Billy Sheehan: Basic Bass

Par SHEEHAN BILLY. Billy Sheehan is one of the World’s most respected Bass players and presents his basic bass tutorial. This Bass legend introduces beginners to the fundamentals and the important basics of playing the bass guitar. The solid platform that he forms gives beginners an early advantage on their journey of development. Everything from choosing a bass, setting up your amp, and tuning to left and right-hand technique, keeping time and slap and pop are covered in Sheehan’s easy-to-follow unique style. This Book and DVD provide a perfect start for anyone wanting to learn Bass guitar or to sharpen and improve from their current level. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Guitare Basse

Open up your mind, and make playing bass a no-brainer! This all-in-one book takes a no-nonsense approach to learning bass. Start with basics, like holding your bass, then move on to advanced techniques, playing in a band, and learning about the music business. You'll play licks in the styles of legendary bassists like John Paul Jones, Jaco Pastorius, Flea, and Billy Sheehan. No-Brainer: Play Bass includes a DVD that will help you learn visually and features over 100 minutes of MP3 audio so you can play along. '...packed with cute, clever, and comprehensive tips for exercising both brain and body.' - Bass Player magazine.'. . . loaded with good information. . . . there is a lot more here than just licks and tunes. I found a sample contract, true stories about bands, scales and a Basic Chord Dictionary - this book has something for even the most seasoned player!'-Raul Amador, Bass Musician Magazineq / Guitare Basse

Expand your bass knowledge with the Bass Lesson Goldmine series! Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics, each lesson in this Rock volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. You'll also get extremely useful tips, scale diagrams, chord grids, photos, and more to reinforce your learning experience plus 2 audio CDs featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book!This volume covers a huge variety of rock bass styles, techniques, and concepts are covered, including: first position notes- basic fingerstyle- basic slapping- fingerstyle rakes- drop D tuning- memorizing the fretboard- arpeggios- harmonics- Paul McCartney style- John Entwistle style- Geddy Lee style- Billy Sheehan style- Flea style- gallop rhythm- tapping- techno bass- walking- where to pick- and much more! / Guitare Basse