--- product_id: 1425930 title: "Hal Leonard Bass Method - Complete Edition: Books 1, 2 And 3 Bound Together In One Easy-To-Use Volume! Bk/Online Audio" price: "₹ 4835" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/1425930-hal-leonard-bass-method-complete-edition-books-1-2-3 store_origin: IN region: India --- # PLAYBACK+ Tempo & Pitch Control 100+ Online Audio Tracks 3-in-1 Complete Bass Method Hal Leonard Bass Method - Complete Edition: Books 1, 2 And 3 Bound Together In One Easy-To-Use Volume! Bk/Online Audio **Price:** ₹ 4835 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎸 Unlock your bass potential with the ultimate all-in-one method! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Hal Leonard Bass Method - Complete Edition: Books 1, 2 And 3 Bound Together In One Easy-To-Use Volume! 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Designed for beginners and intermediate players, it offers structured lessons on note reading, finger placement, rhythm, and advanced techniques like slapping and popping. The PLAYBACK+ feature allows tempo and pitch adjustments for tailored practice. Highly rated and educator-approved, this method ensures steady progress from fundamentals to creative expression on electric bass. ## Description Hal Leonard Bass Method Complete Edition by Ed Friedland is the ultimate learning resource for electric bass guitar players. Designed for beginners and progressing musicians, this comprehensive volume combines Books 1, 2, and 3 into one clear, easy-to-follow guide. Its perfect for anyone learning bass for the first time or refining foundational technique through structured lessons that inspire steady improvement and musical confidence. This all-in-one edition begins with essential skills such as note reading, finger placement, rhythm exercises, and proper tone production. As players advance, it introduces more complex techniques including slapping, popping, and developing groove awareness. Every section builds upon the previous one, ensuring a smooth, motivating progression from basic fundamentals to full creative expression on the instrument. Clear notation, diagrams, and helpful photos make learning accessible for all ages and levels. The included online audio access provides more than 100 full-band tracks for practice and performance. Learners can stream or download songs through Hal Leonards MyLibrary platform and use PLAYBACK+ features to slow tempo, change pitch, or loop sections. This interactive experience strengthens rhythm, phrasing, and timing while making each practice session engaging and productive. Its a trusted tool among music educators and self-learners alike, offering flexibility and professional-quality accompaniment. A perfect gift for aspiring bassists and music teachers. With its blend of structured lessons, online resources, and expert guidance, Hal Leonard Bass Method Complete Edition delivers everything a player needs to grow. Whether youre learning in class, taking private lessons, or practicing at home, this essential bass method helps build groove, technique, and lasting musical skill. Review: Ed Friedland and Great methodology! - I would say that this is the BEST book and version of the books that you can get for learning bass clef. Ed F is an excellent teacher, writer and bassist. Look him up online. I cannot be 100% sure that he actually wrote every exercise here but they seem to have his style and focus on useful techniques. This book is meant to be used with a teacher if possible especially if you are a beginner (of any age). But if you are an experienced player that is looking to learn to read music as an independent study this book will be perfect. The fact that all 3 volumes of this method are in one book is really a great value. This can and should be used with other books that concentrate on other aspects of musicianship and Western music theory if you want to advance further, but you will need these basics. If used properly and regularly (with a teacher or without) you can learn to effectively read the bass clef and improve your reading and sight reading. What I find especially good about this book is that there is a focus on the structure of written rhythm. Electric bass playing is so tied in with rhythm that it is important to begin learning it well and challenging oneself from the beginning. Because of the repitition and challenges within the book you will be able to break the music measure up visually and 'see' the rhythm before you play it. This alone will raise the level of your sight reading ability to very high level. It is well worth the time to learn, study, and practice from this book. As an example, if you want to play "walking bass", after a relatively short time and some instruction about sharps/flats in the music key, you will be able to read most 4/4 walking bass lines from sheet music. That may be within 2 months with diligent practice and some guidance. This book is a "must have"! Review: Yes, these are the 2nd editions of the books + CDs! - Before I purchased this "collected volume," I was worried that I'd be getting the first edition. Surely, it couldn't POSSIBLY be the 2nd edition books + the CDs for that superb price! After all, if you buy them separately, the cost is nearly triple what this collected volume costs. Well, I am pleasantly surprised and happy to admit I was wrong! These ARE the new 2nd edition books in this collected volume, AND all 3 CDs are included. This is an astounding price point for such quality material. I took lessons years ago when I was in high school and every kid wanted to start a rock band (yay for the 80s?) Cue the rest of my life taking some twists and turns, moving across country with no room in the truck to take my bass... hopefully you can see where I'm going with this. After years of being away, I decided to get back into my bass playing, encouraged by fellow musicians I met at my day job. I knew I'd be out of practice and would need to get back up to where I used to be, so I decided to get a good method book to give myself a solid new foundation upon which to flourish (I also got myself a new bass, but that's a review for another time). This book is top notch, and a lot of the fundamentals in here I remember my music teacher telling me during my weekly private lessons at the local mom and pop music shop. Additionally, the sheet music examples include both the traditional inscription as well as tablature, which helps when trying to learn to read music. If you are a rank beginner, this book is right up your alley. You can start from square one, and by the time you're done, you'll have a good foundation upon which to build. If you're not exactly brand new to the instrument, the books are still helpful as they get more intricate and advanced as the volume numbers increase. At the very least, there's good reference material in here and for the price, you just can't beat it. I decided to start from the beginning even though I'd consider myself intermediate. After so long away, I wanted to break it down to bare basics and make sure I was disciplined enough to know the material in my sleep... something I wasn't exactly all that keen on as a teenager. ;) So far, I'm having a blast... I'd almost forgotten what joy I get from playing. I cannot recommend this book enough! ## Features - Bass Method Complete Edition with Online Audio ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #26,628 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #27 in Guitars (Books) #135 in Music Instruction & Study (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,526 Reviews | ## Images ![Hal Leonard Bass Method - Complete Edition: Books 1, 2 And 3 Bound Together In One Easy-To-Use Volume! Bk/Online Audio - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/610jfmU0OJL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ed Friedland and Great methodology! *by S***N on January 11, 2025* I would say that this is the BEST book and version of the books that you can get for learning bass clef. Ed F is an excellent teacher, writer and bassist. Look him up online. I cannot be 100% sure that he actually wrote every exercise here but they seem to have his style and focus on useful techniques. This book is meant to be used with a teacher if possible especially if you are a beginner (of any age). But if you are an experienced player that is looking to learn to read music as an independent study this book will be perfect. The fact that all 3 volumes of this method are in one book is really a great value. This can and should be used with other books that concentrate on other aspects of musicianship and Western music theory if you want to advance further, but you will need these basics. If used properly and regularly (with a teacher or without) you can learn to effectively read the bass clef and improve your reading and sight reading. What I find especially good about this book is that there is a focus on the structure of written rhythm. Electric bass playing is so tied in with rhythm that it is important to begin learning it well and challenging oneself from the beginning. Because of the repitition and challenges within the book you will be able to break the music measure up visually and 'see' the rhythm before you play it. This alone will raise the level of your sight reading ability to very high level. It is well worth the time to learn, study, and practice from this book. As an example, if you want to play "walking bass", after a relatively short time and some instruction about sharps/flats in the music key, you will be able to read most 4/4 walking bass lines from sheet music. That may be within 2 months with diligent practice and some guidance. This book is a "must have"! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yes, these are the 2nd editions of the books + CDs! *by R***N on April 15, 2011* Before I purchased this "collected volume," I was worried that I'd be getting the first edition. Surely, it couldn't POSSIBLY be the 2nd edition books + the CDs for that superb price! After all, if you buy them separately, the cost is nearly triple what this collected volume costs. Well, I am pleasantly surprised and happy to admit I was wrong! These ARE the new 2nd edition books in this collected volume, AND all 3 CDs are included. This is an astounding price point for such quality material. I took lessons years ago when I was in high school and every kid wanted to start a rock band (yay for the 80s?) Cue the rest of my life taking some twists and turns, moving across country with no room in the truck to take my bass... hopefully you can see where I'm going with this. After years of being away, I decided to get back into my bass playing, encouraged by fellow musicians I met at my day job. I knew I'd be out of practice and would need to get back up to where I used to be, so I decided to get a good method book to give myself a solid new foundation upon which to flourish (I also got myself a new bass, but that's a review for another time). This book is top notch, and a lot of the fundamentals in here I remember my music teacher telling me during my weekly private lessons at the local mom and pop music shop. Additionally, the sheet music examples include both the traditional inscription as well as tablature, which helps when trying to learn to read music. If you are a rank beginner, this book is right up your alley. You can start from square one, and by the time you're done, you'll have a good foundation upon which to build. If you're not exactly brand new to the instrument, the books are still helpful as they get more intricate and advanced as the volume numbers increase. At the very least, there's good reference material in here and for the price, you just can't beat it. I decided to start from the beginning even though I'd consider myself intermediate. After so long away, I wanted to break it down to bare basics and make sure I was disciplined enough to know the material in my sleep... something I wasn't exactly all that keen on as a teenager. ;) So far, I'm having a blast... I'd almost forgotten what joy I get from playing. I cannot recommend this book enough! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thorough Method, Excellent Play-along tracks (download) *by J***S on August 14, 2020* This method does a good job of taking you through a complete range of bass playing skills, with a strong focus on notation reading. It progresses logically in open/first position, then does a nice job of transitioning to other neck positions. One thing to be aware of is that this book doesn't start out with one-finger-per-fret (OFPF) type fingering, but does introduce it about half-way through the book. So if you are teaching/learning with that system, you will have to either ignore the suggested fingerings or write over them. One little oddity is that at first it shows neck graphs as 4 line x 4 line blocks that are oriented vertically, then at some point it starts showing them horizontally, but it is easy for a beginner to misinterpret the 4 fret lines as 4 strings. Otherwise, the graphic content is good. The notation is excellent. Recently, I started using the play-along tracks with students and have been very impressed. Some tracks have a slower pass then a 2nd pass at tempo. The sound is really good. Full band plus bass is in the R channel, and Full band minus bass is in the L channel. I think this is a great option for a young bass student who either already reads, or needs strong reading skills for a high school band, and/or to prepare for college. ## Frequently Bought Together - Hal Leonard Bass Method - Complete Edition: Books 1, 2 And 3 Bound Together In One Easy-To-Use Volume! 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