In California in the early \'50s, the Fender company introduced the world\'s first electric Bass guitar.
The Bass Book has all you need to know about the story of the Bass guitar in one stylish, readable volume, and this revised and refreshed third edition brings the story right up to date..
A reference section provides a wealth of information on the key makers.
Dozens of unusual, desirable, and rarely seen basses are presented in high-quality photos.
There is an exclusive interview with Paul McCartney and other bassists who feature in the story, including Stanley Clarke, Flea, James Jamerson, Jaco Pastorius, and Robert Trujillo.
Original interviews with makers of Bass Guitars from the past and present illuminate the book, with the popular establishment of the Bass during the \'60s and \'70s examined in detail, along with more recent developments such as the popularity of the five-string bass.
Brands featured in the book include Alembic, Danelectro, Epiphone, Fender, Fodera, Gibson, Hofner, Ibanez, Lakland, Line 6, Music Man, Peavey, Rickenbacker, Sadowsky, Spector, Squier, Steinberger, Wal, Warwick, and Yamaha.
The Bass Book is the first to study its story, with the full lowdown of the most important Bass players and Bass makers.
In the coming decades, the Bass guitar provided the solid foundation upon which much modern music is still built.
The two-guitars-bass-and-drums lineup that would define pop music found its heart with the Fender bass.
This book explains how that revolution happened and how its reverberations are still felt today.
They couldn\'t have known known it then, but the Precision Bass would start a revolution in the sound of popular music.
In California in the early \'50s, the Fender company introduced the world\'s first electric Bass guitar
