Reggae Bass Book with Online Audio - Learn Reggae Bass Lines & Techniques for Beginners to Advanced Players | Perfect for Practice, Performances & Music Lessons

Friedland breaks stuff down into pieces that are easily understood. I like the sound of reggae, but didn't know where to start (sure, I played along with tracks and could get some of the feel, but I needed more). This book is really helpful (and covers the evolution of Jamaican music into and past reggae, so there's a lot there). The examples focus on the basic part of the bass line that's repeated throughout the song (apparently there's not a lot of place for variations that I'm used to with rock), so they're pretty short (just a few measures). You'll want to get some instrumental tracks off YouTube or something to supplement and apply what you learn in this book. Now if only D'Addario Chromes flatwound strings weren't so expensive...