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5-string bass guitar - Beginning SKU: MB.94721M Composed by Mike Hiland. Saddle-stitched, Electric Bass, Contemporary, Method. Style. Book and online audio. 64 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #94721M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.94721M). ISBN 9780786691876. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.The five-string bass is growing rapidly in popularity due to its expanded tonal range plus the added versatility and creativity it offers. Mike Hiland is an accomplished bassist and writer. Building on the players knowledge of four-string bass, this easy-to-understand, nuts-and-bolts method in notation and tablature gives the player the tools to tackle the extra low end low B string . It presents what the bass student both wants and needs to know including finger exercises, scales, arpeggios, slapping, and tricks to help you around the 5-string. Includes access to online audio which demonstrates each of the scales and exercises at full tempo with a drum machine.

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