Product Details

• Actors: Abe Laboriel
• 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
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Hal Leonard Corp
• DVD Release Date: October 1, 2003
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000TPAAQ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,236 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Beginning Funk Bass features Abe Laboriel, one of today's most talented session players and a Berklee College of Music graduate. Abe has performed with many popular musicians, including Herb Albert, Lee Ritenour, Al Jarreau, George Benson, and Quincy Jones, to name just a few. On this DVD, Abe presents 40 minutes of solid funk bass. He demonstrates thumping, slapping, snapping, and popping. This DVD is not just for the beginner; in addition to the basics, Abe offers real insights into his own style and technique. He performs right-hand technique, funk rhythm, playing with a drummer, pentatonic scales, triads, and more. This insightful DVD presents an essential foundation needed by every funk bass player. Includes a lesson book. 40 minutes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very light, September 1, 2004

By	K. Brown - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Just not enough "meat" here to make it worth recommending to others. This DVD attempts to cover far too many topics and doesn't really do any of them justice. (I just don't understand why a "Beginning" instructional DVD has to throw everything and the kitchen sink at you instead of focusing on a few key topics and doing them well.) Having recently converted to bass after being a long-time guitar player, I was looking for something more serious. Honestly, the only worthwhile take-away from the DVD are some of Abe Laboriel's riffs.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars abe ought to be ashamed of himself, July 8, 2006

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

I thought WOW an abe laboriel dvd after veiwing a few minutes of it I wished I had not. A player of abe laboriel's caliber should be ashamed of himself putting out a dvd/vhs like this. He really brushes over a lot of topics not focusing on any one for more than a minute or two. He does do a couple of good licks which is why I do not give this a 1 star but really a bad product.