The Blues Bass Handbook (Guitar Educational) [Paperback] Review

I bought this book for a blues fan friend of mine who is moving to blues bass. Unfortunately, I now have to buy another book because this one stinks. I teach drums, play guitar, and dislike this book.

Problem #1: The book doesn't actually have many bass lines in it. In fact, it is mostly a rehash of the same line on the first page. The blues bass is so much more than one line repeated over and over for "rhumba", "shuffle", and "slow blues" songs.

Problem #2: If you're a beginner, you will learn more by just listening to an Albert King or Muddy Waters record. And if you know that your strings are E-A-D-G (intermediate), then you won't get much from this book at all.

Problem #3: Words and tabs per page? Well, if you can recall those days in 5th grade when you triple spaced your reports and repeated the same sentence forty times, then you understand the format of this book.

I don't want to be too harsh, but, I just wasted my hard earned $$$.
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Bottom line: DO buy a blues bass book (I would like to jam with you someday), just DON'T BUY THIS blues bass book.

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Product Description:
Instead of progressive harmony and fancy licks, blues bass playing is all about creating a great feel and locking it in. This book/CD pack teaches classic blues bass lines, as well as how to create your own. Once you know the bass lines, the author shows you how to apply them to different blues styles, covering topics such as: the 12-bar blues, the 1-3-5 theme, shuffle vs. walking bass, box patterns, tone, turnarounds and more. You'll find everything you need to be jamming blues bass in no time.

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