Re: Bass Logic

On 8 Jun, 09:43, "The Tuna" <t...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Anyone here used this book?

Bass Logic - A Comprehensive Method For Learning Bass

I just stumbled across it an Amazon and before I shell out anymore cash on
books that are hit or miss just wondering what the general concensus was on
this one.

Thanks

I have it, have used it a little in teaching, too. However...

It's a method, like others. It works, but doesn't really help you in
understanding how you apply what you're learning -- a problem with
many method books, long on the scales, arpeggios, etc., but short on
helping you undrstand how you apply this stuff in actual situations.

Many players come to me for lessons, expressing that they have bought
the books and videos (now collecting dust on their shelves) and still
don't know how to apply the scales, arpeggios, etc. these books and
videos were bought to help them understand.

They got the concepts, but still lacked fundamental knowledge and
where and how they are applied. I guess it is assumed you will figure
it out. Some do, most do not.

Anyway. The book is not the 'bible' to learn from anymore than the
Bass Grimoire, which I also have and find to be a mess in the way it
is laid out. If you take the time, these books will help you learn the
concepts, but again, not the application.

A good teacher, even seen once a month to cut down on expenses, will
be more valuable (and, yes, more than a book) to you if you use the
books you find (or that a good teacher can recommend and help keep you
from wasting your money) as aides in learning with the teacher giving
you the application models you require to understand how these scales
can be used.

If you really want to learn and not take years to figure things out, a
teacher will be worth it simply because they will reduce the
frustration and learning curve from years down to months, even if you
only see them once a month. You will have directed instruction that is
goal oriented, the goal being learning all that stuff and knowing how
to apply it in your particular style of music.

Not the answer you wanted, but certainly something you need to hear.

--Fletch

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