Description:A full-color, step by step guide to learning bass guitar for beginners and intermediate players. This book/DVD package walks readers through all of the important educational and musical techniques through fingering charts, illustrations, photos, musical notation, and detailed instructional chapters. Everything is covered from tips and advice for purchasing your bass and proper bass care and maintenance, to fingering techniques, reading sheet music, and advanced sound effects techniques. The companion DVD provides live instruction from the author to reinforce concepts and techniques.--From publisher description.