Recently updated, now featuring a forward by Herbie Flowers and a new bonus chapter, Secrets of a Professional Bass Player is all you need to begin playing bass like a pro. Topics include: Improvising, reading music, technique and different playing styles such as pop rock, funk, Latin, soul and jazz. The accompanying CD contains played examples from the book, so you can follow along and hear exactly how each example should sound. CD also features top session drummer Paul Burgess of 10cc, Camel and Jethro Tull fame and all the drum transcriptions are within the book.

Although this book is useful for the beginner, it mainly concentrates on the intermediate level of bass playing and is a solid stepping stone for those who wish to earn a living from playing the bass. The lessons in this book focus on realistic working situations of a bass player; such as, reading music (as apposed to tablature), improvising over a chord sequence, teaching exercises which focus on the importance of time keeping and the essential understanding of playing many different styles. Examples are written in standard notation only (no TAB). 63 pages.