Hal Leonard Electric Bass Method - Complete Ed.: Contains Books 1,2, and 3

It is highly appreciated that this is a 3-in-1 book. And the price is very nice too.

Be careful when choosing this book. There are two listings at two different prices. I chose the cheapest of the two (who wouldn't?). But the cheaper version comes without the CD. The only indication in the listings is by looking at the image of the front cover.

There aren't any 'bibles' for students of the electric bass as there are, for example, for trombone or trumpet. This isn't a bible and will never become so revered, but it's decent enough. There is insufficient attention to building a clean sound and in book 1, at least, a lot of the material is on open strings without any attention to sustain and other strings' harmonics. As one of the only ones out there, though, it's not terrible.

Having been trying to learn to play bass for over six months and making slow but steady progress I've been amazed at how much this book (the complete edition) has propelled my learning. It's SO intuitive and easy to follow, I feel that I've come on leaps and bounds since picking it up, not only with my understanding and technique but also with reading bass clef, an added bonus I didn't even think about when purchasing this.Don't delay, what incredible value if you're committed to learning to play this instrument!

got this for a great price so my review is coloured by that. Seems pretty comprehensive, like the guitar volume this one mostly uses notation rather than tabs which means the progress can be slow if you're a beginner and just learning to read music. Other than that, good. Like the guitar volume this one has some pretty cheesy song choices. Would be more inspiring to include some better, more popular songs. If you're a beginner like me, fun is a very important part of the learning process.

Simple to follow, makes learning tab or music reading very simple.