Billy Sheehan Advanced Bass (Alfred's Artist) Review

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(More customer reviews)The previous reviewer criticises the book principally because it has no exercises. This is true. However if you buy the book and DVD combination there are plenty of activities for you to peform. In fact Billy encourages you to stop and try for yourself to see whether what he says helps you. The camera gives close ups and Billy gives an explanation. I saw this book at the bookshop a year ago and ignored it because of the unfavourable review. That was a mistake. Yes the text and the book and is almost the same. So I skimmed through the book to see what I wanted to pay particular attention to. Yes the book has many pages on many topics. Yes the definition of what is advanced is open to debate. However it is a long time since I have read/heard anyone be as forthcoming with details of so many of their techniques.
Billy also states the point of view that practicing some routines for their own sake rather than songs improves capability and that repetoire can be drawn on later. This is a case of a player describing what he does and what they wished they had known. He says many times to pick what appeals from his samples of ideas. I like that and I like the ways he fits those comments around the way his own playing and playing preferences have evolved. He helped me understand why I have always had a nagging thought about separate amping of pickups. He also provided some very concise ideas on harmonics. All in all I found the book and DVD combo well worth the money. In short what he says plus what he plays on the DVD are both informative (unlike the Hal Leonard Flea DVD which I bought at the same time where what he plays is ok but what he says is cliched and empty of meaning).

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Billy Sheehan shares the secrets of his signature techniques, including neck bends, tapping, pinch harmonics, and much more! This eye-opening look into the mind of a bass master will add new dimensions to your own playing. 32 pages.

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