Books that teaches 1-2-4 fingering method in first position

[brandonwong]

I was surprise to find that the Hal Leonard Bass Method Series written by Ed Friedland actually teaches a double bass method of fingering than the conventional 1-2-3-4 technique.

Do you guys have any other sources/books that uses this technique?
I'm trying to find books to supplement my teaching materials as i tend to advice 1-2-4 instead of the traditional electric bass fingering.

Thanks!

[SteveC]

Well, the Simandl book for upright bass does as well. Good book for electric, too.

I was so pleased to finally have a book published for electric with the 1-2-4 fingering. I hated changing fingerings in all the other books when I taught.

[brandonwong]

Yes, i definitely use that and most other double bass books for my DB students.
Just that i need to find more electric bass ones.
Thanks SC.

[ErikP.Bass]

Some of Carol Kaye's books have fingerings. She recommends 1-2-4 fingering in most playing funk, rock, pop. Jazz soloing is an exception.

The fingerings aren't labeled on all the lines and sometimes it is even stated on the accompanying audio. Might be worth looking in to though.

Simandl and Ed Friedland Hal Leonard are the only other two I can think of.

[Matthew Karas]

Any and all things Simandl - it's called the Simandl technique for a reason.

[Dbassmon]

1-2-4 bass fingers were devised for upright bass to provide good intonation for an instrument with a much larger scale than a bass guitar.

Bass guitar is just that, a member of the guitar family. As such, it may be helpful to use methods that utilize guitar fingerings where 1-2-3-4 is perfectly acceptable. If you were to study Simandl and use his fingerings, absolutely no harm can come to you and may be very helpful if you were to switch to DB or Fretless in the future.

Either way, a teacher will help you devise a way to approach fingerings that will serve you well throughout your bass career. I strongly urge you to find a good bass teacher.

[EADG mx]

124 can be used for reasons other than intonation. I (and many others) use in the lower registers of the electric for comfort.

Up until about the 7th-8th position, then I have the option of sticking with Simandl or switching to 1234