The Improvisor's Bass Method: Complete Guide for Electric & Acoustic Bass Players - Perfect for Practice, Performances & Studio Recording

Came quick as hell, perfect condition, thumbed through and yeah, it looks like a decent start for beginners in the first few chapters, but then gets into the more advanced cool stuff later. Looked through the Table of Contents at the Appendix II for transcribed solos and surprise surprise: they have Scott Lafaro's solo on "Gloria's Step" - SWEET! So, yeah, feel confident about ordering this book - it'll come maybe earlier than expected and it's worth your time - and for those people too lazy to learn to read the staff, which really isn't rocket science, this book does have some fret diagrams, but basically, you'll have to become a serious bassist and learn to read that treble clef because that's part of what's called musicianship. But this is s great book and you'll be satisfied. For the more advanced musicians, there's still something for us in the later chapters, different perspectives on viewing things - not to mention a few great transcriptions for contemplation, like Eddie Gomez's work, James Jamerson - not too slanted towards ONLY jazz (although you know Jamerson WAS a jazz upright bassist who did the Motown studio stuff as simply a hustle to get paid while he did what he loved - why else you think that dude's charts frustrated road bassists? He was a true improvisor!). Nice stuff and I LOVE bass, so I steer clear of whack-ass books - this is method's cool.