For beginner funk bass players. Covers syncopated grooves, shuffle rhythms, sixteenth note grooves and sixteen note triplets. Also features a section on slapping grooves.

For beginner funk bass players. A great introduction to Funk rhythms and syncopations. Covers staccato, left hand hammer-ons and pull-offs, ghost notes, slapping, popping, slides, vibrato and double stops.

For beginner blues bass players. Covers licks, riffs, fills, turnarounds and solos. Includes Rock Blues, Funk Blues, Jazz Blues, Latin Blues, Slapping and Tapping.

For beginner blues bass players. Covers the most common blues progressions, turnarounds, scales, riffs and techniques in a variety of blues styles. Styles and techniques include walking bass, jazz blues, reggae, rock blues, latin blues, harmonics and slap technique.

For beginner bass players. Takes the student from beginner to professional level in all styles and techniques as well as teaching music theory in an interesting and practical way. This excellent method represents an essential guide for Bass players at any level.

When Leo Fender invented the electric bass in the early 1950s, little did he know the musical revolution that would follow. Dozens of musical styles were born as a direct result of his invention. Mel Bay's Encyclopedia of Bass Riffs is an overview of over 40 different musical styles, covering 50 years of electric bass playing. Through a wide variety of stylistic examples, this book explores many musical genres that may have never existed without the electric bass guitar. These examples will undoubtedly add diversity to your musical vocabulary and supplement your style.

For beginner bass players. Contains over 190 Bass licks in the styles of Rock, Blues, Heavy Metal, Funk, Reggae, Jazz, Latin etc. Also includes harmonics, arpeggios, slapping, two-handed tapping etc.

For beginner funk and R&B guitarists. Introduces new techniques such as percussive strumming and a range of exciting chord sounds essential to Funk and R&B guitar. A range of Funk styles are examined, as well as some great Soul and R&B sounds.

(Bass Instruction). Critically acclaimed as the best single source for the techniques used to play funk and slap-style bass! Includes a foreword by John Patitucci and is endorsed by Rich Appleman of the Berklee College of Music, Will Lee, Mark Egan, Stuart Hamm and many others. Features several photos and a special section on equipment and effects. A book for everyone -- from beginners to advanced players! Includes a 58-minute audio accompaniment.

For beginner metal bass players. Contains another 130 classic Metal licks including slapping and tapping styles. Great for players looking for new ideas to expand their playing or find new grooves to jam on. Chord symbols are used to give an indication of what a guitarist would play and how the bass line relates to the chords.