Ultimate Tapping for Bass Guitar is the second book in the Bass Techniques series. Tapping is one of the least conventional ways of playing the bass, yet in the right hands it can be a very musical technique. The aim of the book is to demystify the various forms of tapping techniques that can be employed on the bass and to provide detailed instruction on how to develop them. This book also includes a detailed history of the technique across all instruments and features biographies and inte...

The Bass Player's Guide to Scales & Modes is a complete reference manual featuring all of the scales, modes and arpeggios used by the modern bass guitarist. The construction of each scale and mode is covered in detail and the reader is encouraged to learn the content of the scale rather than the prescribed fretboard patterns found in other books. 'Real world' bass grooves clearly demonstrate the sound and use of each scale. Audio files for these exercises are available as a free download f...

Giants of Bass – Volume 1 is an in-depth analysis of some of the world's most influential and respected bass guitarists from the 60s and 70s. An exhaustively-researched biography has been included for each artist, as well as a selected discography, gear analysis and a detailed breakdown of their commonly used playing techniques. Each bass player is also represented with an original, full-length piece of music written in their style. Free full-band audio downloads for these pieces are avail...

Giants of Bass – Volume 2 is an in-depth analysis of some of the world's most influential and respected bass guitarists from the 80s and 90s. An exhaustively-researched biography has been included for each artist, as well as a selected discography, gear analysis and a detailed breakdown of their commonly used playing techniques. Each bass player is also represented with an original, full-length piece of music written in their style. Free full-band audio downloads for these pieces are avail...

Plectrum Technique for Bass Guitar is the third book in the popularBass Techniques Series and is a complete method for learning to play the bass guitar with a plectrum. Starting with the absolute basics, it covers logical applications of the alternate picking technique and demonstrates how they can be applied to play any bassline with a pick that can be played with the fingers. There are 201 exercises in the book, as well as four full-length study pieces. All exercises are supported...

Ultimate Slap Bass is one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. In this book, the first in the series of three, the technique is covered from the absolute basics. The book starts with basic slapping and popping technique and moves on to cover ghost notes, using hammer-ons and pull-offs. It also covers popular scales and modes for the slap technique and includes a detailed history of the slap bass technique. There are 63 exercises in this book and all have free ...

Ultimate Slap Bass is one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. In this book, the third in the series of three, advanced techniques are covered. The book covers slapped shuffle grooves, double thumbing, open string hammer-ons, combining techniques and more. There are 91 exercises in this book and all have free backing tracks available to download from the publishers website.

This book is the first in a series of three that will teach you everything you need to know in order to be able to successfully read music on the bass guitar. Starting with the absolute basics, this book introduces all of the fundamental elements of music notation one at a time, reinforcing all concepts with written and audio examples. Rhythms and pitches are introduced gradually, with all chapters containing ten exercises focusing on each new element. More complex aspects of notation such...

Ultimate Slap Bass is one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. In this book, the second in the series of three, more complex techniques are covered. The book starts with using the left hand slapping technique and moves on to cover double popping, strumming, machine gun triplets, tenths and more. There are 73 exercises in this book and all have free backing tracks available to download from the publishers website.

This book is the second in a series of three that will teach you everything you need to know in order to be able to successfully read music on the bass guitar. Building on the topics covered in the first book, this volume covers more complex rhythms such as those using semiquavers and triplets, and covers more advanced time signatures and key signatures. The final part of the book contains ten 'real world' play-along tracks recorded with a full band. All audio files are available to downlo...

Advanced Studies for Bass Guitar is the fourth book in the Bass Techniques series. This book features a series of advanced study pieces for bass guitarists. Over the course of the ten pieces in the book, every technique needed by the contemporary bass player is covered, from plectrum and fingerstyle techniques, to slapping and two handed tapping. There are also pieces that cover the use of natural and artificial harmonics, palm muting and the chordal fingerstyle technique. Each piece is ac...

This is the third and final book in a series that will teach you everything you need to know in order to be able to successfully read music on the bass guitar. Building on the topics covered in the first two books, this volume covers complex semiquaver rhythms, reading on a 5-string bass, reading treble clef, understanding odd time signatures and cut common time, and more advanced key signatures. The final part of the book contains ten 'real world' play-along tracks recorded with a full ba...