The electric bass guitar is central to modern music playing a key role in melody harmony and rhythm. This new revised edition of ÊThe Bass HandbookÊ will help you master the instrument and make it your own.ÞThe book-and-CD package includes a step-by-step guide to playing from tuning to advanced harmony and offers practical guidance on reading both tab and standard notation. It has instruction on modern techniques including slapping and harmonics and it offers level-headed advice on playing a range of genres and styles from rock and blues through to jazz funk and metal. There is also a section featuring bass lines written in the style of some of the great bassists from yesterday and today to inspire and instruct.ÞWith a foreword by the ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones the book explores the history of the electric bass and its key makers and has a guide to the great bassists as well as recommendations for listening reading viewing and researching online. There is help with buying and maintaining your bass and advice on amps speakers strings pickups effects and cables.ÞThe book's wiro-binding is designed to allow it to open flat for ease of use. The specially recorded CD has over 80 tracks that present the book's key musical exercises and examples.