The most widely-used introductory bass method available! Both Volumes I and II present a standard notation approach to reading solo and arpeggio studies for four string bass. Included in Volume I are the rudiments of playing, plus handy charts of arpeggios featuring major, minor, augmented, diminished, and seventh chords, plus upper harmonic extensions. Volume II continues with studies, scales, walking bass patterns, and more. Applicable to any style of music, this method has gained acceptance as the foundational text for electric bass study world-wide.
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Roger Filiberto needs no introduction to the guitar world, as his students are some of the finest artists in America today. Roger started teaching tenor banjo in 1923. With his experience of playing in the Dixieland music era, he quickly became aware that the succession of chords C, E7, A7, D7, G7, back to C, followed by C7, F, Fm, and then ending with C, A7, D7, G7 to C would train almost any interested student to cope with the "faking" required of banjo players in that era. He taught this sequence of chords in all reasonable keys to all of his students. Beginning in the mid-1920's, Roger taught countless students to play banjo, steel guitar, Spanish guitar, and bass at his studio in New Orleans. After many years of teaching, he published his first book, the Melody Chord System for Spanish Guitar, with Forster in 1936. This publication was followed by a similar book for guitar, Chord Construction and Harmony as Applied to the Guitar, published by Gibson. The Gibson steel guitar book was later republished by Mel Bay Publications, Inc., with a comprehensive one-volume edition issued in 1968 under the title Complete Steel Guitar Method.
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By Troy "Music Equals Math" (Somewhere Far Above) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mel Bay Presents the Electric Bass, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
The beauty of the original Mel Bay book catalog, this book included, is that learning from them without an instructor is like deciphering secret code. The books contain excellent information, but first you must figure out how to understand what they say. I own many Mel Bay titles, and I can honestly say that anything from 1970 or earlier should not be used by a beginner without an instructor to help you understand them. If you're like me though, you'll embrace the challenge and learn about the magic they contain without using an instructor. This is an excellent book for that type adventure!
As for the other reviewers who believe this title to be truly awful, I ask them to give this title another chance. If it seems "cheesy" or "repetitious", try to read more into what is being taught. I think you'll be pleasantly suprised. These books haven't been recommended by music instructors for all these years for nothing. For those who may not comfortable with just learning from the book itself, Mel Bay offers vol.1 and vol. 2 together in another title called, "Complete Electric Bass Method". This "Complete" version includes a CD and DVD which will allow someone to learn from the book along with an audio and visual teaching aid. Good luck with your studies.
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Worst instructional book ever.,
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This review is from: Mel Bay Presents the Electric Bass, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
Both of these books by Roger Filiberto are terrible. The exercizes consist of nothing but variations of the same exercize you learn in the beginning of the book. Everything about the book screams "outdated." Good for learning the basics of sight reading and nothing else. This is a book for extreme beginners, particularly people who don't even know what a bass guitar is.
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This review is from: Mel Bay Presents the Electric Bass, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
Roger Filiberto's approach to technique, from 1963 (when book #1 was first published) stands the test of time. Sure, some of the studies are "cheesy," but there are plenty of reasons for instruction methods to use cheesy selections. Among those reasons are the developement of playing skills and an ear for music.
Cheesy stuff should motivate the student to move ahead with his studies to the cool stuff. Mr. Filiberto was a pioneer in the writing books are about electric bass method. Back in 1963, there were very few books on how to play the elctric bass. At the time, many of the electric bassists were initially trained in guitar or upright bass. Mr.Filiberto and Mel Bay Publishing (which is probably the first publishing company geared to meet the needs of those who wanted to learn how to play guitar) stepped up to meet the early demands of those interested in the electric bass. (By the way, the 1st commercially available electric bass, which was Leo Fender's Precision Bass, went on the market in 1951. For years, the electric bass, regardless of the maker, was known as a "Fender bass.") Sure there are better courses that are now available. (This book has a copyright of nearly 48 years ago.) It is still an effective training tool. In the hands of a qualified instructor, the seriously ambitious student is off for an excellent start in the never-ending process of music studies. If this was 1963, I would have to rate this as 6 stars on a 5 star scale.
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