The Bass Handbook by Adrian Ashton

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A bass player's guide to technique and gear

This indispensable handbook helps players of all levels produce better, more creative, and more varied bass lines. Divided into two sections ”Playing Your Bass and Knowing Your Bass" it covers everything from bass history, bass gallery of gorgeous instruments, bass amps, effects and cabinets, tuning, reading music, scales and chords, and advanced techniques to tips on buying and upgrading a budget bass and troubleshooting. Along with a list of suggested listening and reference guide, this book provides an unrivaled digest of bass information that might otherwise take an entire career to amass.

Includes instructional CD

Contains information on equipment, troubleshooting, amps and effects

Covers scales, reading music and chords.

Includes revealing quotes from dozens of 4-string notables and an A-to-Z listening guide to dozens of recommended players and their finest recorded moments.

Adrian Ashton has 20 years of playing, teaching and writing about bass guitar to his credit. He studied at the Bass Institute of Technology (B.I.T.), and in 2002 founded and edited Bass Guitar Magazine, the UK's only independent and dedicated bass guitar title.