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Summary: Highly recommended to all bassplayers
Review: "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture." Not entirely true, this book explain music's fundamentals in an easy-to-grasp way. This is not only the best "Dummies" book I've read, it's also the most robust and helpful book I've read regarding the bass.The chapter dealing with the styles of popular bassplayers was a favorite of mine. It breaks apart the playing styles of some of my bass heroes, giving insight into how they approach the instrument. Another favorite lesson was the one regarding walking bass lines which I actively employ in my playing. I particularly liked the CD which used real, live musicians (not canned MIDI music using cheesy sounds that one might expect). The CD has the option of playing with or without the bass track. Awesome. I regard myself as a pretty good bassplyer, so I was amazed that I learned a few things from the early chapters of the book, which focus on fundamentals new players need to know. I highly recommend this book to everyone who wants to discover or re-discover the electric bass.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: Clearly the best book on base that is on the market!
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Summary: Bass Guitar for Dummies
Review: Do not let the title of this book fool you...Bass Guitar for Dummies is by far the Best overall Bass instruction book that I have ever had! The author's of the 'Dummies' series of books are all experts in their fields. Patrick Pfeiffer is no different! He is a Professional Bassist, and Bass teacher. In Bass Guitar for Dummies, Patrick Pfeiffer, shares with us his knowledge of the Bass and Bass playing, using his own special method of teaching.
Bass Guitar for Dummies is well written and laid out. There is something in Bass Guitar for Dummies for everyone...From the very basics to creating your own Groove! There are superb examples of Blues, Rock, Jazz, Country, Reggie, Funk, Pop, Hard Rock, etc. in the book and on the CD.
Most of the work and research has been done for by Patrick Pfeiffer. All you have to do is get a copy of Bass Guitar for Dummies, read it and practice what you have leaned. What could be easier?!
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Summary: Bass Guitar for Dummies
Review: Do not let the title of this book fool you...Bass Guitar for Dummies is by far the Best overall Bass instruction book that I have ever had! The author's of the `Dummies' series of books are all experts in their fields. Patrick Pfeiffer is no different! He is a Professional Bassist, and Bass teacher. In Bass Guitar for Dummies, Patrick Pfeiffer, shares with us his knowledge of the Bass and Bass playing, using his own special method of teaching.
Bass Guitar for Dummies is well written and laid out. There is something in Bass Guitar for Dummies for everyone...From the very basics to creating your own Groove! There are superb examples of Blues, Rock, Jazz, Country, Reggie, Funk, Pop, Hard Rock, etc. in the book and on the CD.
Most of the work and research has been done for by Patrick Pfeiffer. All you have to do is get a copy of Bass Guitar for Dummies, read it and practice what you have leaned. What could be easier?!
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Summary: Great Resource, especially for Beginners
Review: Dont let the name fool you. This is not the usual "For Dummies" book. This is a fine starter for anyone wishing to learn (or improve as) a BASS Player. It's up-to-date, well written, easy to follow, and packed with great info. The companion CD helps make the lessons & concepts easy to follow.
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Summary: Four strings/Five stars
Review: E-Everything you need to know. Really.
A-A lot cheaper than a teacher.
D-Definitive Bass book and play along CD.
G-Get this book and start playing. Now.
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Summary: Great resource
Review: Great resource for learning the bass guitar.
I learned how to read music and learn notes, scales, technique, etc. very rapidly.
The CD is very helpful - but don't expect to use it to listen to the low-pitched bass guitar notes on the tiny little speakers on a laptop computer! I ended up having to hook up big speakers to my laptop to get decent enough sound.
I researched bass guitar instruction books at several large book stores, and this was by far the best book available. The only complaints I have are: 1) the "Dummies" title... I ended up making a book cover that included the fretboard/music notation pages from inside the book (a cheat sheet, if you will). 2) The introduction to music notation didn't include explanations of some obvious things, like what the bass clef symbol notation means(turns out to indicate which line corresponds to the note F), or what the time symbol "c" means (turns out to be common or 4/4 time, which is the time base used for most rock tunes)... I ended up going to Wikipedia to figure out the full details of music notation.
Don't expect to read this book straight thru to learn the instrument... you have to take little samples from the different chapters, and put things together yourself sometimes... but, to be honest with you, I'm not really sure the approach used in this book can be improved on that much... it really is a pretty good book if you are willing to do some of your own research when you get curious about something that isn't fully covered in the book.
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Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK!!!!
Review: I am a professional bass player. My band won many awards for our music, I even won awards for my bass playing. When the band retired last year, I started teaching the bass guitar. I use " Bass Guitar for Dummies" to set up and prepare my lesson plans. This book is awesome, easy to understand, and with the addition of the cd along with the lessons in the book, makes a superb teaching tool.I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone. From the earliest beginner to an advanced player like myself, "Bass Guitar for Dummies" is a must for all players of the bass.
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Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK!!!!
Review: I am a professional bass player. My band won many awards for our music, I even won awards for my bass playing. When the band retired last year, I started teaching the bass guitar. I use " Bass Guitar for Dummies" to set up and prepare my lesson plans. This book is awesome, easy to understand, and with the addition of the cd along with the lessons in the book, makes a superb teaching tool.I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone. From the earliest beginner to an advanced player like myself, "Bass Guitar for Dummies" is a must for all players of the bass.
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Summary: A Complete Joy
Review: I've been playing bass for 20 years on and off and never had a lesson. I bought this book 2 months ago and I'm finally learning what I'm doing right, what I'm doing wrong and why! I wish this had been out when I started. The style is entertaining and easy to read but also detailled and comprehensive without being tiring or overwhelming. The split of topics is good and the CD is a real support, not a gimmick. This book blows away every other bass instruction work I've ever picked up. Great fun, I'm really enjoying my playing and I can hear myself getting better week on week. Do yourself a favour and get this, it really is that useful.
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