Hal Leonard Bass Method - Complete Edition: Books 1, 2 and 3 Bound Together in One Easy-to-Use Volume! [Plastic Comb]

Ed Friedland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1996

The critically acclaimed Hal Leonard Electric Bass Method - Second Edition in a handy composite edition! Contains 3 books and 3 CDs for Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 144 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793563836
• ISBN-13: 978-0793563838
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,246 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #78 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Instruments & Performers

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88 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hal Leonard Bass Method-Complete Edition: Books 1, 2 and 3, November 9, 2006

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Dale King "guitar teacher" (Oklahoma, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hal Leonard Bass Method - Complete Edition: Books 1, 2 and 3 Bound Together in One Easy-to-Use Volume! (Plastic Comb)

I have been teaching individual bass and guitar lessons for 10 years now after having taught music (band and choir) in the public school system. I'm always on the lookout for better/more thorough/more complete method books to help my students achieve their goals. I have found this method to be very thorough without being boring. The cd accompaniment tracks are great and I use them as the "test"....the students must play along with the track successfully before moving on. If you are considering this book, you are making a good choice.

82 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great step-by-step learning experince!, October 23, 2005

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D. Kolton (The Great Northwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hal Leonard Bass Method - Complete Edition: Books 1, 2 and 3 Bound Together in One Easy-to-Use Volume! (Plastic Comb)

I enjoy playing drums, but when a nice bass showed up at the local pawn shop, i splurged. Afterwards, I checked out a few volumes by the "names" in bass, but found them either overly complex, or overly exhaustive in information. Ed Friedland put together the "just right" package.

First off, it does NOT depend on TAB. You start with notes. And even when TAB appears far into the book, it is not necessary as you can still play in notes. And as mentioned below, you get to play "tunes" early one, even if they are very simple. Thus, you get to build a base playing along with the band on the CD.

Everything progresses cleanly. You get pictures of fingerings, diagrams of fingerings, and (early on) numbering of the fingering of notes under the notes themselves. In other words...

This is the book you want if you don't have/can't have a teacher. It won't take you all the way there by itself, but you'll cross a few county lines on the way to the big time!

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great help for starting out, January 15, 2006

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Kyle D. Walker (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hal Leonard Bass Method - Complete Edition: Books 1, 2 and 3 Bound Together in One Easy-to-Use Volume! (Plastic Comb)

I have used books to improve guitar and piano skills, but I'd never played bass. This book really started me off with a firm foundation. I'm in the third section of the book now and feeling like it's moving at a good pace. The CD examples cover a wide range of musical styles and are long enough that you can get into the tune before it's over. Well thought-out instructional design.