How the Fender Bass Changed the World
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (894 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879306300 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
About the Author Jim Roberts was the founding editor of Bass Player, and now writes a column for the magazine.
Inimitable. Maybe the perfect way to get introduced to every bass and bass player of note, not just those who played Fenders. Wow, this book is just such a delight. Let me enumerate the ways. So the author is the founding editor and former publisher of Bass Player, good start. What's so awesome is that he doesn't just talk about Fender Basses, but how other basses and players affected the development of Fender Basses, and how Fender Basses affected the design of other basses and other players. So the book gives great context for the acoustic bass and all the other electric basses around through the years. The book would be very limited if the author didn't talk about all the other kinds of elec. Kindle Customer said but read a bit too much like a series of articles from Bass Player magazine -. interesting, but read a bit too much like a series of articles from Bass Player magazine - which to be fair is probably what it is. Too much padding, but otherwise good history, with good anecdotes.. Fender Basses Rule! Jim makes a great case for the Fender Bass being the catalyst for the way that music became Rock and Roll and consequently changed the world. I really enjoyed this book. It has biographical information for many of my favorite bass players and shows what pioneers they really were. This book made me even more proud to be a Fender bass player since 1976 and the current owner of a '66-'67 Jazz bass and a 2008 Precision.
Focusing on the bass' artistic influence, it details the technical milestones that gave the bass its musical power. Loaded with black & white and 100 stunning color photos.. This book by the founding editor and former publisher of Bass Player magazine not only celebrates the 50-year history of Fender's revolutionary Precision Bass, it also for the first time illuminates the full scope of its profound impact on music and society. This book also describes the impact of the bass in the hands of such visionaries as James Jamerson; cheers the innovations of rockers like Jack Bruce, Paul McCartney, John Entwistle and Sting; and honors the inspired work of such virtuosos as Jaco Pastorius. (Book)
. Jim Roberts was the founding editor of Bass Player, and now writes a column for the magazine