Method book buyer confession thread

Can I have a free bass method book?

that'd be sweet

-Jon

 

Trick is not to buy anymore until you've finished one you currently have.

Or sell them all on Ebay.

I'm a recovering method book junkie. My recovery started 16 months ago with Simandl's Method for Double Bass. I vowed to not buy another book until I got through Simandl. 16 months later I'm only half done.

 

I have a few.....but I never use them....They just sit there while I tell myself I'll get to them eventually. not yet.

 

when will that be?

-Jonnay

 

*breathes heavily* phew...glad you said that when you did (I was as purple as him)

-jon

 

It's been many months since I bought my last method book, and I'm only about a third of the way through it. I want to be good and finish it, but I'm starting to feel like I'm gonna fall off the wagon. I had a really bad episode last week when the new Jamey Abersold catalog showed up in my mailbox. I got all trembly, and started to sweat.

 

I bought 3 of my own, then my friend realized he had way too many and decided to send me most of them, so now I have about 16, and 3 videos. Amazing how I still suck.

 

I have a few now yes and admittedly I havent finished any of them! I tend to use some some of the time...

For exmaple, I have "building wakling bass lines" by ed friedland - a great book and accompanying cd, I'm probably about half of the way through. It just made me realise that I know the theory behind what's the in the book in, but that I just need to practice more!!!

Recently I bought an odd meter book, for interest as much as practival applictaion, it suggests reading the entire book and tapping out the excercises with your feet and hands BEFORE you even pick up your bass - which is great actually, although I'm still on the first section trying to tap out 3,2 split in 5/4 with my sodding feet and hands

 

I myself have a few method books such as
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Some James Brown Funkmaster book
That bass exercise book by Joaquin something or another
and sheet music for The Police, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.

All of these books are rarely used, and all were bought with the thought of making me a better player. Sometimes it has even worked but I guess I like trying to learn from playing along with a CD and getting theory lessons from my teacher over sticking my head in these books.

Mostly I use these books when I go camping and/or am stuck using a headphone amp. I've found that I was able to concentrate more on what the book had to offer. Weird, eh?

 

you know im in need of a bass theory book....