It's time to take center stage to deliver all the pyrotechnics usually associated with six-string guitar shredders! Shredding Bass Guitar takes you there through in-depth lessons on building technique, dexterity, and speed. It shows you how to shred using chords, arpeggios, and scales, and covers heavy metal and funk techniques like tapping, string skipping, and slap and pop. Lessons and examples are in the styles of bass masters Billy Sheehan, Les Claypool, Steve Harris, Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, and others. Shredding Bass Guitar provides a fresh perspective on the four-string electric bass and is a must-have for any bassist looking to take their playing to a new level. The accompanying CD features all the examples from the book. Features * In-depth lessons for developing technique, dexterity, and speed * For pick-style and fingerstyle players * Covers techniques like string skipping, tapping, two-handed tapping, wide-interval skipping, slap and pop, double thumbing, double popping, and more About the Author David Overthrow is an author, educator, and virtuoso bassist. After attending Berklee College of Music, he began performing with a wide variety of artists throughout the U.S. and Europe, playing rock, funk, jazz, and R and B. David is Director of Music at the Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut. He has written for Bass Guitar magazine, authored numerous electric bass methods, and taught three instructional videos for Alfred Music. David has performed with such luminaries as Pat Metheny, Stanley Clarke, Mike Stern, Trey Anastasio, Paul Gilbert, Zakk Wylde, and Sonny Landreth. / Guitare Basse

Founding member and innovative bass player with the classic rock group Yes Chris Squire is a major force in the band's revolutionary sound. His unique approach to the bass in an integral part of the recognition that Yes receives as one of the most influential groups on rock music history. The band Yes was formed in the late 1960s and Chris is the only original band member that still performs with the band today. In this in-depth interview with Chris Squire taped in 1990 Chris reveals some of his earliest aspirations in music to his prolific contributions as the bass player with Yes. Chris demonstrates his unique style in songs performed on the90125 World Tour after the release of Yes' double-platinum album ?Owner of a Lonely Heart.? Live performances include ?Changes ? where he plays a potent 8-string bass; plus ?I've Seen All Good People ? ?'Round About ? ?I'm Running ? and ?Cinema.? Chris gives us a close look at the styles and technique he uses with a unique collection of basses. With a rebellious and visionary style Chris says It's down to must attacking things really. So step into the world of Chris Squire with fascinating musical history bass riffs and riveting live concert footage.

Big Band Play-Along Volume 6-These revolutionary play-along packs let you sit in with a professional big band without the pressure of playing solo. They're perfect for current players who want to practice their chops and for those former players who want to get back in the swing!Each volume includes: easy-to-read authentic big band arrangements; professional recordings of all the big band instruments including the lead part.Accessible authentic and easy-to-read big band arrangements for 10 hot Latin grooves: Água De Beber (Water to Drink); At the Mambo Inn; Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much); The Look of Love; Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...); Mas Que Nada; One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So);Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado); Ran Kan Kan; St. ThomasFeatures a professionally recorded play-along CD.

How To Create Rock Bass Lines explores the multi-dimensional function of the rock bassist. In this method you'll explore common rock Drum beats popular rock chord progressions and the scales and techniques you'll need to add melody to your playing. By combining all of these elements you'll learn how to create Bass lines that lock in with the drummer and complement the other instruments. In How To Create Rock Bass Lines you'll also take a look at examples in the style of rock bass greats like Paul McCartney John Paul Jones Flea John Entwistle and Tom Hamilton to see how these masters put their own unique spin on the rockformat. The book includes loads of demo and play-along tracks available online for download or streaming.

Legendary Bassist Billy Sheehan reveals the secrets and techniques that have made him one of the most respected players of all time. This bass master will add new dimensions to your playing developing your style and skills. This Book and DVD feature advanced techniques such as Tapping Neck bends and Pitch harmonics as well as a look at Sheehan's influences his home system and the licks and warm-up exercises he uses. A comprehensive method that combines the text book with a multi-functional DVD.

Unlock the secrets of the bass with Carl Fischer's addition to the Grimoire series The Bass Grimoire DVD by Adam Kadmon. This DVD representation of the best-selling publication The Bass Grimoire reveals the mystery of the bass in twelve lessons ranging from The Major Scale to Scale Tone Degrees. The Bass Grimoire DVD video lays out the mechanics of bass playing right before your eyes by presenting intricate on-screen fingering patterns as well as lesson summaries. These tools allow the viewer to follow along visually while practicing and then receive a full break down of the lesson that was just taught.Carl Fischer's TheBass Grimoire DVD is for any bass player looking to improve upon their skills. The DVD is packed with invaluable lessons also serves as a practice tool. Reach your highest musical potential as taught by Adam Kadmon a master of the bass with The Bass Grimoire DVD.

Are you a bassist looking to learn how to play hard-rock and heavy metal Bass grooves and lines' With this method you will play and practice lines and grooves with quarter notes quavers and some slurs which will require endurance and regularity.The lines are very efficient and can be played with either your fingers or a pick. This book features pieces in the style of AC/DC Guns ???n??? Roses Van Halen Aerosmith Scorpions Iron Maiden Judas Priest Metallica Ozzy Osbourne and more.For each track you will find five recordings on the CD in MP3 format: Bass alone at the correct tempo then slowed down Bass with backing track then playback at bothspeeds ???so you can practice at your level. More than 4 hours of music is included in total.