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bass grimoire

Joe Nerve

Joe Nerve

Oct 7, 2000
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#1
how come you guys didn't tell me about this years ago!?! i was inspired to buy it from a 17 year old bass newcomer at a show. i think this book is invaluable for scales and breaking new ground on the bass. i've been using the neck diagrams to memorize the different modes and i'm having a blast. feels almost as if i'm just learning all over again. i always knew the major and minor scales, but went mostly by ear and feel. playing in all the different modes now in different postions is blowing my mind. never realized how much i DIDN'T know. life is good. :)

i love bass.
 
#2
Well that's alright! I've been playing a couple of years, and more than ever I'm experiencing little epiphanies of rythm and and relationships on the fretboard.

Now I'm playing with a lot of Duck Dunn's baselines. Simple beautiful, and grooving.

The more I learn the less I know! It seems like that should be frustrating, but it's not!

I love bass too.
 
#5
Joe Nerve said:
how come you guys didn't tell me about this years ago!?! i was inspired to buy it from a 17 year old bass newcomer at a show. i think this book is invaluable for scales and breaking new ground on the bass. i've been using the neck diagrams to memorize the different modes and i'm having a blast. feels almost as if i'm just learning all over again. i always knew the major and minor scales, but went mostly by ear and feel. playing in all the different modes now in different postions is blowing my mind. never realized how much i DIDN'T know. life is good. :)

i love bass.
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Da gum it! I have recommended "The Bass Grimoire" many, many times over the years here at TalkBass. I do recommend it with a caveat, however.

While the book serves as an invaluable reference for chords, sclaes and modes, it DOES NOT tell you how to apply the information. I still feel you need to supplement this excellent book with other books on theory, so you know how to apply the chords, scales and modes in "The BG." Also, having a teacher help you is a good idea, too.
 
#6
Boplicity said:
Da gum it! I have recommended "The Bass Grimoire" many, many times over the years here at TalkBass. I do recommend it with a caveat, however.

While the book serves as an invaluable reference for chords, sclaes and modes, it DOES NOT tell you how to apply the information. I still feel you need to supplement this excellent book with other books on theory, so you know how to apply the chords, scales and modes in "The BG." Also, having a teacher help you is a good idea, too.
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agreed. i finally started making use of some of my resources. i work at a H.S. and the music teachers there are all jazz guys. they know their stuff inside out. i'm finally aksin some questions, plus using their music room to play bass during all my prep periods. i feel like lots of new doors are opening.
 

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