bass guitar book recommendations

[kmk42019]

Hello,
I just bought a musicman stingray sr4 and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for books to learn scales, chords, theory, etc for the bass?
Thanks,
Tim

 

[sandman@midlife]

There's lots of good stuff out there, go to www.edfriedland.com, and look in there. He's got something for whatever level you are at.
Also look at www.normstockton.com, he's got a set of DVD's that are pretty good.
Hope that helps.

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

Tons here: www.bassbooks.com

 

[Chuck M]

Mel Bay's "Complete Book of Bass Technique" by Bunny Brunel is a great book for learning scales and modes. It consists of scale fragment and broken interval studies. I recommend it highly.

Chuck

 

[Gurney]

I liked "Jazz Bass" by Ed Friedland

Rather than teaching scales through patterns (which can easily be found on the web), the book teaches how to build a bass line (aiming for walking bass lines). Start with the root. Add the fifth here and there. Experiment with some chromatic notes to lead in. Some scale lines.