What are must have books for intermediate players?

[FunkyYeti]

What are must have books for intermediate players?

 

[CallMeAl]

I’ll kick it off with:

 

[mambo4]

The Latin Bass Book by Oscar Stangoro

 

[Malcolm35]

Bass Guitar for Dummies for the nuts and bolts.

https://www.amazon.com/Bass-Guitar-...bass+guitar+for+dummies&qid=1589262818&sr=8-2


Ed Freidland's Bass Guitar Grooves as something for later. First time I read this I was not ready for it. Took about another year for me to be ready for this book.

https://www.amazon.com/Bass-Grooves...ds=Bass+Grooves&qid=1589262592&s=books&sr=1-2

 

[Bass]

The Latin Bass Book by Oscar Stangoro

Mambo, would you please tell me more about this book. I've been considering it for some time. Thanks.

 

[mambo4]

The Latin Bass Book is the most thorough exploration of Cuban / Caribbean / Brazilian bass lines I have seen ( The True Cuban Bass is also good but narrower in focus) . But the reason I always recommend it is for learning to sight read notation. Latin music has complex rhythms , but mostly 8th note subdivisions, so the syncopation is not too daunting. The note choices are often root / five so similarly easy to get into. It's certainly where I cut my teeth on reading

 

[GastonD]

Improviser's Bass Method by Chuck Sher. It neatly divides the material into chapters based on areas of study, and then presents a number of exercises for each, That way you can take one or two exercises in each of the chapters that are relevant for your current needs, and you have a pretty good practice session right there.

 

[IamGroot]

The Jamerson and Latin Bass book are the top two on my list.

Where you go after that, depends on your interests. Do you want to learn different style or build a repertoire or learn how to improvise?

 

[LexD]

+1 on the books already mentioned. I'd also add

 

[mambo4]

Modern Reading Text reminds me of a free PDF resource I use all the time:
Sight Reading For Bass Rhythm Studies - Eighth & Sixteenth Notes By Cliff Engel