instruments and ensembles. Topics include: arpeggios * chucking * fretless bass * ghost notes * isometrics * raking * slapping & popping * walking bass lines * zydeco bass * and more!