Motown Bass (Bass Signature Licks) Review

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(More customer reviews)Excellent book.The transcriptions are spot-on, and for those music efficianodoes, the theory-based explanations are great.Only reason it didn't get 5 stars is the recording quality is less than stellar.

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This book/CD pack by blues expert Dave Rubin provides bassists with a step-by-step breakdown of the styles and techniques of Motown, with an emphasis on the legendary James Jamerson - "the bassman in demand." Songs include: Ain't Too Proud to Beg * Dancing in the Street * For Once in My Life * Get Ready * I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) * I Heard It Through the Grapevine * I Second That Emotion * It's the Same Old Song * My Girl * My Guy * Reach Out, I'll Be There * Shot Gun * Stop! in the Name of Love * What's Going On * You Keep Me Hangin' On.

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All Star Bass: Bass as a Solo Instrument (2005) Review

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(More customer reviews)Featuring some of the biggest Bass names in the industry, this dvd presents each artist as they explain techniques and approaches to their styles.

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Ten of the most prominent bass guitarists since the inception of electric bass present the bass as a solo instrument and demonstrate their techniques. In this insightful hour-long DVD, each artist presents techniques for performing improvisational solos to help you create your own unique sound and develop your own style. Step into an in-depth and up-close session with these in-demand bass players for a view of the bass as a melodic, rhythmic and alluring solo instrument. Artists include: Nathan East, Larry Graham, James Jamerson, Abe Laboriel, Byron Miller, Chuck Rainey, Freddie Washington, Neil Stubenhaus, and Verdine White.

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Classic Funk and R&B Grooves for Bass (Bass Masters Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)There's a lot to be improved with this release. This collection of grooves seems to have been thrown together in a hurry because they all sound very similar and some share identical passages. The examples are very easy to play and they don't progress in difficulty.
My biggest concern is the fact that the CD only contains demos of each loop and no play along feature. It is important for funk licks to be practiced with drums. It would have been trivial to pan (L/R) the bass from the drums in the stereo mix!
There are also many print errors, I would say that approx. 3 out of 10 grooves have conflicting tab and bass clef notation. (what's actuallyplayed on the CD is another story......)

There are likely to be better funk books out there........

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Classic Funk and R&B Grooves for Bass is an overview of stylistic examples that capture the essence of R&B recordings from Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Motown, and New York. All the music examples (98 total!) are written in standard notation and tablature, and all the examples are demonstrated on the enclosed recording (live, not sequenced). The CD is designed to take you beyond just playing the correct notes by providing the true feel of these great grooves.

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