The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Bass)

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Summary: You Too Can Learn to Play Flea's Funky Bass Lines
Review: Flea is certainly one of the innovative and renown bass players of the 1990s. Anyone who has seen Flea perform with the Red Hot Chili Peppers will certainly remember his distinctive jackhammer style of slap bass playing.

If you are a bass player and Flea is one of your major influences, then you're in luck. Do you want to play like Flea? Do you want to learn his funky bass lines and study his playing style? Then this book is for you!

This is the second release in the "Bass Signature Licks" series from the Hal Leonard Corporation. True to its title, the book provides a careful analysis of Flea's notable bass-playing style and technique. A total of 12 Red Hot Chili Peppers songs provide ample material. The song selections include classics from the Red Hot Chili Pepper's hit albums such as Mother's Milk, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, and One Hot Minute. (It does not however cover any songs from the Chili Pepper's latest album Californication.)

Each song contains music notation, bass tablature, and a set of recorded CD tracks. An analysis of Flea's playing is also provided along with an explanation of his bass lines. The CD recreates Flea's bass lines (with accompaniment), so it is a valuable learning tool. It allows you to hear what the bass lines should sound like, and you can play along with the recordings for practice.

The book is interspersed with interesting facts, stories, and insights about Flea and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It makes for fun reading when you want to put your bass down and take a break.

This book is suitable for bass players of all skills. You will get out of it exactly what you put in. If you are willing to spend time "in the woodshed" studying and practicing the material in the book, you will definitely come out a better bass player. In addition to learning some cool Red Hot Chili Peppers songs, you can learn to play bass in the style of your influential hero!

Rating:
Summary: You Too Can Learn to Play Flea's Funky Bass Lines
Review: Flea is certainly one of the innovative and renown bass players of the 1990s. Anyone who has seen Flea perform with the Red Hot Chili Peppers will certainly remember his distinctive jackhammer style of slap bass playing.

If you are a bass player and Flea is one of your major influences, then you're in luck. Do you want to play like Flea? Do you want to learn his funky bass lines and study his playing style? Then this book is for you!

This is the second release in the "Bass Signature Licks" series from the Hal Leonard Corporation. True to its title, the book provides a careful analysis of Flea's notable bass-playing style and technique. A total of 12 Red Hot Chili Peppers songs provide ample material. The song selections include classics from the Red Hot Chili Pepper's hit albums such as Mother's Milk, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, and One Hot Minute. (It does not however cover any songs from the Chili Pepper's latest album Californication.)

Each song contains music notation, bass tablature, and a set of recorded CD tracks. An analysis of Flea's playing is also provided along with an explanation of his bass lines. The CD recreates Flea's bass lines (with accompaniment), so it is a valuable learning tool. It allows you to hear what the bass lines should sound like, and you can play along with the recordings for practice.

The book is interspersed with interesting facts, stories, and insights about Flea and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It makes for fun reading when you want to put your bass down and take a break.

This book is suitable for bass players of all skills. You will get out of it exactly what you put in. If you are willing to spend time "in the woodshed" studying and practicing the material in the book, you will definitely come out a better bass player. In addition to learning some cool Red Hot Chili Peppers songs, you can learn to play bass in the style of your influential hero!