Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Bass Guitar now available in stores and online - - Reviews and Errata
Hello and a huge thank you to everyone involved in making my first tutorial book a reality. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Bass Guitar is now out and you can find it at bookstores or order it online through the following link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1592573118/theonlineguitarc/
As with any book, there are a number of mistakes that were not caught during the printing process (not to mention a few created by the process!) and I’m at work creating a page to specifically address any and all of these mistakes. The link will be here when it’s ready, hopefully in a few days.
In the meantime, if you’d like to post a review, please feel free to do so. And, as always, if you’ve any questions, let me know and I’ll try to answer them straightaway.
And again, I cannot thank all of my readers enough for allowing me the opportunity to write this. I hope you find it both educational and inspirational.
Peace
Dane wrote:
Hi David,
I have an idea and I wanted to run it by you. You are an expert in the music field and I value your opinion.
Posted 16 Sep 2006 at 2:11 am ¶
David wrote:
Hi!
Just drop me a line at:
dhodgeguitar@aol.com
Not really sure I’d call myself an “expert,” at least compared to some of the folks I know, but I’ll be more than happy to discuss it with you.
Peace
Posted 16 Sep 2006 at 12:15 pm ¶
Bonnie Land wrote:
Mr Hodge, I downloaded your snippet of Silent Night and recorded with it. I wanted to sing this song so that my parents could hear it, but had no performance track. After downloading it I repeated it 3 times so I could sing all 3 verses. I think I did okay. I sang the melody, 2nd Alto and Alto parts. Please give it a listen at
http://www.blandart.net/music/SilentNight.mp3
Thank you!
Posted 28 Dec 2006 at 1:39 am ¶
Jenny Taw wrote:
Dear David,
Your Guitar Noise lessons are amazing; I’ve been referring to them since Christmas. You sorted out for me all the incoherent garbled mess I’d acquired in three frustrating years of all-too-expensive lessons and I suddenly GET it. I thought I was just too old a dog for new tricks, but you’ve helped me finally get some music out of my guitar! I’ve already referred your site to friends. Thank-you!!!
Jenny Taw
Posted 13 Jan 2007 at 1:10 am ¶
Todd Frazier wrote:
When will you post the errata for the Idiot’s Guide to Bass Guitar? The given link doesn’t work. Thanks.
Posted 24 Feb 2007 at 10:30 pm ¶
tom foxe wrote:
Hi. I just saw your piece on Van Morrison’s Moondance, where you say the verse is in G because it contains a chord with the note F# . I have to disagree, because altho the sheet music may give the chord as Bm, it is definitely Bm7 -5 on the record i.e no F#.
This simplifies the piano playing as you can just go from Am7 root position up one tone on white notes only, and you get Bm7-5. Sheet music often has wrong chords and keys, I suspect to discourage copying., my favourite example being the Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride” which has an A -chord riff with some open strings, but the sheet music is in Aflat… Best Wishes, Tom Foxe
Posted 31 Mar 2007 at 7:57 am ¶
Dave wrote:
I recently have been reading and studying your material on Guitarnoise.com. I enjoyed the Easy Songs for Beginners Lessons. After 12 years of teaching myself to play the guitar I now feel like I’m getting somewhere with your help.
The arrangement for Silent Night was beautiful and got me thinking of one of my favorite songs “Ave Maria” (Schubert), any chance of you giving a lesson on it anytime soon?
Posted 04 Apr 2007 at 2:43 am ¶
Gary Moore wrote:
just a quick line to say thanks for Easy songs for beginners on Guitar Noise. I have been plinking away on my guitar for a couple of years and never seeming to make progress. Last night I freaked the missus & the Kids out by performing a rather faultering version of “Folsom Prison Blues”.
I fluffed a few chords and started the dog howling with my singing, but hell, it felt great!
cheers !
priceless!
Posted 06 Apr 2007 at 7:12 am ¶
ryan jennette wrote:
hey i can’t find your guide of whatever to tell people on how to read music thanks a lot MR.hodge
Posted 19 Feb 2008 at 6:54 pm ¶
David wrote:
Hi Ryan
Do you mean for the guitar or for bass guitar? You can find this article, plus many others, at Guitar Noise.
For the guide on reading the notes of the bass clef, you’ll find it in the book!
Peace
Posted 19 Feb 2008 at 7:16 pm ¶