Bass Book, The (Hardcover) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book follows the format of Mr. Bacon's other books (including The Fender Book and The Gibson Les Paul Book), and like his other books, it is a treat for the eyes.The photography is absolutely fantastic, withamazing detail.What is especially impressive is his inclusion ofinstruments owned by the stars who made them famous.It's not just apicture of a Hofner "Beatle Bass", it's one of Paul McCartney'sBeatle Basses; it's not just a picture of an Alembic bass, it's JohnEntwistle's famous Alembic "Spider" bass from his days with TheWho (and the list goes on and on...).Like Mr. Bacon's other guitar books,there's a pretty good identification guide in the back.Is this bookREALLY a complete story of the electric bass with minute detail about everyinstrument of note (how's THAT for a pun)?Nah.If that's what you want,then consider this a "3 star" book at best (although you WILLlearn something if you read it).On the other hand, is it a nice additionto one's own music library or a great gift book?Absolutely!(By the way- the ONLY reason I didn't rate it five stars is that the author tries, inmy opinion, to cover too broad a subject matter in too short a space.) This is one of those books that's a lot of fun, even if it's just to"look at the pictures".

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by Tony Bacon & _Barry Moorhouse Miller FreemanBooks The fourth in a series (The Fender Book, The Gibson Les Paul Book, The Rickenbacker Book), The Bass Book offers a complete illustrated history of bass guitars from FenderÃ-s first in the 1950s through the models of the next 40 years that formed the foundation for modern music. The bass guitar is undoubtedly one of the most significant instruments of this century, yet this book is the first to study its history. Features original interviews with bass makers past and present, dozens of unusual, specially commissioned color photos, and a reference section that provides a wealth of information on every major manufacturer.

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Mandolin Chords Plus: Chords, Scales, Tuning, Hot Licks, Songs Sheet Music (Fretted) Review

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(More customer reviews)This 'pamphlet' (cover page + 7 A4 pages) provides a jog note review for chords.
For Improver to Intermediate Mandolin chord players, has
. - Chords (4 pages- with 156 chords)
. - Chord 'Licks' (1.5 pages -with 17 chords)
. - Tunes (1 page - 2 tunes) and some bits on tuning and a very good and 'compact' notation for chords.
A bit too parsimonious for my liking but may be useful as jog notes for a chord player. Note NO CD is included.
Watch out for Amazon back room logistic 'geniuses' who will build a megalithic cardboard structure ensuring that this pamphlet will not fit in any letterbox (that is 'mailbox' for those of you who don't speak English properly!) resulting in an expedition to the nearest collection point.

For further references on chords and progressions:-
101 Red Hot Bluegrass Mandolin Licks & Solos with CDISBN-10: 0786659025; Fretboard Roadmaps Mandolin: The Essential Patterns That All the Pros Know and UseISBN-10: 0634001426
How to Play Mandolin by Morton Manus ISBN-10: 0739008706 ;
For training your ear to hear chord progressions - `Harmonic Ear Training' with Roberta Radley of Berklee [Hal Leonard] 0876390270 ASIN: B00029RRHS
`One Note Complete' by Bruce Arnold 1890944475
The bible for your music career (a 5* reference) `Hearing and Writing Music' by Ron Gorow [Garow] 0962949671

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A helpful booklet with chords, scales, and tuning information essential to all mandolin players. Also includes 'hot licks' and two tunes.

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