An essential for the developing bassist.

Provides the aspiring bass player with a wide variety of finger exercises for developing the techniques necessary to succeed in today's music scene. It will also play an important role in your daily practice. The 200 exercises are designed to help increase your speed, improve your dexterity, develop accuracy, and promote finger independence. Recommended by world-acclaimed bass players, music schools, and music magazines, this is the ultimate bass handbook. The added use of photos makes the lessons complete! 71 pages.

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Hal Leonard Bass Fitness - An Exercising Handbook Book

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Bassists Necessity

Posted by DigzBASS from Baltimore, MD on Jan 2, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Jazz, gospel, blues

This book really helps strengthen your fingers and forearms and improve finger flexibility and dexterity, so you can play better longer. I hadn't used it in a while and after 2-3 days of doing just the exercises on the 1st page my fingers and forearms were sore, just like when I get a good workout at the gym. The exercises are interesting and get progressively more challenging, so I don't get bored.

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Great for the serious student

Posted by Rock'n Rob from Raleigh, NC on Jan 4, 2005

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Playing Musician and Guitar Teacher

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Jazz, Contemporary Christian.

I'm a guitar teacher with a few bass students and have found this to a great tool for beginning players. I alternate using this at a weekly lesson with emphasis on walking bass lines and theory. These exercises are easy to understand once you've done a few pages, and will kick your hands b***. Lives up to the promise of building finger independence, dexterity. Building speed is really up to you and how hard you drive yourself on each module during practice.

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Beware the deceptive description

Posted by disappointed customer from Shelton, WA on Mar 30, 2004

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Student

Reviewer's Play Style: Widely varies - metal to bluegrass

Although this product description says it includes both pictures and an audio component, it does not. The book is still ok, BUT if you are expecting to have a CD and pictures, too, don't order this. They are sold separately, and they're not offered for sale. Why they would use this product description only heaven knows, as this situation reflects a very negative image upon them.

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