looking for "the bass guitar bible!"

[tmntfan]

try and track down Chris Tarry's bass players companion. it has lots of tips and tricks.

another idea is to play your trumpet books on bass.

 

[Stefan Svensson]

I would try "Serious Electric Bass" -by Joel DiBartolo

Or "Jaco Pastorious Bass Method" -by Ray Peterson (a former student of Jaco)

both Amazing books!

 

[davidhilton]

I wonder if the Simandl could be reworked and tweaked for Electric Bass.

Heck as a band nerd, I am still waiting for a composer to write a Concerto for Electric Bass. So tired of clarinets

When I was @ 18 I went through it completely. It may not be geared toward electric bass but its full of great info...

 

[Papa Dangerous]

I just got this book and has been very good so far. I highly recommend it

Serious Electric Bass by Joel Di Bartolo

http://www.amazon.com/Serious-Elect...8&qid=1390603904&sr=1-1&keywords=Serious+bass

 

[Fergie Fulton]

I like the idea of one ultimate resource, but i also believe that it would be the down fall of a certain type of player.

No one collection of ideas will ever be complete because the day after it is printed there is a day's full of ideas missed, and for every day after that more ideas and more developments are missed.
Yes some ideas are timeless and they will turn up in many books, but you would need to read many books to realise this.

I accept that thoughts and learning needs to be written down, and yes there are great books and literature out there so keep searching, keep learning, and keep playing.
Do not settle for any one definitive book, seek them all out is all i say.