Older guys from the 60s - instruction book

[ryco]

Learning "elestric bass guitar" in the 60s there wasn't a whole lot of instruction books available.
I started electric as a teen in 1968 learning mostly from Ray Brown's Bass Method.

One day my dad brought home a beginning electric bass guitar book. I think the author's last name was Green or Greene, and the first name Harold springs to mind, but so long ago that may be wrong.

Was a spiral bound book and was pretty comprehensive for the day.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? Have searched the net and so far no luck.
Gave it to a friend in the 80s. He passed on a few years ago.

Thanx. yers

 

[SteveCS]

I have nothing from the '60s. The oldest bass guitar book I have is this one, from 1975;

On the back cover it lists related books, including this one, which was first published in 1973;

 

[Malcolm35]

I also found nothing.

Good luck.

 

[datasmog]

I’ve had these two since new. Very expensive, see the prices:-

 

[FunkHead]

I studied Rufus Reid evolving bassist. That was in 70’s

 

[lfmn16]

These have been around since dirt was new. My teacher at University used them and they'll take you pretty far if you have the discipline to work them.

 

[Alexis Duntov]

These have been around since dirt was new. My teacher at University used them and they'll take you pretty far if you have the discipline to work them.


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This is intriguing. I’ve relied on the New Method and 30 etudes for double bass study (still working through them) but have never really played anything from them on electric other than the broken chords study. I would think much of the benefit they offer on double bass is lost on electric because it’s so much easier to do certain things on bass guitar. Not to mention much of the value of Simandl is bow-centric. But I guess it could help with reading. Have you used these much for electric bass?