Improve your fundamental skills and take your bass playing to another level with this DVD from Berklee professor Anthony Vitti. Covers: fingering exercises, interval and ear training, funk and R&B bass techniques, rhythm studies, more. Features 48 essential exercises and 5 demo performances. Learn to freely express yourself on the bass in any style. Includes 80 page note/tab booklet. 55 min.
49-DVD320437
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$22.45
DVD - ADVANCED BASS GROOVES
featuring Tony Smith
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A true innovator, Tony Smith has performed with Steve Morse, Average White Band, Grover Washington and Larry Carlton, to name a few. Here he takes viewers step-by-step through an array of one-of-a-kind techniques including slap bass over a rock shuffle, hip-hop grooves using slap and pizzicato, his touch technique over a salsa groove and he demonstrates a montuno with his left hand and a clavi with his right hand. Includes note/tab booklet. 30 min.
25-DVD320415
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$8.95
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DVD - AFRICAN BASS BIBLE, VOLUME 1
by Kibisi Douglas
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Learn to play Rumba and Soukous style African bass guitar in this step-by-step DVD with Kibisi Douglas - bass player of Baka Beyond and Kanda Bongo Man. 28 exercises to develop your tone, phrasing and technique for African styles. Suitable for beginners on upwards. 96 min.
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$22.45
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DVD - ALL STAR BASS - BASS AS A SOLO INSTRUMENT
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Ten prominent bassists present the bass as a solo instrument and demonstrate their unique individual techniques. These ideas for performing improvisational solos will help you create your own sound and develop your own style. Includes up-close sessions with: Nathan East, Larry Graham, James Jamerson Jr., Abe Laboriel, Byron Miller, Chuck Rainey, Freddie Washington, Neil Stubenhaus, and Verdine White. Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
25-DVD320488
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$17.95
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DVD - BASS CHORDS MADE EASY
featuring Dino Monoxelos
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Takes the bass student through all the basic bass chords starting with the easy to play forms and moving into the standard and more difficult fingerings. Chords are shown in all keys. Chords include major 7, minor 7, 6, minor 6, 9, diminished, augmented, many more. DVD format makes navigating easy; each chapter represents a root name of a chord and shows all the chord variants. 63 min.
02-DVD21608
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$8.95
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DVD - BASS GUITAR FROM SCRATCH
taught by Phil Williams
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This easy-to-follow tutorial is ideal if you're just bought your first bass guitar, or if you have a guitar sitting around somewhere just waiting to be played. This will take you from novice level through to intermediate level, yet requires no prior knowledge at all; it truly is for someone starting from scratch. Each chapter introduces commonly used scales and techniques gradually and strategically, along with some practical theory - nothing too demanding, just enough to help you understand what you're doing and why. You'll soon be playing scales, picking out melodies and hopefully, writing some songs of your own! Beginners. 96 min.
02-DVD198
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DVD - BEGINNING BASS GUITAR
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Simple instruction for beginner/intermediate players. Covers: major and minor scale construction used to create bass lines and runs; how to use bass parts, triads, octaves, arpeggios and walking bass patterns. Teaches several rhythmic variations and riffs that result in a professional sounding bass accompaniment. With play-along tracks. Includes tab booklet. 60 min.
515-DVD7
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$13.45
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DVD - BEGINNING BASS VOLUME 1
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Parts of the bass are described, as well as how to tune and set up an amp, finger technique, chords, hand positionings, harmonics and octaves, slapping & plucking, making a tight rhythm section, bass lines to walking bass lines, getting good tone, scales and more. Features live band footage you can play along with. Includes note/tab booklet. 35 min.
49-DVD320327
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$8.95
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DVD - BEGINNING BASS VOLUME TWO
taught by Larry Antonino
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Picks up where volume one leaves off, and is ideal for the beginning to intermediate bassist. Covers major and minor pentatonic scales, harmonics, chords, left-hand muting, octaves, fifths and bass lines, funk grooves, slapping, plucking, hammer-ons and pull-offs, more. Includes live-band footage so you can jam along. Includes note/tab booklet. 30 min.
49-DVD320420
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$8.95
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DVD - BEGINNING FUNK BASS
featuring Abe Laboriel
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Session player and Berklee grad Abe Laboriel demonstrates thumping, slapping, snapping and popping, right-hand technique, funk rhythm, playing with a drummer, pentatonic scales, triads and more, as well as insights into his own style and technique. Abe has performed with many popular musicians, including Lee Ritenour, Al Jarreau, George Benson and Quincy Jones. Includes note/tab booklet. 40 min.
49-DVD320399
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$13.45
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DVD - BEST OF LENNON & MCCARTNEY FOR BASS GUITAR - A STEP-BY-STEP BREAKDOWN OF THE BASS GUITAR STYLE OF PAUL MCCARTNEY
featuring Bob Efford
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Learn the bass lines behind 8 Beatles classics: "All My Loving," "Come Together," "Day Tripper," "Eight Days A Week," "Hey Bulldog," "I Want You (She's So Heavy)," "Nowhere Man," and "Paperback Writer." 60 min.
25-DVD320334
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$17.95
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DVD - BLASKO
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The bassist for Ozzy Osbourne & formerly Rob Zombie teaches you to play "I Don't Want To Stop," and "Dragula." In each DVD in the series the artists discuss their background, influences and gear; give in-depth lessons for how to play two tracks; jam the tracks with a celebrity special guest. Video tab shows exactly how the guitar and bass play their part in the tracks. 72 min.
20-DVD31338
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$22.45
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BLUES FOUNDATIONS
taught by Roscoe Beck
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Roscoe covers shuffles, walking bass lines and "guitar type" comps used in early blues. Also includes a section on his famous "organ sound" two-hand tapping technique. Includes booklet. 90 min.
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DVD - CHRIS SQUIRE
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In this in-depth interview taped in 1990, Chris reveals his earliest aspirations to his prolific contributions as the bass player with Yes. You'll see his unique style in live performances from the 90125 World Tour including: "Changes," where he plays a potent 8-string bass; plus "I've Seen All Good People," "'Round About," "I'm Running" and "Cinema." You'll get a close look at the styles and techniques he uses with a unique collection of basses. Chris says, "It's down to must attacking things, really." So step into the world of Chris Squire with fascinating musical history, bass riffs and live concert footage. Includes notation booklet. 50 min.
25-DVD320717
$19.95
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DVD - DUFF MCKAGAN
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The bassist for Velvet Revolver & formerly of Guns N' Roses teaches you to play "Slither," and "Set Me Free." In each DVD in the series the artists discuss their background, influences and gear; give in-depth lessons for how to play two tracks; jam the tracks with a celebrity special guest. Video tab shows exactly how the guitar and bass play their part in the tracks. 72 min.
20-DVD31456
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$22.45
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DVD - ESSENTIAL BASS CONCEPTS
by Dave LaRue
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One of today's leading bassists gets you started with warm-ups, stretching, and arpeggio fingering exercises. Next, he lets loose with some of his hip funk lines using hammer-ons, slapping, popping, and ghost notes. Then he demonstrates how to use modes, rhythmic variations, and polyphonic ideas to expand your soloing technique. Transcription booklet in note/tab included as PDF file.
20-DVD29004
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$22.45
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DVD - FASTTRACK BASS METHOD 1
by Eric Wills
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FastTrack is a quick way for beginners to learn to play an instrument. It's a fun easy-to-follow approach that gets you playing fast. Filmed in high definition it features on-screen music and tons of full band examples. Before the end of this DVD you'll learn several great bass grooves, scales, rock style, blues style, notation, tablature, riffs, licks, syncopation, more. The last section of all the FastTrack DVDs feature the same three full-length songs so you and your friends can form a band and jam together! 55 min.
49-DVD696058
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$7.15
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DVD - FIELDY
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The bassist for KoRn teaches you to play "Freak On A Leash," and "Got The Life." In each DVD in the series the artists discuss their background, influences and gear; give in-depth lessons for how to play two tracks; jam the tracks with a celebrity special guest. Video tab shows exactly how the guitar and bass play their part in the tracks. 72 min.
20-DVD31458
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$22.45
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DVD - FUNK/R&B BASS LICKSAMPLES
by Jerry Barnes
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Jerry Barnes, bassist for Roberta Flack, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston and others, shows you 27 of the ultimate funk/R&B bass patterns in this lesson filmed in 1999. Features one-on-one instruction, plus lots of performance footage that allows you to see up-close how these patterns are used by a master. He covers classic patterns from the 1960s to '80s, plus exciting performances with bass, drums and a full band. Includes 51 page note/tab booklet. 53 min.
49-DVD320797
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$17.95
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DVD - GUITAR SHERPA PRESENTS - BASS GUITAR BASICS
by Stu Hamm
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Lays the foundation for freshman bassists through a step-by-step approach to every aspect of the instrument, from tuning up for the first time to nailing your first audition. Stu covers: left and right hand techniques to build strength and endurance; theory, rhythm patterns and bass lines, all of which can applied in any style of music; how to read tab and follow a chart; insight into a multitude of styles, everything from country to classical; tips on tone settings and how to use them to get the sound you want. DVD features picture-in-picture showing both hands. Learning Tools (available via download) include: text lesson guide, notation & tab, power tab files, power tab software (to see & hear note/tab played at any tempo without changing pitch), bonus material. 128 min.
01-DVD11008
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$22.50
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DVD - GUITAR WORLD: PLAY ROCK BASS!
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Teaches: fingerstyle with a pick, how to read tab, fretboard patterns, how to play rock grooves, amplification tips, essential theory, more. 90 + min of lessons - everything you need to play bass like a pro! From Guitar World magazine. Written tab available as .pdf file.
20-DVD33916
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$13.45
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DVD - HAL LEONARD BASS METHOD DVD - FOR THE BEGINNING ELECTRIC BASSIST
featuring Ed Friedland
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Designed for anyone just learning electric bass, this method is based on years of teaching students of all ages and some of the best teaching ideas from around the world. Covers: tuning, playing position, notes in first through third position, rhythms through eighth notes, fingerstyle and pick playing, position shifting and box shapes, play-along examples, and six full songs: "All the Small Things," "Imagine," "Taking Care of Business," "My Girl," more! Stands alone or can be used along with the corresponding book of the same title. 68 min.
49-DVD695849
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$17.95
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DVD - HANDS ON BASS!
taught by Tony Smith
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This groundbreaking series of interactive DVDs are much more than just ordinary lessons. Quizzes after each lesson test your skill and comprehension and provide feedback and supplemental material, just like a real one-on-one lesson with a pro. Covers: bass anatomy and tuning, notes and basic theory, pizzicato and funk techniques, major, minor and pentatonic scales, blues and rock patterns. 67 min.
01-DVD901
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$17.99
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DVD - IMHO: IN MY HUMBLE OPINION
by Billy Sheehan
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Billy welcomes you into his home to share his wealth of knowledge and experience. He talks about techniques, licks, instruments, influences, his philosophy and more. He shares his thoughts on practicing, playing by ear, working with a drummer, staying in shape, and he teaches key licks from 13 of his songs. 117 min.
20-DVD30728
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$26.95
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DVD - INTRODUCTION TO BASS GUITAR
taught by Bert Casey
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Covers fundamentals including tuning, hand positions, & sound quality, and the basics of alternating bass, rock shuffles, scales, 12-bar blues, walking up the neck, more. 45 min.
56-DVD105
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$8.95
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DVD - JEFF BERLIN - BASS LOGIC FROM THE PLAYERS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
by Jeff Berlin
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Berlin brings his unique teaching philosophies to life. Known for his one-of-a-kind bass playing, Jeff started The Players School of Music and introduced study concepts that go against the grain of the general music education system. Jeff discusses his non-metronome and non-tablature teaching, offering instead different ways to improve your time and develop your bass playing abilities. Harmonic exercises open doors to the exploration of tonalities and melodic possibilities. Full of educational information, live playing demonstrations, more. Berlin plays with an all-star band, including Pat Martino (guitar), Dennis Chambers (drums) and Richard Drexler (keyboard). Beginning/intermediate. 99 min.
02-DVD21317
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$22.45
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DVD - JOHN ENTWHISTLE - BASS GUITAR MASTER CLASS
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! The Who's legendary bassist gives a personal lesson that covers fingering, licks, octave style, chords, hammer-ons, pull-offs, picking techniques, harmonics, soloing concepts, walking bass lines, string bending, phrasing, more, all in the famous Entwhistle style. DVD extras include a new introduction by Jeff Golub, on screen note/tab, slow motion segments in standard pitch, artist biography, discography, and more. Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
01-DVD106
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DVD - LARRY GRAHAM - FUNK BASS ATTACK
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The master of slap bass, funk giant Larry Graham shows you his intense bass work. Features exclusive reunion performances with special guests, Sly & The Family Stone's original drummer Greg Errico, and Graham Central Station's keyboard player Robert "Butch" Sam. They play six songs ("Give It To Me," "Moorea," "Thumper," more), analyzing performances and techniques while looking back and discussing their activities in the '60s and '70s. 62 min.
49-DVD320599
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$22.45
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DVD - LEARN ROCK BASS WITH 6 GREAT MASTERS!
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! Learn rock bass from 6 masters: Chuck Rainey covers basic rock and R&B patterns, Glenn Letsch teaches 2, 3, & 4 note bass chords, John Entwistle shows you his dynamic right hand techniques, Beaver Felton on popping & slapping with octaves, Allen Woody covers funk techniques and working with the drummer and Stu Hamm demonstrates his unique style. DVD extras include a new introduction by Matt Scharfglass, on screen note/tab, slow motion segments in standard pitch, artist biographies, discographies, more. Includes note/tab booklet. 41 min.
01-DVD711
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DVD - LEARN THE GREATEST BASS RIFFS OF ALL TIME!!!
taught by Craig Realley
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Learn the bass styles of Paul McCartney, John Paul Jones, Chris Squire, Geddy Lee, Tom Hamilton, and others. Covers licks from: Aerosmith, The Beatles, Peter Gabriel, Led Zeppelin, Rush, The Who, U2, Yes, and more. Features extreme close-ups played at normal and slow speed, bass and amp tips, sound recreation tips, major and minor scales, scrolling music & tab and a play-along rhythm track. 60 min.
287-DVD927
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DVD - LEFT HAND BASS TECHNIQUES
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10 influential bass players--James Jamerson Jr., Louis Johnson, Abe Laboriel, Nathan East, Chuck Rainey, Freddie Washington, Verdine White, Larry Graham, Byron Miller and Neil Stubenaus--look at left hand technique. All 10 artists reveal their unique approach to scales, arpeggios, chords, open string usage and adapting bass lines to a variety of musical styles including funk, rock, blues, Motown, more. Includes note/tab booklet. 61 min.
25-DVD320487
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DVD - LOUIS JOHNSON
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Louis Johnson, bassist, writer and producer, is considered one of the foremost bass players in contemporary music. You'll learn a fantastic selection of popular bass techniques like thumping, choking, snapping and slapping. Louis takes you step-by-step through an unbelievable assortment of blistering licks, grooves and solos. Every example is played slowly and up-to-speed. Includes booklet with notation and diagrams. 51 min.
25-DVD320476
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DVD - MASTERING THE ELECTRIC BASS: TWO DVD SET
by David Gross
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Contains 300-DVD201 and 300-DVD202. Strengthen your hands and develop your ear! DVD one covers scales and modes in all positions, octave patterns, arpeggios, grooves, dozens of exercises to improve fluidity and muscle tone. DVD two helps you develop grooves and add excitement to your music. Invent original bass lines with fourteen patterns and a variety of scales, modes and chord tones. Intermediate/advanced. Includes note/tab booklets. 75 & 60 min.
300-DVD202SET
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$44.95
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DVD - MIKE INEZ
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The bassist for Alice In Chains & formerly Ozzy Osbourne teaches you to play "A Little Bitter," and "Again." In each DVD in the series the artists discuss their background, influences and gear; give in-depth lessons for how to play two tracks; jam the tracks with a celebrity special guest. Video tab shows exactly how the guitar and bass play their part in the tracks. 72 min.
20-DVD31457
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$22.45
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DVD - NATHAN EAST - THE BUSINESS OF BASS
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Takes you into the studio and behind the scenes to learn and see first-hand what it takes to be a professional musician. Covers the demands and rewards of making music for a living, both in live performance and studio sessions. Bonus tracks include: interactive Q&A, professionals' workshop with Harvey Mason and Nathan East, rare concert performances by Fourplay featuring Nathan East, Bob James, Harvey Mason and Larry Carlton. 2 Hours, 15 minutes.
25-DVD320383
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$22.45
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DVD - NATHAN EAST: CONTEMPORARY BASS
by Nathan East
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Nathan details his unique style of playing: building awesome speed, double stops, bridge adjustment, tuning, grooves, walking bass lines, soloing, and how to play with a rhythm section.
20-DVD29160
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$22.45
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DVD - NEW DIMENSIONS FOR BASS
featuring Doug Wimbish
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Best known for his work with Living Colour, Doug Wimbish has gigged and recorded with some of the biggest names in rock. Here he teaches his personal warm-ups, right-hand variations, dynamics, false harmonics, his famous "flamenco slap," how to construct bass lines for any style of music, and how to use effects to make your bass sound like a keyboard, guitar, drums or even a DJ. Includes an interview with Doug and performance footage. Comes with free coded access to the RockHouse lesson support system on the web and a tab booklet. 90 min.
01-DVD926
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$22.50
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DVD - PAUL GRAY
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The bassist for Slipknot teaches you to play "Duality," and "Surfacing." In each DVD in the series the artists discuss their background, influences and gear; give in-depth lessons for how to play two tracks; jam the tracks with a celebrity special guest. Video tab shows exactly how the guitar and bass play their part in the tracks. 72 min.
20-DVD31344
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$22.45
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DVD - RANDY JACKSON: MASTERING THE GROOVE
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Learn to think & feel bass with this versatile studio bassist. Understand the essential relationship between the bass & drums. Develop your knowledge, feel, & technique with examples of rock & R&B grooves, various right-hand approaches, muting & more. Practical, easy-to-understand. Includes iPod-ready files. 57 min.
20-DVD29980
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$22.45
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DVD - RICK DANKO`S ELECTRIC BASS TECHNIQUES
taught by Rick Danko
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The Band's bassist details some of the exercises, picking techniques and ideas that formed his trademark style. With characteristic good humor he teaches the proper way to build scales, demonstrates how he uses a flatpick, provides exercises for developing bass lines, and gives "inside" tips on how to lock into a groove with a drummer. He talks with Happy Traum about some of his influences and then is joined by some Woodstock friends for an informal jam. Easy-intermediate. 60 min.
300-DVD290
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$26.95
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DVD - ROBBIE MERRILL
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The bassist for Godsmack teaches you to play "Speak," and "Voodoo." In each DVD in the series the artists discuss their background, influences and gear; give in-depth lessons for how to play two tracks; jam the tracks with a celebrity special guest. Video tab shows exactly how the guitar and bass play their part in the tracks. 72 min.
20-DVD31343
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$22.45
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DVD - ROCK HOUSE: SLAPPIN' & POPPIN' BASS GUITAR
by Chris McCarvill
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From basic slapping and popping to machine-gun riffing, this program has something for bass players at every level. You'll learn how to apply techniques popularized by Marcus Miller, Larry Graham, and Louis Johnson; the Four Elements of Slap and Pop as well as advanced techniques like octaves, fifths, muting, double slapping, sliding, the snap, bending notes, and using effects. Includes a free membership to Rock House's lesson support system on the web and a tab booklet. 82 min.
01-DVD979
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DVD - RUDY SARZO: ROCK BASS ESSENTIALS
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Sarzo has played with Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Yngwie Malmsteen and Dio. Here he explains his approach to recording, live performance, constructing original bass lines and developing improvisational skills. Takes you from beginner to intermediate. The easy to navigate menu offers random access to the skill levels and chapter points. 70 min.
20-DVD4210
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DVD - SLAP BASS
taught by Murphy Henry & Marshall Wilborn
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Add some rockabilly to your playing! Single slap, double slap and triple slap, all meticulously explained. Taught entirely by ear: no tablature. Includes Marshall's "Boogie Woogie," "Grandfather's Clock," "Lady of Spain," more. Beginners. 60 min.
285-DVD158
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$19.95
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DVD - THE BASS GRIMOIRE DVD
by Adam Kadmon
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The author of the popular book series lays the bass instruction out on this DVD. Lessons include: the major scale, intervals, scales, modes, transposing, applying it to bass, the patterns, inversions, more.
12-DVD20
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DVD - THE BASS GUITAR OF JACK CASADY
taught by Jack Casady with special guest Jorma Kaukonen
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The legendary Jack Casady, bassist with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, demonstrates the techniques and musical thinking that have made his unique bass style so successful. He shows how the use of octaves, tonal variation, vibrato, chord playing, and moving up the neck add interest and excitement to a bass part. Includes "insider" conversations and performance with long-time partner Jorma Kaukonen. Beginning/intermediate level. Includes note/tab booklet. 80 min.
300-DVD162
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DVD - THE LEGENDARY BASS OF CHUCK RAINEY
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! Chuck Rainey is a name synonymous with excellence. He has played with legends Steely Dan, Sam Cooke, Paul Simon, Jackie Wilson, Aretha Franklin, and many more. He's put together the ultimate lesson, covering topics such as thumb-slap technique, development of lines and right-hand speed, chord theory and shapes, octave exercises, walking basslines, R&B, funk and country styles, slap and pop, more! DVD extras include: on screen note/tab, right and left hand techniques in close-up and split-screen, slow-motion segments in standard pitch, biography, discography, more. Includes 20-page note/tab booklet. 63 min.
01-DVD187
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$22.45
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DVD - THE SLAP BASS PROGRAM
with Alexis Sklarevski
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Alexis has the rare ability to put all the pieces together in a logical, integrated fashion. Starting with the fundamentals of slap technique, he elaborates one step at a time to incoporate: complex damping and choking, funk patterns and vamps, "machine gun" triplets, percussive right-hand tapping, flamenco-style strumming, double-stop riffs, scales, phrasing, and much more. Streaming notation and tab is available on an alternate video track. A notation book is also printable from the disc. 83 min.
284-DVD2
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DVD - THE ULTIMATE BEGINNER SERIES: BLUES BASS, STEPS ONE & TWO
with Roscoe Beck
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Two videos on one DVD! Part one teaches: the 12-bar blues progression, technique and hand position, classic shuffle, slow and minor blues lines, equipment and sound tips, more. In part two learn more classic shuffle blues bass lines, more minor blues bass lines, alternative bass line styles, special bass techniques and more. DVD includes extras like printable PDF reference materials, bonus lesson - playing with a drummer, more. On-screen graphics and tab. Beginner/intermediate. 100 min.
05-DVD908076
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DVD - THE ULTIMATE BEGINNER SERIES: ROCK BASS, STEPS ONE & TWO
by Tim Bogert
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Two videos on one DVD! Part one teaches classic rock bass lines, ballad, quarter and eighth-note shuffle feels, major and minor pentatonic scales, playing with the band, more. Part two covers rock bass lines, power chord double stops, harmonics, tapping and raking, 16th note shuffle and boogie feels, playing with a band, more. DVD extras include a bonus lesson on slap-pop technique, printable PDF reference materials, more. Beginner/intermediate. 36 min.
05-DVD908077
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DVD - TIM SKOLD
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Former guitarist & bassist for Marily Manson & KMFDM teaches you to play "Putting Holes In Happinesss." In each DVD in the series the artists discuss their background, influences and gear; give in-depth lessons for how to play a hit song; jam the tracks with a celebrity special guest. Video tab shows exactly how the guitar and bassists play their part in the tracks. 72 min.
20-DVD31455
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$22.45
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DVD - TOMMY SHANNON - DOUBLE TROUBLE BASS
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! Shannon, of Stevie Ray Vaughn's Double Trouble fame, gives an unforgettable lesson in bass techniques. Covers: basic blues riffs, playing on 2 and 4, closed positions, special walking patterns, 1/2 step passing notes, muting, walking bass skips, rolling picking touch, James Jamerson and Willie Weeks styles, New Orleans style, more. With guests Chris Layton and Arlen Roth. DVD extras include a new introduction by Matt Scharfglass, on screen note/tab, slow motion segments in standard pitch, artist biography, discography, and more. Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
01-DVD212
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DVD - VICTOR WOOTEN - LIVE AT BASS DAY 1998
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Victor's entire presentation from Bass Day '98. Includes performances of "U Ain't Got No Groove," "Amazing Grace," & "Norwegian Wood." Victor also discusses music as a language, the tradition of the electric bass, and provides a 30 minute lesson on technique. Special DVD features include an additional 60 minute interview in which Victor discusses new techniques he's working on, his influences, practicing, inspiration, more; and multi-language access in Spanish, German, & Japanese. 140 min.
49-DVD320290
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$26.95
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DVD - VICTOR WOOTEN GROOVE WORKSHOP
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Two DVD set. In this over five-hour, 2-disc set, legendary bassist Victor Wooten redefines the essential elements of music and demonstrates how to apply them in fresh, creative, musically relevant ways. Traditional music education focuses on technique and "playing the right notes." Victor delves deeper and emphasizes the subtle and rarely taught aspects of music. Working with a masterclass of six bassists, he explores: notes, grooving, articulation, technique, emotion/feel, dynamics, rhythm/tempo, tone, phrasing, space/rest and listening. Victor's open approach will provide effective improvement to any player's musical skills. Also features several solo performances by Victor, and duets with bassist and educator Anthony Wellington. With subtitles in Spanish and German. 5 hours, 40 minutes.
49-DVD320804
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$35.95
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DVD - YOU CAN PLAY ELECTRIC BASS - A COMPLETE COURSE FOR BEGINNERS
taught by Roly Salley
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Two lessons on one DVD! Get hands on experience from a professional and start playing your first notes within five minutes. Introduces you to country, blues, rock, and R&B bass playing. You'll learn left and right hand technique, scales & theory, shuffles, walking the basses, blues progressions, minor scales, turnarounds, runs, inversions, 12-bar blues, rhythm kicks, positions up the neck; plus tips on performing, playing in a rhythm section, equipment, more. Includes note/tab booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD151
.. list $29.95 ours
$26.95
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Electric Bass
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