Alfred's Play: Electric Bass Basics

What do YOU want to PLAY today? The PLAY series has nailed down what today's musician really wants: lessons you can use anytime, anywhere. They're flat-out more convenient than private lessons, and just as valuable. The high-quality video of expert instructors will help players of all skill levels, from beginners and 'weekend warriors' to advanced students and pros. Whether you're into rock, jazz, blues, folk, country, or a little bit of everything, the PLAY series has all the resources you need at the click of a button. / Guitare Basse

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

Essential Styles, Books 1 and 2 are two innovative book and play-along CD (or cassette) packages that teach 50 essential grooves from today's jazz and popular styles. The books include written-out charts of each selection and performance tips for both drums and bass. All of the grooves have been recorded with a rhythm section and woodwinds, with drums mixed on the left channel and bass on the right, so either instrument may be dialed out. In addition, many of the tracks contain open choruses of comping so any instrument can practice playing solos! Essential Styles emphasizes the most important aspects of solid group playing- locking-in between the drummer and bassist, providing a strong rhythmic foundation and creating an authentic feel for whatever the style demands. / Diverses Formations

Le guitariste sérieux: Book Essential de Gear est une source inestimable pour tout ce que vous devez savoir sur l'équipement de la guitare. Avec des tonnes de photos et illustrations, les explications du monde réel sur la façon d'atteindre les tons de signature dans une variété de genres, des conseils utiles sur l'entretien des engins de pêche, et un aperçu en profondeur des innovations marquantes dans les guitares et les technologies liées à la guitare des années 1930 à le présent, cet ouvrage complet fournit tous les outils dont vous avez besoin pour gagner une riche compréhension de l'évolution des engins de guitare électrique. Appliquer ces connaissances à votre propre plate-forme pour débloquer une signature sonore qui va vous démarquer de la foule. Le CD d'accompagnement inclus propose des démonstrations de l'équipement et des configurations abordés dans le livre. / Guitare

A thorough and comprehensive exploration of the disciplines of improvisation for confident Keyboard players looking to develop their skills in playing 'by ear'. Beginning with simple progressions and basic chorale-style melodies Kenneth Simpson's step-by-step tutorial introduces more keys cadences and approches. Suspensions inversions figures and moving basslines are also covered leading to a full understanding of the construction of Keyboard works in the early Classical canon.