Bass: Your Ultimate Guide to Mastering the Basics (Music Essentials)

Learning a new instrument doesn’t require expensive lessons or extensive musical knowledge. All you need is the desire to learn, a bit of practice, and the right tools. Music Bass gives you everything you need to master the basics of bass guitar playing right now, whether you want to add a rhythm section to your garage band, jam with friends, or just play for your own enjoyment. Comprehensive spiral-bound book
In Part One, find out how to hold and tune the bass, use strumming and picking techniques, read music, and play in time. In Part Two, improve your musical skills by playing songs with full-band accompaniment CD The Basics
Learn new notes, keep your bass in tune, and master the elements of rhythm with demos and backing tracks for every exercise in Part One CD Jam Tracks
Learn the rudiments of rock, blues, and R&B with professional backing tracks for Part Two that allow you to practice playing new scale patterns and riffs, performing with a group, and developing your own solos Interactive DVD
Watch easy-to-follow demonstrations of all the basic bass-playing skills