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02-24-2008, 03:12 AM
| | | | Ed Fuqua's new book Walking Bassics
http://www.shermusic.com/new/1883217504.shtml
Based on what he's had to say here about playing lines and learning tunes I'd imaging a book like this from Ed Fuqua would be a valuable resource for the student or teacher.
Congratulations on getting this published Ed.
-MA
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02-25-2008, 08:24 AM
| | Inadvertent Microtonalist | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Portland, ME | | | How about that!!
Sher music, too -- it's not like it's FewCo Publishing
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02-25-2008, 10:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | | Congratulations, Ed! Sher is a class act. |
02-25-2008, 10:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Haifa, Israel | | | Looks like a great book. I think i'll buy it. |
02-25-2008, 03:42 PM
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One of the few method books that focuses exclusively on how to create authentic-sounding walking bass lines.
| I love this quote from the linked page. 
Does this mean the lines sound authentic but they are not? |
02-25-2008, 07:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago | | | Yeah Ed!!
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02-26-2008, 06:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bordeaux, France | | Congratulations, Ed! The book looks great; I'll pick it up ASAP for my students (and also for myself ).
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02-26-2008, 06:46 AM
|  | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | I got my copy last week! 
I like how it says :
"Ed Fuqua is a young but already seasoned veteran of the New York Jazz scene.." 
Seriously - I am going to use this and the CD, as I have been feeling I need to get back to the basics.
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02-26-2008, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil Smith  I love this quote from the linked page.
Does this mean the lines sound authentic but they are not? | Not responsible for ad copy! Or maybe it just means that you don't get a certificate of authenticity?
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02-26-2008, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield I got my copy last week!
I like how it says :
"Ed Fuqua is a young but already seasoned veteran of the New York Jazz scene.." | I think that just means I haven't turned 60 yet!
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02-26-2008, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua I think that just means I haven't turned 60 yet! | Haven't you heard? 60 is the new 30. It still means, though, that if you're over it you can't be trusted.
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02-26-2008, 04:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago, IL | | Wait, wait. Isn't Ed Fuqua the guy who has two answers "Get a teacher" and "you have to play what you hear"? (Question is not rhetorical. I'm not positive Ed is the guy I'm thinking of)
And if so, isn't his writing this book kind of ironic?
Not that I'd let irony stop me from buying the book. |
02-26-2008, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by dar512 Wait, wait. Isn't Ed Fuqua the guy who has two answers "Get a teacher" and "you have to play what you hear"? (Question is not rhetorical. I'm not positive Ed is the guy I'm thinking of)
And if so, isn't his writing this book kind of ironic?
Not that I'd let irony stop me from buying the book. | Guilty on all counts. Hopefully the couple of sections that talk about how to get to hearing with clarity will address answer number two. But, yes, it IS a book and I still contend that the best way to learn is being in the same room with a living breathing human who can help you. Just call me Bueller.
Ferrous Bueller.
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02-26-2008, 05:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua Guilty on all counts. Hopefully the couple of sections that talk about how to get to hearing with clarity will address answer number two. But, yes, it IS a book and I still contend that the best way to learn is being in the same room with a living breathing human who can help you. Just call me Bueller.
Ferrous Bueller. | How about if I channel you while I teach walking bass to my students using your book?
"What.... is happening to me?... hair is growing back.... when did I grow facial hair?..... my hands... they're....gigantic......like hams.....like.....giant, smoked, HAMS!!!....." 
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02-26-2008, 07:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago, IL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua Guilty on all counts. Hopefully the couple of sections that talk about how to get to hearing with clarity will address answer number two. But, yes, it IS a book and I still contend that the best way to learn is being in the same room with a living breathing human who can help you. Just call me Bueller.
Ferrous Bueller. | It took me a second, but I got the Bueller joke.
I was just giving you a hard time. It really does sound like something different in the way of "walking bass line" books. I've put it on my amazon wish list. |
02-27-2008, 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua I think that just means I haven't turned 60 yet! | That means there's still hope for me yet! 
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03-01-2008, 03:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Indiana | | | Congrats on the book, Ed. Looks pretty cool. I'm planning on picking it up when time and $ permits. |
03-02-2008, 04:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cleveland | | | Got my copy of Ed's book yesterday and have had a chance to have a couple workouts with it. I like it very much. Although I am a pretty raw beginner at double bass, I am able to really jump into it and start working with the material which makes it a lot of fun and rewarding. I think this will be a good and long-lasting learning tool. |
03-04-2008, 08:18 PM
| | | | Ed, I picked up Walking Bassics at Cascio's Interstate Music and thought, "Hey, this is a little thin." But what a wealth of information. Nicely organized and presented. Hip, straightforward lines. Very nice, indeed. It goes right to the top of the pile, and gives me hope. Thanks. |
03-04-2008, 08:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nashville, Tn | | | I received mine yesterday and spent a great hour or so with it last night. Great book and I look forward to spending several hours a week with it for quite a while.
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