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Books and style

Maximo123

Maximo123

Aug 21, 2014
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Hi there,

i´m gonna visit a shop tomorrow evening looking for some strings and a new bass book and im wondering me if I should buy a styled book like for instance a Jaco style book, as I love his lines and stuff or maybe something more generic like Funk/Soul grooves, etc..?

I used to play jazz guitar for more than 10 years so I already know about harmony, scales, etc... Id like to go deep into bass lines with a funky and groovy feel and some solo ideas, some double stops...
any suggestions?
 
#2
I like instructional books and have a few, well really more than a few. My Wife will speak volumes on that subject. LOL.

Deep into bass lines - Ed Friedland is your man. Ed has a gift for putting words together so we understand what he is saying. So for your first book on bass lines I have to recommend Ed's Building Walking Bass Lines. In fact go to Amazon and do a search on Ed Friedland, anything Ed writes will be time well spent.

I tend to go first with the basic how to stuff, then narrow that down to individual technique. If you are beyond the basic stuff, look to something your hero has written.
 
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I used to play jazz guitar for more than 10 years so I already know about harmony, scales, etc... Id like to go deep into bass lines with a funky and groovy feel and some solo ideas, some double stops...
any suggestions?
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for funky, groovy, syncopated chromaticism, passing tones, great reading - Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Other good funky and groovy books would be Finger Funk Vol I and II by Anthony Vitti.

Concepts for Bass Soloing by Chuck Sher and Marc Johnson is ok but if you've been playing jazz guitar that long I would just transfer those ideas.
 
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yep Oscar´s book is great but no tabs.... Im getting old for reading bass clef LOL
A friend of mine has the book anyway and I was taking notes of some patters, I think I have enough for few weeks, really interesting.

The Motown book sounds great, let´s see if I can find it before in a shop to have a look.

For those who like African/Cuban lines and Oscar Stagnaro please check out this video

 

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