Absolute Beginners - Bass Guitar

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The DVD delivers everything that it promises for absolute beginners

Absolute Rubbish

Absolute Beginners - Bass Guitar

Manufacturer: Music Sales Limited
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: 0711994102
Release Date: 2002-06-06

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The DVD delivers everything that it promises for absolute beginners.......2007-07-07

Like the title says, this bass guitar tuition DVD is aimed at absolute beginners who have just hung their spanking new bass around their neck for the very first time. As such the DVD delivers everything that it promises.

The tuition is broken down into 25 chapters covering everything from basic information such as introducing the various components of the bass guitar, to tuning techniques and reading simple tabs. The rudiments of playing scales, arpeggios and syncopated rhythms are then demonstrated with the aid of backing tracks which increase in complexity as the lessons progress.

Self-study DVDs allow the student to decide when, where and at which pace they wish to learn. Practising 20 minutes a day is recommended on the DVD and at that rate the average student can probably expect to master the basics within the space of a few weeks. A useful accompanying booklet contains all the tabs for the backing tracks plus some additional practice material.

As an absolute beginner, buying a DVD like this is a great idea because you can perhaps borrow an instrument and try it out before investing lots of money in your own bass guitar and lessons with a professional teacher.

I haven't given the product a full five star rating because the presentation style is not 100% to my liking. While many tuition DVDs feature a teacher who talks to the camera and demonstrates various playing techniques etc., this particular DVD features a narrator and an actor. The actor (referred to later in the credits as a "model") demonstrates the narrator's instructions without having any actual dialogue with the viewer. Not only does the actor appear to be very wooden and inexperienced in front of the camera, his "playing" is also somewhat unconvincing in places. It's hard to tell whether he's miming or perhaps there's just a slight disparity in the audio-video frame syncing. There is also a mistake in the section where the volume and tone controls are introduced - this should have been caught at the final editing stage.

I've actually been playing bass guitar for over 15 years now and I bought this DVD simply out of curiosity. As an experienced player I would recommend it to any absolute beginner, however if you've been playing for a while the content will probably be too easy and you should look for something a little more advanced.

Absolute Rubbish.......2006-01-08

I was an absolute begginer before I got this, and I still am!
It's fine if you want to watch a demonstration of bass playing, but goes into very little detail about how you actually do it.
It says to exercise/stretch your hands, but doesn't say how, and it gives no indication of how to pluck or fret a string correctly.
There are no guidlines for how long you should practice each exercise for,(you are expected to play 12 bar blues within the first ten minutes), and by the end you will need to read music to make any sense of it. (Which it assumes you can)
Get yourself a tutor!

Absolute Beginners: Bass Guitar [2002] (NTSC)

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Absolute Beginners: Bass Guitar [2002] (NTSC)

Manufacturer: BMG Special Products
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ASIN: B00009KTW4
Release Date: 2003-05-06

Absolute Beginners Bass Guitar (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Absolute Beginners Bass Guitar (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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ASIN: 6308316911
Release Date: 2004-01-06

Absolute Beginners: Bass Guitar [2002] (Region 1)(NTSC)

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Absolute Beginners: Bass Guitar [2002] (Region 1)(NTSC)
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Release Date: 2003-05-06

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