Bass Books

There's a wealth of books out there for the would be bass player - far more than when I was learning. Back in the day about the only books out there for bassists were the Carole Kaye books - which you'll see a lot of bass players refer to in interviews (eg Sting, Oteil Burbridge, David Hungate etc) - and about nothing else!

I just typed 'Bass Guitar' into the book section of Amazon.com and the search returned over 8000 results! So how do you separate the must-have from the must-not-buy?

As with all things like this a combination of gut feeling, reviews, recommendations from friends etc help bass players decide what to buy.

I've bought my fair share of books down the years - and still buy on a semi-regular basis - and so I decided I was gonna review some of them. Please click on the links below to check out my reviews - use the contact form to let me know whether you agree with my review or not! If you don't, let me know why!

Ultimate Slap Bass by Stuart Clayton

Rush Bass Anthology

Standing In The Shadows of Motown

Hal Leonard Bass Method