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"Highly Recommended", I'm a Software Engineer. My wife is always on to me as to why I have to have umpteen books on a particular subject and only a few on another. I've explained before that it's not a question of how many books you have, it's a question how few you need before a subject can be comprehended.

This is a reference book, it helps to guide an individual towards an understanding of a concept (the how and the why) as opposed to, do this, do that, and do the other, now on to the next thing...

I highly recommend this book to those individuals, who, once a concept has been explained to them actually go out and attain a measure of mastery by applying that concept.


"CD IS BAD ", THE BOOK IS GREAT. BUT THE CD THAT I GOT WITH IT IS NOT GOOD IT WILL NOT WORK. IT IS VERY SCRATCHY AND YOU CAN'T HARDLY HEAR IT . AND IT WAS NEW NOT USED.


"Great book but one thing missing", This is a great book. You will learn not only to play the instrument but also to learn how to be a real bassist. You can also learn plenty of stuff about music. You may already see what other reviewers liked about the book. Some people complained that this book contained too much stuff on music, but I believe that you should know far more than that to be a bass player.

However, there is one big missing thing I hope the author add to the next edition. The book does not contain any left hand fingerings at all. You are totally on your own when play the examples. This will be quite a job for a beginner. In addition, I hope the author would take more time to explain left hand techniques such as muting using 3-fret stretching.

Even without details about the left hand stuff, this book is sure far bettern than the majority of other methods book. Overall I recommend this book to anyone.

"Review for book", The book is great the shipping was great. I am learning to play the bass guitar and the idiot's guide is just what I need!

"Disappointing", This introduction to the bass guitar rushes the reader through the basics without spending enough time actually helping you learn the basics. The bass lines are dull too. However the "play along" tracks on the accompanyting CD are great and probably worth the price of the book.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"This book is amazing", I have been playing bass in a band for about a year now, self taught and was looking for something to, not only give me the basics, but expand on my knowledge as far as fret board mechanics and other types of music, such as rock, blues, etc. I was surprised by the way everything is spelled out in this book. It is great for the beginner as well as those who have played before. I will and have taken some of the "tricks" in this book with me into my on stage playing. So, whether you play in the bedroom, garage or on a stage, this book has something for everyone.

"Great Item", This is a great book, for those of you interested in playing bass. Everyone starts playing bass trying to memorizing the bass notes to songs. Nice for beginners, but not practical if you plan on playing out. You have to learn your scales and how to use your scales, alternates, inversions, and arpeggios. This book will get you started on the right path. This is a must for all beginners. One thing though. It would be nice if he had a better name for the book.

"Two books in one", David Hodge has written a very good book on the bass - of which there are very few. This book should be subtitled "Applied music theory via the Bass Guitar" because Hodge sneakily creeps in a good deal of theory while presenting the instrument at the same time in an entertaining fashion. This book is head and shoulders above the "for Dummies" series. The "Dummies" book only has one page on slap/tap and maybe three on walking bass lines. Hodge is definitely someone who has experience teaching others and his approach and writing style demonstrates that. My only criticism maybe that advanced techniques are given shorter shrift here. For an intermediate player, this may be a bit frustrating but overall this doesn't detract from the high quality and presentation of the material. If you teach bass in a one on one or group setting this book is definitely a must for you and your students.

"6 stars", I apologize for the long review but it corresponds to how intense the experience was.

I'm 40 and have learned to play guitar in the last 4 years and a half, mostly through David's lessons on Guitar Noise.
I had no previous musical education as such before these four years.

I decided to read the book as a way to expand my knowledge of both the guitar and bass. I used to be a drummer, so rhythm -although new in writing- is not new to me itself. That's my only advantage against somebody totally new to learning music.

I'm a good example of not talented musician who can finally express himself musically, since I like music a lot and have played with several bands over the years, but couldn't compose or interpret songs with just drums, which I only started playing semi-ok after many years . I had always thought i was unable to understand any other instrument aside from the drums.

Please don't read my review as if I'm saying you need a lot of experience in order to read this book. It's actually the other way around. You are going to become a much better musician after going through this book. How I did it just introduces "slow-learning me", and I'm positive David's book would be a highly interesting way to get started from scratch and getting an incredibly firm foundation along the way.

As with every good reading, you're not going to get away with this book or other of David's lessons with your eyes closed if you're a novice. Just as you won't get away with your musical education that quickly unless you're really talented.

In which case you don't need this book. If you have been a musically gifted person from birth onwards, you don't need this.

If you need to be taught (as is usually the case and where the idiot in the title sort of makes sense), Hodge's book is close to having a parent or a really good friend go along with you in the learning process. But then again, you couldn't possibly be looking for a book like this, being that talented , would you?

So if you're one of us idiots in the book's title, hang on there and rewards will be ripped. This is a learner's feast.

In my case, this book has been a complement to David's online guitar lessons. I must confess that (strange as it may sound) I haven't used the book for playing the bass yet.

It's taken me some four months to read the whole book minding the musical notation, and I can finally read both guitar and bass staves. As I said I wanted to read the book to improve my understanding of music in general as applied to bass (and guitar).

I had a few notions about the treble cleff from learning the guitar with David's lessons but had until now thoroughly ignored the F-staff. Very poorly, but I can read music in both cleffs now and find my way through written music (tab is also included here and I started using it as a crutch, but I thought I should go beyond this time).

At the same time I read Dave's, I have been learning to actually play the bass over another not particularly good bass blues book. But David's has helped me to learn the other book much faster and grasp its usable concepts much better.

A lot of other fundamental musical concepts applied to the instrument have become clearer. One of the most important is how to relate to the guitarrist. Apart from rhythm you will physically (not just theoretically) understand a song's chords and melody. David is going to teach you what you can do in a song in these regards.

I am a Spaniard and I don't think I'll ever get to meet this guy. But one thing is clear: he has taught me something I thought to be beyond my reach no matter how much I craved for it. I can use a bass or a guitar now on a song after a short while. That's why I write this: to share and thank for the skill I may otherwise have never acquired.

I don't think there's a better way to start learning the bass (and get advanced) than this book and cd. I have bought a few methods lately and this is the most solid starting point by far.

I will post something when I go for playing alongside the book's cd.

Until then, have a nice bass playing time and don't play safe! Anything else, ok. But playing safe? Well you know what I mean...



"Finally! - A bass guitar guide that arrives perfectly setup!!", Mr. Hodge has accomplished no mean feat - he has written an eminently readable and playable book on both the "hows" and "whys" of bass guitar. Beginners will find everything they need to start comfortably and move forward as far as their willingness to practice - this book will take you more than a little deep into the outfield if you have the legs. Intermediate (even advanced) players should not be put off by the title - there is enough substance and theory here to assist players at any level.

Worth noting is that, in addition to the usual notes and tablature, there is plenty of text as well (a nice change for a music book) and it's all put to good use. Mr. Hodge anticipates questions very well, and his conversational writing style translates superbly to learning an instrument.

The accompanying CD is well-produced, well-integrated, and great fun to play along with. I am finding the Bass Guide as enjoyable as it is useful - very highly recommended!