FastTrack Bass Method - Book 1 (Bk.1) [Paperback]

Jeff Schroedl (Author), Blake Neely (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1997

Everything you need to know about playing the bass, including music notation, tablature, riffs, licks, and scales, syncopation, and rock and blues styles. Method Book 1 includes 75 songs and examples.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793574080
• ISBN-13: 978-0793574087
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #578,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Beginning Bass Book On The Market, July 25, 2003

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Brian Sykes (Bondurant, IA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FastTrack Bass Method - Book 1 (Bk.1) (Paperback)

This book lives up to its title. The combo of the CD and written material (tab + instruction) is excellent. The book has both tab and sheet music to learn from and you get to play along with the CD. This really enforces the concepts of time (rythum) and harmonics (chords, scales, etc.). Many different styles and tempos really help accelerate your learning process. For me timing was a very tough concept to grasp and playing along and viewing the various tempos and riffs in the book has brought me a long way toward being a respectable bassist. I still jam with friends who can play lead, rythum and drums and that just reinforces the concepts.

One thing I have to mention to be fair in the review is that I have bought a lot of the available "Learning" Books, DVD's, etc. that are on the market. This one is by far the best at teaching the conceptual and physical (real world) playing concepts. If you really want to play bass and want to learn quickly I highly recommend this book.

Another note - read some theory. At least enough to know the notes on the neck of the bass and how to find them. A little scale and chord construction will help you out a lot. Oh- and read up on timing and rythum as it applies to the bass. With this background and a concerted effort to play the material in this book you will progress quickly.

Guitarnoise.com has some great Bass Sections on timing and theory as well as cyberfretbass.com. They're both free and will help accompany the concepts and playing material in the book.

In short - for the money this is the best da#! beginning bass book on the market.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, January 26, 2002

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Hanna (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FastTrack Bass Method - Book 1 (Bk.1) (Paperback)

This book helped me to learn the basics of bass very quickly. It has tabs as well as regular notation for each song. There is a CD which is very helpful. I made it through this book very quickly and look forward to moving on to the next book.

EXCELLENT choice for a beginner.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars BEGINNER, January 6, 2003

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XAVIER (FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FastTrack Bass Method - Book 1 (Bk.1) (Paperback)

THIS IS A GOOD BOOK FOR BEGINNERS. THE CD MAKES IT VERY EASY TO GET A RYTHM, IM NOT REALLY INTO THE ROCK MUSIC. BUT IT HAS SOME NICE BLUES TRACKS ON THERE AS WELL. THE LAST LESSONS ALLOW YOU TO PLAY WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS SO YOU ARE THE ONLY BASS THAT YOU HEAR. AND IF YOU ARE STARTING A BAND THERE ARE ALSO 3 OTHER BOOKS THAT GO ALONG WITH YOURS, AT THE END OF THE LESSONS THERE ARE 3 SONGS. EACH INSTRUMENT WILL LOOK AT THERE OWN BOOK, AT THE SAME SONG AND PLAY TOGETHER, YOUR OWN BAND. (BASS,KEYBOARD,DRUMS,GUITAR)
HIGHLY RECOMMEND.