How The Fender Bass Changed The World

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Jul 09, 2020 Joe Richards rated it really liked it

A comprehensive introduction to the electric bass guitar which, despite its title, isn't but an advert for Fender. Whilst focus often rightfully returns to the significance of the Precision Bass, the journey begins hundreds of years ago equally the writer marks the innovations which paved the fashion to the first 1951 P-Bass. Coverage also continues to the present twenty-four hour period, marking the technical advancements, design variations and the affect and innovations of dozens of companies besides Fender.

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A comprehensive introduction to the electric bass guitar which, despite its championship, isn't but an advert for Fender. Whilst focus often rightfully returns to the significance of the Precision Bass, the journey begins hundreds of years ago as the author marks the innovations which paved the way to the first 1951 P-Bass. Coverage also continues to the present day, marking the technical advancements, design variations and the touch and innovations of dozens of companies besides Fender.

Also featured are near of the notable bassists who either adopted the Fender early or fabricated an impact on the development of the instrument's vocabulary. It'll be no surprise to bass enthusiasts that the playing style and historical significance of Montgomery, Jamerson, McCartney, Jones, Pastorius, Clarke, Graham, Kaye, Osborn, Bruce, Miller, Lee, Squire and Collins (plus many more than) are examined, but the book also explores more modern innovators such every bit Manring, Wooten and Hamm. Nigh featured players have the spotlight shone on their instrument of pick (of course not but limited to Fender), and the styles of music covered range from jazz, rock, reggae, funk, soul, popular, prog and the avant-garde.

The primary matter holding this book back from a 5* rating is that information technology could have been x times the length and I'd have yet enjoyed information technology; some players, basses or companies only go a fleeting mention while others have capacity dedicated to them. Withal, it serves as a comprehensive introduction for whatever aspiring bass history nerds (such as myself) and will certainly serve to whet the appetite for further reading.

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Starts of good with the history of the musical instrument and the central players that used Fender. Then, the volume veers away to other manufacturers and devolves at the end with a laundry listing of artists. I know the author was attempting to necktie the evolution of the bass guitar back to the Fender, merely this book should have been pitched/marketed equally a history of the bass guitar itself.

Jun xxx, 2020 Tom Armbruster rated it really liked it

Entertaining history of the Bass guitar. Includes technical innovations and noteworthy players.

Apr 05, 2015 Peter rated it really liked it

A bully read, really interesting history of the instrument (not quite as one-time as I had expected) and proficient introduction to a lot of fascinating bass players I had never really considered.

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