Book excerpt: (Bass Instruction). There's more to rock bass playing than just following the guitarist's left hand! This book with audio demo exercises and full-length tunes available online for download or streaming gives you all the tools you need to construct your own bass lines, creatively and effectively, in a rock context. Learn to play the perfect line for any musical situation on the spot! Topics covered include: tips on playing position and posture * warm-up exercises * essential scales and rhythms * building with octaves, appraoch notes, and fifths * box shapes, pentatonic scales and blues * and rhythmic variations.