Essential Bass Technique

Rating:
Summary: Don't bother..
Review: This book teaches all the wrong techniques for left hand, and barely even scratches the surface. There is a distinct lack of good books for beginners on the subject of technique, and although this one claims to fill the void, it fails to deliver. Using the techniques in this book you can be sure to develop tendonitis or carpel tunnel syndrome fairly quick, thus ending any potential career you may have imagined. I'm a beginner myself, and I have gleaned more from searching the web than from this book. Carol Kaye is highly recommended for good reason - go look at her website, at www.carolkaye.com and get her dvd lessons, you won't regret it!

Rating:
Summary: Worthy of a purchase
Review: This is an excellent book on basic electric bass technique. There are a lot of excellent tips that will allow you to play more comfortably for a longer period of time. I especially appreciated the advice on left and right hand muting. Muting does not receive enough coverage in other books.

I would have loved for there to be more exercises for practicing the techniques in this book.