The Slap Bass BibleAnthony Vitti | 1995, 2001 | English | PDF/MP3 | 63 pages | 80.7 MB
The Slap Bass Bible was published in 1995. This book is written in the style that I like to teach. I have never been big on studying exercises. My book is filled with grooves, not exercises, but if you play the grooves, you will get the exercise. That's the way I always liked to learn to play. Show me how I'm going to use what I'm practicing! I included drum grooves with every bassline, so you can program up your drum machine. The CD has me playing all the grooves and you should try to capture the feel I'm playing with and use your own interpretation. You can also use these grooves to get together and play with a drummer friend.
This book has been used by teachers at BIT, The University of Miami and North Texas to name a few.This book contains the most modern up-to-date styles of slap available. I divided the book into three chapters. The first concentrates on straight funk grooves. You will find grooves in the styles of 70's and 80's funk. The difference is in the modern fingerings used to play them. These fingerings will open up new ideas and help your playing sound fresh. The second chapter deals with only thumb grooves. There is not another book that deals with this aspect of slap playing. You'll be able to develop incredible thumb speed, which I feel is the true key to playing slap bass lines. The third chapter focuses on hip hop and shuffle grooves. All these grooves contain a level of swing that is truly hard to master.
This book has been used by teachers at BIT, The University of Miami and North Texas to name a few.This book contains the most modern up-to-date styles of slap available. I divided the book into three chapters. The first concentrates on straight funk grooves. You will find grooves in the styles of 70's and 80's funk. The difference is in the modern fingerings used to play them. These fingerings will open up new ideas and help your playing sound fresh. The second chapter deals with only thumb grooves. There is not another book that deals with this aspect of slap playing. You'll be able to develop incredible thumb speed, which I feel is the true key to playing slap bass lines. The third chapter focuses on hip hop and shuffle grooves. All these grooves contain a level of swing that is truly hard to master.
