Product Details

• Actors: Tony Smith
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Hal Leonard
• DVD Release Date: April 6, 2004
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001MMGAO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,849 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

See Tony Smith knock the top off bass guitar! A true innovator, he has performed with Steve Morse, Average White Band, Grover Washington and Larry Carlton, to name but a few. In this incredible DVD, he takes viewers step-by-step through an array of his one-of-a-kind techniques. He demonstrates slap bass over a rock shuffle and shows hip-hop grooves using slap and pizzicato. He teaches his touch technique over a salsa groove and demonstrates a montuno with his left hand and the clavi with his right hand. The accompanying booklet includes notation and easy-to-follow diagrams that correspond exactly to the DVD. 30 minutes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars this dvd grows on you, July 9, 2006

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jlbjr (bay area, ca.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Bass Grooves: Instructional Bass Featuring Tony Smith (DVD)

When I first ordered this dvd from amazon.com I thought boy what a lousy dvd only 30 minutes and I was not very impressed. I just put it to the side for a while. I watched it again a few more months of lessons and started to understand some of what tony smith was talking about. Now I think that this is an outstanding dvd smith covers dynamics, slap, does different grooves demonstrating them with the band and a nice cuban groove on the bass at the end. This is a gem and really for more experienced players very good I give it four stars just because of the length.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Bass Instruction, March 28, 2006

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musicaddict - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Bass Grooves: Instructional Bass Featuring Tony Smith (DVD)

Good instructional DVD on setting up and keeping solid Bass grooves. Tony smith does a great job of outlining the important aspects and approaches to different techniques.