New Book: Bass Reels, Epic Bass Licks for the Social Media Era by Marek Bero

The bass guitar is a truly unique instrument and its role in modern popular music is well-defined. About 400 years ago, the first basslines were born, and the evolution of instruments producing mesmerising bass frequencies began. We’ve come a long way since then, and we now live in an age where the bass guitar plays a major role not only in music, but also in the online world of social media.

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In this book you will find thirty transcriptions of original compositions designed primarily for solo playing, with the aim of attracting attention on social media. However, there are no self-serving technical pieces or even circus stunts here. These compositions can be played solo, but all of the ideas and concepts are fully usable in wider musical contexts.

The pieces in this book are built around three techniques: fingerstyle, slap bass, and playing with the plectrum. The length of the pieces is usually between 45-90 seconds, which is longer than a simple exercise, but shorter than a standard song structure. This makes them ideal for players who want plenty of inspiration, but don’t want to learn whole songs or long etudes. Stylistically, the compositions are a mix of funk and alternative rock with occasional excursions into jazz or blues styles.

Each piece is notated in standard notation and TAB and is accompanied by some brief performance notes. The book contains links to video performances of all of the pieces and the accompanying audio files are available to download from the Bassline Publishing website.

This book contains the following pieces:

Funky Saturday (Muted by Sponge)
Super Slap Wednesday
B-String Beaten
(P)Funky Sh**t
These Licks are Fire
Neighbours Must Love Me
How to Break a Pick
Two G-Strings
Groovin’ at Grandma’s House
DJ’s are the New Rock Stars
INSomnia
Slappada Bass
Blues with Too Many Notes
Sonata in Drop C
Gentle Slap in F# Minor
Acid for the Children
Music Store Funk
Bend It in Drop D
Electro Vibes
Infinity
Flamenco Meets Thumb
Wheels on the Funk
You’ll Never Be As Cool As George
Chromatic Love
Lazy Afternoon
Shuffle for the Drivers
Half Tone, Whole Tone
Percussive Study in A Minor
Just Groove
Hammer-Ons Out of Control

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