An indispensable resource for bassists.
The English bassist Paul Westwood is one of the most in-demand bass players of our time. His Bass Bible is the ultimate method book for every bass player, especially if you want to develop your improvisation chops. It contains a fascinating journey through the world of bass techniques, styles, grooves, and their evolution, using more than 1000 musical examples in all. The book is designed like a dictionary of musical phrases, which can be opened at the point that interests you. Learning a whole series of musical phrases, riffs, rhythms, and patterns provides the basic language for performing with a group. Each section of the resource book captures the essence of a particular style, providing a springboard from which to start improvising. In notation and tablature for 4-string bass.