

* HowToPlayBass.Com : prolific learning-by- song-not -scales output by Paul Wolfe, with excellent free videos but paid-for transcriptions (which I signed up for) vie regular "ezines", a sample is given on the site. * Stevie Glasgow : exceptionally high quality, only a few though, with in-depth analysis (lots of early Anthony Jackson)

* : run by my favourite living player MarloweDK (Thomas Risell) of YouTube fame, has lots of very cool playalongs and has transcribed loads (you get a bundle of his stuff if you donate something) Here are some of the books and sites that I've found most useful - bear in mind my interest is mainly Soul, Funk, R&B, Jazz, Latin, Reggae, Latin. They inspire me and fill me with gratitude. There are some absolutely amazing resources out there, put out by bass players who are highly skilled and open with their work. Then I got some bass instruction books and my first transcription book about Jaco Pastorious - from zero to hero! Not exactly a gradual introduction ) Fast forward past many bass-less years to this past 12 months when I got into the bass again, bought a couple and started learning riffs and complete basslines from transcriptions, both bought and free online resources. When I started playing bass whatever I learnt was by ear. Transcriptions have and continue to be so helpful in developing my small but growing knowledge of lines and styles. Thanks so much to all the musicians who created this amazing music and those that painstakingly transcribed it! I encourage you to go to the websites of the transcription folk listed below and click on their links to buy stuff or ads so they can get revenue to help support their work.
