MJS Music Publications Total Scales Techniques and Applications - Bass (Book/CD)

I wanted to begin playing bass, so I began messing around with bass guitars at GC in my price range to see which ones I felt comfortable with. Anyway, I started talking to one of the salesmen and he recommended this book. So I went home and started reading some of the reviews and decided to buy it. Some of the reviews state that the author wrote this book for guitar and just revised it for bass, which happens to be true as the author states himself in the book. All in all this seems like a very well written book and I feel it will be a great asset while learning to play bass. MJS also has these same lessons in DVD format which I may buy to compliment the book lessons.

"Bass Guitar: Total Scales Techniques and Applications (2005, paperback with CD, 160 pp., $24.95) by Mark John Sternal is a complete resource for bassists. At the heart of the book are thirty scales, including major and minor scales as well as Hungarian, Japanese, And other versions. Playing techniques described include double-picking, hammer ons, string bending, string skipping, and harmonics. Every exercise is written in both standard notation and guitar tablature, and a note chart shows adaptations for four-, five-, and six-string instruments." D. Wagener, Assistant Editor, Teaching Music Magazine "The BEST Teaching Method I've Found To Date! Highly Recommended!A+++!!!!" screenname: invisiblecop "...the strongest and best teaching method I have ever seen." M. Dingemans Hey guys , once again I must commend you on a well thought out, clear and concise book to bring bass players all the information needed to be sucessfull... Back in the 70's there was nothing like this. Most of what you learned was from classical teachers and by ear. You guys make all clear and up to date. Thanks again." Rick Hendricks "This is the most amazing instructional tool I've seen!" screenname: (nbarber19@hotmail.com) "Learned more in an hour than all my others books combined!" screenname: scruebydoo Industry reviews for the "Total Scales Techniques and Applications" series: "For beginner to expert... every position on the guitar and all the ways to use them to create music." Barry Rudolph, Music Connection Magazine "...pure playing with basic scales and also tons of cool exotic scales that intermediate and advanced players will really enjoy. ...tons of cool guitar techniques... a rare resource that you'll use far more than you might anticipate." Chris Armold, Guitar Digest Magazine "Whether you play rock, metal, blues, jazz, country or any other style of music, it's pretty much guaranteed that there's a scale for you in the latest edition of Mark John Sternal's "Total Scales Techniques and Applications." Doug Coy, Observer City Editor, Dunkirk New York