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  1. Enrique M

    Give me some summer reads related to Bass/Music

    Title is pretty clear, but to elaborate... I have a few out of town trips coming up with some plane rides, beach time, and sitting around a in-laws houses. I'd like to get a pile of books together that help keep me thinking about bass/music. I am just finishing up Victor Wootens "The Music...
  2. L

    Bass Lesson Books- Jamerson, Leonard, Friedland

    If interested I have popular method books regardless of genre from jazz to rock to blues. Original owner. All in excellent shape. Learning From Jamerson Vols 1, 2 Leonard Complete Edition Bass Leonard R&B Bass Building Walking Bass Lines Will not separate, but will ship anywhere US.
  3. Bass Player Musicians Library Collection of Books

    For sale Bass Player Musicians Library Collection of Books

    I am selling these three books as a collection but I can sell them separately as well. $45.00 for the collection and flat shipping of $5.00. Offers accepted! The Bass Player Book: Equipment, Technique, Styles and Artists Brave New Bass: Interviews and Lessons with the Innovators...
    $45.00
  4. julir

    For Sale Bass Player Musicians Library Collection of Books

    I am selling these three books as a collection but I can sell them separately as well. $45.00 for the collection and flat shipping of $5.00. Offers accepted! The Bass Player Book: Equipment, Technique, Styles and Artists Brave New Bass: Interviews and Lessons with the Innovators...
  5. Aussie Player

    Read any good Rock Musician Biography's?

    Someone on here recently recommended Bill Wyman's biography called "Stone Alone". Another reader responded that he'd read that and Keith Richards bio and though it better. I bought both for about $12 total and found both a great and interesting read though for me, Keith's was less focused on the...
  6. Super Sale- Incredible Bass book/Etudes

    For sale Super Sale- Incredible Bass book/Etudes

    PM me for book availability. Cost of shipping varies. Highly recommended to buy a few at a time to reduce shipping cost per book. Funk Bass Slap Sold! John Patitucci 60 Etudes Sold ! Afro Cuban Slap Bass Sold ! JSBach for Bass Sold! Expanding Walking Basslines Sold! Fingerboard Harmony Sold...
    $10.00
  7. EYBABA7200

    For Sale Super Sale- Incredible Bass book/Etudes

    PM me for book availability. Cost of shipping varies. Highly recommended to buy a few at a time to reduce shipping cost per book. Funk Bass Slap Sold! John Patitucci 60 Etudes Sold ! Afro Cuban Slap Bass Sold ! JSBach for Bass Sold! Expanding Walking Basslines Sold! Fingerboard Harmony Sold...
  8. Bass Book Bonanza‼️
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    For sale Bass Book Bonanza‼️

    Hey folks, What we have here is a large selection of bass method books, jazz improv books, etudes, and other music/bass related titles. Many of these can be used for either electric and/or double bass study. Some have CDs! I want to keep this simple and haggle-free so I’m selling each book for...
    $10.00
  9. B

    SOLD Bass Book Bonanza‼️

    Hey folks, What we have here is a large selection of bass method books, jazz improv books, etudes, and other music/bass related titles. Many of these can be used for either electric and/or double bass study. Some have CDs! I want to keep this simple and haggle-free so I’m selling each book for...
  10. Bass Book Bonanza‼️
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    For sale Bass Book Bonanza‼️

    Hey folks, What we have here is a large selection of bass method books, jazz improv books, etudes, and other music/bass related titles. Many of these can be used for either electric and/or double bass study. Some have CDs! I want to keep this simple and haggle-free so I’m selling each book for...
    $10.00
  11. B

    SOLD Bass Book Bonanza‼️

    Hey folks, What we have here is a large selection of bass method books, jazz improv books, etudes, and other music/bass related titles. Many of these can be used for either electric and/or double bass study. Some have CDs! I want to keep this simple and haggle-free so I’m selling each book for...
  12. Double bass setup and repair guides - 3 classic books
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    For sale Double bass setup and repair guides - 3 classic books

    3 classic books for sale as a bundle only: Chuck Traeger, The Setup and Repair of the Double Bass for Optimum Sound; a Manual for Players, Makers, and Repairers (360pp) Chuck Traeger, Coda to The Setup and Repair of the Double Bass for Optimum Sound with New Sound Setup Discoveries and Repair...
    $90.00
  13. Sonoma Bass

    SOLD Double bass setup and repair guides - 3 classic books

    3 classic books for sale as a bundle only: Chuck Traeger, The Setup and Repair of the Double Bass for Optimum Sound; a Manual for Players, Makers, and Repairers (360pp) Chuck Traeger, Coda to The Setup and Repair of the Double Bass for Optimum Sound with New Sound Setup Discoveries and Repair...
  14. B

    Does anyone know this book

    Hello, a few years back I was taking bass lessons. I still have the copies of the pages the tutor gave me to practice, I really enjoyed the book he used but, I cant find the name of it. Its not written on any of the pages, I couldnt find it after searching for days now. So if anyone recognizes...
  15. Jon Stefaniak

    Double Bass Essential Reading for Bassists

    I'm putting together a short list of books that are bass or music related that I think should be on any bassist's bookshelf. I recently picked up "Acoustics and the performance of music" by Jürgen Meyer. I wish someone had made me read this when I was in school. Others I would include are-...
  16. light blue bass

    Fav Bass Books or Brochures?

    The 1 book on bass that I own now is called The Bass Book: A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars And its great fun to read! What about other people?
  17. 20 Bass Guitar  & Instruction Books
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    For sale 20 Bass Guitar & Instruction Books

    20 Bass Guitar Instruction Books all in excellent condition (some with CDs to accompany learning. Many different styles, Walking bass lines, Country, scales, jump blues, gospel, etc.. includes a book about basses, plus 101 bass tips. A lifetime collection of bass books. Comes out to $2.50 a...
    $50.00
  18. Rebmo

    SOLD 20 Bass Guitar & Instruction Books

    20 Bass Guitar Instruction Books all in excellent condition (some with CDs to accompany learning. Many different styles, Walking bass lines, Country, scales, jump blues, gospel, etc.. includes a book about basses, plus 101 bass tips. A lifetime collection of bass books. Comes out to $2.50 a...
  19. matthewbrown

    For sale Instructional Materials

    I have three books I no longer use. PM me if interested, we'll work out postage and I'll send your choice or choices along for postal costs only. Big Band Bass by John Clayton, Jr. --highly recommended for high school players! J.S. Bach for Bass by Josquin des Pres -- includes CD and standard...
    $5.00
  20. matthewbrown

    For Sale Instructional Materials

    I have three books I no longer use. PM me if interested, we'll work out postage and I'll send your choice or choices along for postal costs only. Big Band Bass by John Clayton, Jr. --highly recommended for high school players! J.S. Bach for Bass by Josquin des Pres -- includes CD and standard...
  21. SWillson
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    For sale Music books for sale

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to get rid of stuff, so I'm selling books I don't use anymore Price includes shipping to CONUS via USPS. Payment only via Venmo or PayPal
    $15.00
  22. SWillson

    SOLD Music books for sale

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to get rid of stuff, so I'm selling books I don't use anymore Price includes shipping to CONUS via USPS. Payment only via Venmo or PayPal
  23. lizardking837

    Request Books with Notation only and no tabs

    Hey guys, Does anyone have any recommendations for books that feature only standard notation for songs and no tabs? It doesn't have to be genre specific, but classic rock, blue and the like would be ideal. I'm getting back into playing and I can't read for my life. Thank you in advance
  24. socialleper

    Books for 5\6 String Scales and Modes

    I have the Bass Grimiore and one of those little gig bag books to help me quickly reference scales and modes. I find them to be very useful. However, they and just about everything else I can find are for 4 string basses with standard tuning. Are there books out their that cover a full range of...
  25. KCLRbass

    Anybody ever made a book??

    Hey TB, it's been too long! I'm wondering if anyone around here has any experience making books. Not the writing part, but the layout, editing, manufacturing, etc. My band is making a new record and since physical audio media are kinda done (sorry vinyl), we got excited about making a book as...
  26. Maxime1980

    What is the (last) book(s) about music that really left an impression on you and excited you ?

    What is the (last) book about music ( (auto)biography, fiction, photo books, history, tabs, memoirs, tour stories, etc.) that really left an impression on you and excited you ? Have you read a lot of books (on music in general ? certain genres of music ? your favorite artist?) or not so much ...
  27. Four Civil War Books

    For sale Four Civil War Books

    All four books are sold together. The Blue and the Gray was written right after the war ended. I have lost vol. 2, but vol. 1 is a good read from Lincoln's election up to almost Gettysburg. Three other books are a set by father/son authors. The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara is about the...
    $20.00
  28. Blankandson

    For Sale Four Civil War Books

    All four books are sold together. The Blue and the Gray was written right after the war ended. I have lost vol. 2, but vol. 1 is a good read from Lincoln's election up to almost Gettysburg. Three other books are a set by father/son authors. The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara is about the...
  29. dukey donkey

    Oh man...one for the books hahaha...gig report ahead.

    Ohhhh boy I suppose I should start from the beginning... Well, my guitarist booked this gig a couple of months ago and it looked legit for all events and purposes. Langley, Arkansas... Where? ... exactly. Two hours from home into deeeeeep Arkansas. Satellite pic showed a convenience store a a...
  30. socialleper

    Reading Digital Ebooks

    What services, apps, and stores do my fellow TBers use for reading digital ebooks? The long march towards digital everything hasn't just put a ding in physical music, but physical books as well. For a long time I was "real book" only kinda guy, but unlike CDs, there isn't the convenience of...
  31. R&B Fake Book
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    For sale R&B Fake Book

    Chord charts for 375 R&B somgs! Over 400 pages of solid gold! Shipping CONUS is included in the price. If you've ever used a fake book you know how great these are. Thanks for looking.
    $15.00
  32. Docbass1218

    SOLD R&B Fake Book

    Chord charts for 375 R&B somgs! Over 400 pages of solid gold! Shipping CONUS is included in the price. If you've ever used a fake book you know how great these are. Thanks for looking.
  33. Bass related BOOKS
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    For sale Bass related BOOKS

    What I have is a library of bass books. Some i have used a few times. Many I bought and never even looked at. I'm kind of impulsive that way. I'm asking for $6/book. They all cost me far more than $6. Most of them are in great to excellent condition. Some even contain a CD or DVD. I...
    $6.00
  34. Docbass1218

    SOLD Bass related BOOKS

    What I have is a library of bass books. Some i have used a few times. Many I bought and never even looked at. I'm kind of impulsive that way. I'm asking for $6/book. They all cost me far more than $6. Most of them are in great to excellent condition. Some even contain a CD or DVD. I...
  35. deepestend

    Wanted Ed Friedland Books

    I'm looking for his Bass Grooves and Blues Bass books if anyone has them.
  36. Four Bass Books - Reduced    $ 60. Last Call Before Ebay
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    For sale Four Bass Books - Reduced $ 60. Last Call Before Ebay

    Last call before Ebay. $60 shipped. For sale here are 4 bass books, excellent condition, wish to part with as group. Free domestic shipping, USA only please. Thanks for looking. 1. The Fender Bass Handbook by Paul Balmer 2010 2. The bass Handbook by Tony Bacon &Barry Moorehouse 2008...
    $90.00
  37. I

    SOLD Four Bass Books - Reduced $ 60. Last Call Before Ebay

    Last call before Ebay. $60 shipped. For sale here are 4 bass books, excellent condition, wish to part with as group. Free domestic shipping, USA only please. Thanks for looking. 1. The Fender Bass Handbook by Paul Balmer 2010 2. The bass Handbook by Tony Bacon &Barry Moorehouse 2008...
  38. crios

    Books: Fiction

    What book are you currently reading- fiction? For me it's Kesey's classic: A fantastic read so far. You?
  39. schott1984

    Weaning off real books?

    My Jazz project had it's first gig today at a brunch. It went great. However, I still need to read chords from sheets and can't just remember the tunes. Any advice on learning these jazz tunes without relying on the sheets? I can see myself memorizing the blues based ones fairly easily, but...
  40. salcott
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    For sale Traeger books

    Both of the books by Chuck Traeger on double bass repair and setup. $75+shipping CONUS.
    $75.00