Yes I also agree paper and cursive hand writing will vanish...... The Internet site
Online Bass Lessons at StudyBass.com is a must IMO. The Scott Devine and Carol Kaye Internet sites have proven to have value. Also
Index has chord progressions and backing tracks on hundreds of jazz standards. Print off the chord progression then play the backing track and see what you can do. That will point you to where you need to be spending your practice time.
Now the books I have - in no certain order: I did rank them with stars *****
- Bass guitar for dummies. / Patrick Pfeiffer *****
- Building Walking Bass Lines / Ed Friedland *****
- Electric Bass Lines # 3 / Carol Kaye *** Only gets three stars, however, check out her Internet site. Look for 100 tips.
- Bass Guitar for Beginners - Primer. / Bert Casey **
- A Bass Player's Guide to Jamming. / Carl Yaffey **
- The Real Book sixth edition. **** A must when you start playing songs.
- Bass Lines in Minutes. /Kris Berg *** For $10 a good starting place on how to make a bass line. Start with this one then move to Ed Friedland's book for more details and more advanced lines.
- The Bottom Line, The Ultimate Bass Line Book / Todd Coolman **
Theory books - pure theory not specific to the bass:- How to play the piano despite years of lessons / Ward Cannel & Fredd Marx ***** Explains how music thinks.
- Pentatonic KHANcepts. / Steve Khan ***** What can be done with 5 notes.
- Alfred's #'s 1, 2 & 3. ***** Specific for the keyboard. Good solid basic theory plus how to read standard notation.
If you are into Jazz you will want the Jamey Aebersold Jazz catalog.
Jamey Aebersold Jazz, however most of it is advanced and was/is over my head. The catalog is free give it a try. The play-a-longs and the theory books will be helpful.
Good luck on your journey.
