Bass guitar basics—Audio CD included!
Whether readers have just picked up the bass or are learning to improve their technique, this book provides a strong foundation in reading music, purchasing the right equipment, and care and maintenance of the bass guitar. A CD of original music helps budding bass players practice their skills.
• Includes an original CD featuring examples and practice music for a wide range of styles— blues, rhythm and blues, country, hip-hop, rock, swing, jazz, Latin, reggae, and more
• Written by the managing editor and senior columnist at www.GuitarNoise.com, one of the web’s most popular and highly regarded instruction sites
Genevieve Williams – Library Journal
These entries in the phenomenally popular Complete Idiot’s series are, like the For Dummies books, longer and somewhat more comprehensive than the straightforward selfinstruction and method books. All three cover choosing an instrument, tuning, playing technique, and a broad range of musical styles. Unlike the For Dummies books, they also cover reading music, though that information is so extensively available that a library choosing between these series should not base its decision solely on this. The harmonica title dwells more on playing with others and favors a kind of tablature notation over actual printed music. This series is suitable for beginning teen and adult musicians. Forthcoming in November 2009: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Percussion(ISBN 9781592579297)
