Hal Leonard Bass Method Complete Edition: All 3 Books Bound in 1 Volume for Easy Use

Sera: This was a really good introduction to the strings, positions, and techniques. I do wish it had better and more interesting practice exercises and would do more full page "recap" exercises that incorporated everything learned up to a point. For instance, it has you learn the E string, then the A string, then the D string, then the G string, then it just moves on to other new things without ensuring you have a solid grasp on all the notes and positions or providing memory and strength building exercises. It doesn't give much direction on how or what to practice or provide good regular practice exercises. Overall though, I'm pretty happy with it and it helped me learning music notation immensely.

United States on Mar 05, 2024

JuicySharpie: Great instructional book for learning Bass with fun songs and durable cover.

United States on Jan 30, 2024

Tomasz och Agnieszka: Mycket nöjd med köpet

Sweden on Jan 19, 2024

jimboinaz: I've never played a bass guitar, but I do have experience with guitar and ukulele (Mahalo Oahu).

This is a nicely put together collection of Hal Leonard's methodologies.
The bindings allow the pages to sit flat and stay open for ease of viewing.

A great introduction to bass guitar, and probably even a good reference for more skilled players.
Would definitely recommend !

United States on Dec 15, 2023

Basboy: 1 van de beste leerboeken basgitaar.

Belgium on Nov 05, 2023

Alessandro Costa: Un ottimo metodo introduttivo

Italy on Aug 27, 2023

Ricardo: El empastado es de tipo pasta blanda, la calidad del papel es aceptable. En cuanto a su contenido la impresión es clara y fácil de leer. Las tablaturas tienen las anotaciones musicales suficientes para tocar o acompañar las melodías. Lo recomiendo para quien esta iniciando y quiere empezar a tocar canciones populares.

Mexico on Jan 13, 2022

JPS: This method does a good job of taking you through a complete range of bass playing skills, with a strong focus on notation reading. It progresses logically in open/first position, then does a nice job of transitioning to other neck positions.

One thing to be aware of is that this book doesn't start out with one-finger-per-fret (OFPF) type fingering, but does introduce it about half-way through the book. So if you are teaching/learning with that system, you will have to either ignore the suggested fingerings or write over them.

One little oddity is that at first it shows neck graphs as 4 line x 4 line blocks that are oriented vertically, then at some point it starts showing them horizontally, but it is easy for a beginner to misinterpret the 4 fret lines as 4 strings. Otherwise, the graphic content is good. The notation is excellent.

Recently, I started using the play-along tracks with students and have been very impressed. Some tracks have a slower pass then a 2nd pass at tempo. The sound is really good. Full band plus bass is in the R channel, and Full band minus bass is in the L channel.

I think this is a great option for a young bass student who...

United States on Aug 14, 2020

Itacir Franceschini: Really easy and comprehensive

Brazil on Mar 21, 2020

Raven: Before I purchased this "collected volume," I was worried that I'd be getting the first edition. Surely, it couldn't POSSIBLY be the 2nd edition books + the CDs for that superb price! After all, if you buy them separately, the cost is nearly triple what this collected volume costs. Well, I am pleasantly surprised and happy to admit I was wrong!

These ARE the new 2nd edition books in this collected volume, AND all 3 CDs are included. This is an astounding price point for such quality material.

I took lessons years ago when I was in high school and every kid wanted to start a rock band (yay for the 80s?) Cue the rest of my life taking some twists and turns, moving across country with no room in the truck to take my bass... hopefully you can see where I'm going with this.

After years of being away, I decided to get back into my bass playing, encouraged by fellow musicians I met at my day job. I knew I'd be out of practice and would need to get back up to where I used to be, so I decided to get a good method book to give myself a solid new foundation upon which to flourish (I also got myself a new bass, but that's a review for another time).

This book is...

United States on Apr 15, 2011