Stuff! Good Bass Players Should Know: An A-Z Guide to Getting BetterOther, 1 April 2008

(Guitar Educational). STUFF!... A new instructional book/audio series featuring tips from renowned instructors. Take your playing from ordinary to extraordinary with this all-encompassing book/audio pack for bassists. Provides valuable tips on performing, recording, the music business, instruments and equipment (including electronics), grooves, fills, soloing techniques, care & maintenance, and more. Covers rock, jazz, blues, R&B and funk through demos of authentic grooves. The accompanying recordings include many of the examples in the book performed both in solo bass format and in a full-band setting so you can hear how important concepts fit in with other instruments and ensembles. Topics include: arpeggios, chucking, fretless bass, ghost notes, isometrics, raking, slapping & popping, walking bass lines, zydeco bass and more! The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.