Book recommendations

[Joshuadriller]

Can anyone suggest a book for a self taught bass player? I've been playing for about 6 years and I feel like I'm caught in a rut. I've learned tidbits of info online, but I feel like I've missed some fundamental information to keep me from progressing.

Thanks!!

 

[THRAK2]

All of Stuart Clayton's books are really well done. www.basslinepublishing.com

 

[LM Bass]

Ed Friedland's books are awesome. Maybe start with the Bassist's Toolkit.

 

[LordDog]

+1 for Ed Friedland

 

[THRAK2]

Great call. Friedland's books are excellent. Sean Malone's bass theory book is really good as well.

 

[wrench45us]

what kind of music do you play?

what kind of music do you want to play?

what do you think is missing from your current playing?

{there are a lot of books out there}

 

[BlackRussian]

I've been reading Bass Guitar for Dummies and Bass Guitar Exercises for Dummies by Patrick Pfeiffer. Check them out.

 

[rickster4003]

I recently picked up Jaco Pastorius bass method which has been fun to read and play.

 

[JimK]

I stay stuck in a rut...

Two(2) books that have helped me in the past-

1>
Standing In The Shadows Of Motown- Dr. Licks
(forced to me to up whatever reading chops I had)

2>
Funkifying The Clave For Drums & Bass by Lincoln Goines/Robbie Ammeen
See if you can tap a 2-bar Clave with one hand whilst tapping out the Pulse with the other.
Then see if you drop off a 1/4 note on the 2nd bar (effectively becoming a Bar of 4 + a bar of 3), etc.

Some other things to try-
Using drum books as a source, try playing kick drum patterns (you supply the note or notes)...then see if you can move the rhythm to the right by an 1/8th note-
Example-
Kick pattern (keeping it basic)
l1---(2)---3-&-(4)-&-l

Displaced by an 1/8th note (moved by an 1/8th note 'to-the-right' within the bar)-
l(1)-&-(2)---(3)-&-4---l1-&-(2)---(3)-&-4---l etc

As you can see, the 1-bar figure now crosses-the-barline...becoming a 2-bar figure.
...then try it with the Snare pattern, etc.