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| 10 BASS SOLOS FOR JAZZ STANDARDS
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No reviews | Contains jazz solos written for ten of the most common jazz standard progressions. The author suggests using these solos as a springboard for improvisation. Written in standard notation and TAB. 28 pages.
 
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| 101 BASS TIPS
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3 Reviews
 | Stuff All the Pros Know and Use.
Ready to take your playing to the next level? Renowned bassist Gary Willis presents valuable how-to insight that bassists of all styles and levels can benefit from. The text, photos, music, diagrams and accompanying 64-track CD provide a terrific, easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics, including: techniques, improvising and soloing, equipment, practicing, ear training, performance, theory, and much more. Written in standard notation and TAB. Includes audio CD. 80 pages.
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| 22 CONTEMPORARY MELODIC STUDIES
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 | 22 Contemporary Melodic Studies for Electric Bass, Vol.1. by Bruce Gertz is a book of contemporary etudes which are designed to enhance ones solo and
improvisational technique while also challenging reading skills. Written in standard notation (no tab).
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| ALL STAR BASS SERIES - BASS AS A SOLO INSTRUMENT - DVD
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| Ten of the most prominent bass guitarists since the inception of electric bass present the bass as a solo instrument and demonstrate their techniques. Artists include: Nathan East, Larry Graham, James Jamerson, Abe Laboriel, Byron Miller, Chuck Rainey, Freddie Washington, Neil Stubenhaus, and Verdine White. 59 minutes.
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| ALL STAR BASS SERIES - RIGHT HAND BASS TECHNIQUES - DVD
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No reviews | Ten of the most prominent bass guitarists since the inception of electric bass present the bass as a solo instrument and demonstrate their techniques. Artists include: Nathan East, Larry Graham, James Jamerson, Abe Laboriel, Byron Miller, Chuck Rainey, Freddie Washington, Neil Stubenhaus, and Verdine White. 67 minutes.
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| BASS IMPROVISATION
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| The Complete Guide to Soloing
A guide to improvisation over jazz tunes. Advanced players only as it focuses on advanced techniques. Standard notation. 52 pages. Includes
Audio CD.
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| BUNNY BRUNEL'S POWER BASS: SOLOING SECRETS
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 | Explore New Modes, Scales & Chords & Expand Your Improv Palette. Created specifically for bass players, this book takes you inside Bunny Brunel's innovative system for solo improvisation. Includes audio CD. 80 pages.
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| CONCEPTS FOR BASS SOLOING
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| The only book ever published specifically designed to improve your soloing!
Includes 2 CDs of Marc Johnson soloing on each exercise (Marc has been the bassist with Bill Evans, Stan Getz, Lyle Mays, etc).
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| EXPOSED: SOLO MUSIC FOR UNACCOMPANIED ELECTRIC BASS
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No reviews | Exposed: Solo Music for Unaccompanied Electric Bass features transcriptions of 4 solo bass pieces from Chuck Bianchi’s CD Dreaming Out Loud. The Compositions explore the use of two-handed tapping, harmonics, chords, altered tunings and other “alternative” techniques. It is complete, written in standard notation and TAB, and includes performance notes for each piece. Spiral bound. 40 pages.
This title is available in eBook (adobe pdf) format here.
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| EXPOSED: SOLO MUSIC FOR UNACCOMPANIED ELECTRIC BASS - EBOOK/PDF VERSION
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No reviews | Now available in eBook format, Exposed: Solo Music for Unaccompanied Electric Bass features transcriptions of 4 solo bass pieces from Chuck Bianchi’s CD Dreaming Out Loud. The Compositions explore the use of two-handed tapping, harmonics, chords, altered tunings and other “alternative” techniques. It is complete, written in standard notation and TAB, and includes performance notes for each piece. Spiral bound. 40 pages. Written in standard notation and tab. The e-book includes both the book in Adobe pdf format and the audio tracks in MP3 format.
This title is available in print format here.
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| FISHIN' FOR GRIPS - BOOK/DVD
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| Fishin’ For Grips is a definitive approach to learning chord-melody on the bass guitar. Todd Johnson and Jim Stinnett have teamed up to produce a clear and concise methodology. The eighty-four minute DVD and book clearly illustrates how Todd does it.
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| GROOVING FOR HEAVEN VOL. 4 - DVD
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No reviews | PONDERING BASS TECHNIQUE
Pondering Bass Technique emerges as the first Grooving for Heaven volume dedicated to the advanced techniques employed in the modern bass vocabulary. As opposed to presenting a 'glossary of riffs', Norm demystifies these techniques to allow the committed bassist to assimilate them for the broadest possible range of artistic expression. Features performances (A Tender NAMM Moment, Pondering the Sushi, The Star Spangled Banner & more) from his critically-acclaimed solo debut, Pondering the Sushi.
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| SLAP BASS SOLOING
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4 Reviews
| Slap Bass Soloing, by Anthony Vitti, is real tough. You have Sixty examples to play and three songs to solo to. It is most definitely for the player who already has some slap experience. Written in standard notation only - no TAB. 45 pages. Includes MP3 CD.
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| SOLOING 1 - DVD
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No reviews | Designed to pick where Soloing Basics leaves off, Soloing 1 shows you step by step how to solo over chord changes and blues in the key of F. The DVD uses 2/4/8 bar phrases over changes and taking tunes apart and playing them over the chord progressions. Also includes a chord progression chart so you can play along. Approx Running Time: 61 minutes.
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| SOLOING 2 - DVD
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| Soloing 2 extensively covers soloing over chord charges by working on phrasing and note choices. This DVD shows you how to take the tune apart by using 2/4/8/16 bar phrases to create solos over the changes. Soloing 2 is for bass players that have basic soloing skills or have gone through Soloing 1. Soloing 2 Includes a chord chart/melody (written in both standard notation and tab) so you can play along as you learn the solo . Approx Running Time: 61 minutes.
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| SOLOING BASICS - DVD
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 | Soloing Basics starts you out with the basics and preps you for Soloing 1 & 2. This DVD concentrates on simple Phrasing and shows you how to build your solo. It also shows you what to practice to get better technique, which helps your soloing. Approx Running Time: 77 minutes.
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| SOLOING FOR ALL BASS CLEF INSTRUMENTS
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No reviews | Although there are many fine scale books on the market, none of them really go INSIDE scales to explore the various intervals, harmonized scales in triads and diatonic 7ths, neighbor tones to achieve some chromaticism and how to employ multiple uses of the scales (modes) by superimposing them over the given chords to expand and color them. A variety of chord progressions, taken from various forms, are used in the Ideas for Soloing, with complete analysis. The book covers the Harmonized scales of the Major, Ascending melodic Minor and the Harmonic Minor. Also covered are the Symmetrical scales: the Half-Step/Whole-Step Diminished scale, Whole Step Half Diminished scale, Whole Tone and the Chromatic scales, plus the Major, Minor, Altered major and Blues Minor Pentatonics and the Harmonic Major III scale. Written in standard notation only (no tab). Spiral bound. 112 pages. Includes audio CD.
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| SOLOING FOR BASS
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No reviews | This is is a new title, that hasn’t yet arrived in stock. They are
scheduled to arrive 09/07/2010. If you order it now as part of a larger order, we will ship
out your complete order once we have all titles in the order in stock.
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A Contemporary Approach to Improvising in Any Style
A topic not often broached for bass guitar, improvising a solo can be a scary and mysterious situation for many bass players. Have no fear! This excellent book/CD pack delivers all you need to become a master soloist, no matter what style of music you play. Featuring loads of solo exercises, clear and concise theory discussion, and plenty of play-along tracks, you'll learn the tricks and tools of soloing for bass. Covers: major scale modes, melodic minor scale modes, harmonic minor scale modes, symmetrical scales, modal interchange, key-center playing, scale substitutions, superimposition, and more! Written in standard notation and TAB. 96 pages.
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| THE ART OF SOLO BASS: THE CHORDAL APPROACH
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No reviews | The Art of Solo Bass is a jumping off point, a place to glimpse the possibilities of the electric bass. This book examines the use of chords and chord/melody in performance, arranging, composing and the development and exploration of new techniques. From using chords to enhance and embellish your groovin’ bass lines, to developing a comping style to perform with an ensemble and finally to create solo arrangements and compositions for practice and performance.
The Art of Solo Bass will open new horizons for you, the bass player. This is a step-by-step tutorial into the techniques, theory and practical application of solo bass. The Art of Solo Bass includes actual arrangements, recordings, notation and tablature to guide you along the way. 62 pages. Written in Standard Notation and TAB.
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| THE BASS PLAYER'S BOOK VOL. 2
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| Picks up after Vol 1. Master both of these and you have arrived. This bass instruction book is intended to be used by either the electric bassist or the acoustic bassist. It is also intended to introduce bassists to a wide variety of styles and playing techniques that would be used in the music industry such as shows, recording sessions, club dates, and casuals. This book contains many sight reading exercises and patterns in the rock, funk, blues, swing and jazz styles. And in the later chapters this book contains many advanced solo, special effects techniques, odd time signature, double stop, Harmonics and duet exercises. This book is designed to take the intermediate to advanced bassist from basic note and rhythm reading to stylistic patterns and phrases as well as complete solos and bass lines to songs.
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| THE EVOLVING BASSIST (MILLENIUM EDITION)
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| This edition is a revision of his first two bass books 'The Evolving Bassist' and 'Evolving Upward' There is also much new material added to this edition. After 26 years on the market and now revisions. You can expect to find a wealth of important bass playing information. There is technique and fingering for Electric and Upright, Walking line Theory, Solo work, Rhythmic figures, transcriptions, duets. 191 pages. Spiral bound book. This book is a classic.
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| THE IMPROVISOR'S BASS METHOD
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4 Reviews
| A complete method book, over 200 pages, filled with information and exercises on all aspects of bass playing, for both acoustic and electric bass.
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