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gogo tuner

GoGo Tuners

gogo tunerFounded by professional musicians, GoGo Tuners was launched to develop go-to tuners for musicians that combine usability, readability, durability, and accuracy. The GoGo Caliber Pedal Tuner is no exception. It features chromatic tuning with +/- .5-cent accuracy and a wide detection range of A0 (27.5Hz)-C8 (4186.00Hz). It’s equipped with true bypass and provides daisy chan power for other pedals. Its high definition, easy-to-read big screen is easily visible in all lighting situations. Plus, the pedal’s metal chassis provides durability for lifetime performance.

www.gogotuners.com

The Vox Mini5 Rhythm

vox mini amp and speakerThe Vox Mini5 Rhythm is a portable, lightweight, five-watt modeling amp with 99 built-in rhythm patterns. It has eight types of effects and 11 guitar emulations—boutique clean, tweed, California metal, US high-gain, AC30 (of course), and more. This combo amp is powered either by the included AC adapter or six AA-size alkaline batteries (for up to 19 hours playing time). It is available in black or ivory.

www.voxamps.com

Double Bass Drumming and Power Fills Workout

Double Bass Drumming and Power Fills Workout

Double-Bass-Drumming-Power-Fills-copyThis book was designed to help drummers at every level strengthen their playing and sharpen their skills, while developing strong double bass rock grooves and power hand/foot fills for use in playing situations. It presents progressively challenging, yet straightforward hand/foot patterns in quarter, 8th, 16th, 32nd, and triplet variations. Double Bass Drumming and Power Fills Workout contains more than 300 exercises to help drummers build speed, endurance, precision, and improved independence.

Double Bass Drumming and Power Fills Workout, by Matt Sorum of Local 47 (Los Angeles, CA) and Sam Aliano, Cherry Lane Music Company, sheetmusicplus.com.

DVD Funk and R&B Bass

At a Glance: DVD Funk and R&B Bass

At-a-Glance-DVD-Funk-and-R&B-BassThe At a Glance series pairs an instructional DVD lesson taught by a professional bassist with a supplemental book for comprehensive learning. The Funk and R&B Bass DVD and lesson book explores the key elements of the style, including equipment, scales, arpeggios, and more. It also covers funk and R&B slap and pop techniques, as well as common rhythms and timing concepts. Other At a Glance DVD/book combinations are: Bass Fretboard Theory, Beginning Bass, Rock Bass, and Scales & Modes for the Bass.

At a Glace: DVD Funk and R&B Bass, by Chad Johnson, with video performers Steven Hoffman and Angeline Saris, Hal Leonard Corporation, www.halleonard.com.

The Ultimate Guitar Bass Bonanza

The Ultimate Guitar Bass Bonanza: 50 Great Rock Bass Transcriptions in Notes and Tab

The Ultimate Guitar Bass BonanzaThe Ultimate Guitar Bass Bonanza contains 50 note-for-note accurate transcriptions for top songs including: “Another One Bites the Dust” (Queen), “The Boys Are Back in Town” (Thin Lizzy),  “Brick House” (Commodores), “Carry on Wayward Son” (Kansas), “Come Together,” (The Beatles), “Creep” (Radiohead), “Livin’ on a Prayer” (Bon Jovi), “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (Nirvana), “Smoke on the Water,” (Deep Purple), “Stand by Me” (Ben E. King), “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (Guns N’ Roses), “Walk This Way” (Aerosmith), Wonderwall (Oasis), and more.

The Ultimate Guitar Bass Bonanza: 50 Great Rock Bass Transcriptions in Notes and Tab, Hal Leonard Corporation, www.halleonard.com.