Books and Media
We've been gradually adding more and more great books, CDs and DVDs to our offerings at Gollihur Music. We started with the Essential Elements series (3 books, 3 CDs, and a DVD for under $25? Outrageous!) and built from there. We've got some great concert DVDs, the "Real Book" for bass, a bunch of excellent instructional DVDs and books for players of all levels, and even a couple detailed volumes on building and maintaining your own upright basses.
As far as instructional materials go, I will always suggest that you start your upright bass adventures by studying with an experienced and schooled teacher. However, I recognize that both geography and cost can get in the way of that method, as quality teachers are not so easy to find in every nook and cranny of the world. And even getting a couple introductory lessons can give you a solid, bad-habit-free start to your self-study.
As always, if you don't know for sure where to start, please feel free to email or call us to get the straight talk.
- Bass Instruction & Education
- Sheet Music and Transcription
- Play Along Sets (Book+Media)
- Setup and Repair
- History and Reference
- Performance Videos
- eBooks
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Make Friends With Your Amp - FREE eBook
Gollihur Music
Our Low Price: $0.00At Gollihur Music, we're more than just a store. We're your Bass Information Destination!In that spirit, we offer the first of (hopefully) several FREE e-Books for you to improve your sound and other facets of your performing and playing.In "Make Friends...Our Low Price: $0.00 -
The Handy Double Bassist: Maintenance, Adjustments and Minor Repairs for the Non-Luthier - by Arnold E. Schnitzer
A. Schnitzer
Our Low Price: $35.00The Handy Double Bassist: Maintenance, Adjustments and Minor Repairs for the Non-Luthier by Arnold E. Schnitzer Many bassists perform minor adjustments and repairs as they maintain their instruments. Developing those skills and the confidence to diagnose...- FREE US SHIPPING:
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Chuck Traeger's String Instrument Setups - 10 Setups
HS Publisher
Our Low Price: $23.00Includes 10 Setups That Will Make Your Instrument Louder, Better, and Easier to Playby Chuck Traeger, with a "seven-word" by Ron Carter Chuck Traeger was a well-known player, recording artist, and bass luthier for many years in New York, and...- FREE US SHIPPING:
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F. Simandl - New Method for the Double Bass
Carl Fischer
Our Low Price: $24.95If you ask, I will always suggest that you start your upright bass adventures by studying with an experienced and schooled teacher. The "Simandl Method" is a very common and well-respected methodology for learning the instrument (with a teacher), and...- Free US Shipping:
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Ray Brown's Bass Method - Instructional Exercises Book
Hal Leonard
Our Low Price: $14.95Essential Scales, Patterns and ExercisesLegendary, prolific jazz bassist -- and teacher -- Ray Brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this book. Not really a "beginner's" book, it is a fairly intensive study on finger positions, scales, and...- FREE US SHIPPING:
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The Double Bass Book, by Jonas Lohse (English Edition)
Jonas Lohse
Our Low Price: $59.00The Double Bass Book is a comprehensive look at almost everything one would want to know about our instrument of choice. Over the course of the 240 pages, Mr. Lohse covers everything from the beginnings and continued evolution of the instrument, as well...- Free Shipping:
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Setup and Repair of the Double Bass for Optimum Sound by Chuck Traeger
HS Publisher
Our Low Price: $104.95Setup and Repair of the Double Bass for Optimum Soundby Chuck Traeger with David Brownell and William Merchant Coda to Setup and Repair of the Double Bass -- New Sound Setup Discoveries & Repair Tipsby Chuck TraegerOver the years, we got many...- FREE US SHIPPING:
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Essential Elements Bass Book Set with Audio and Video Tracks
Hal Leonard
Our Low Price: $24.97If you ask, I will always suggest that you start your upright bass adventures by studying with an experienced and schooled teacher. However, I recognize that both geography and cost can get in the way of that method, as quality teachers are not so easy...- FREE US SHIPPING:
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Test Pieces for Orchestral Auditions Book - Double Bass Audition Music
Hal Leonard
Our Low Price: $27.95Excerpts from the Operatic and Concert RepertoireThis is a wonderful collection of orchestral audition pieces, perfectly suited for students and classical players, whether you are auditioning for college, a select orchestra, or your local community...- FREE US SHIPPING:
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Bass Standards - Note-for-Note Transcriptions of Classic Jazz Performances (Book)
Hal Leonard
Our Low Price: $22.99Bass StandardsNote-for-Note Transcriptions of Jazz Bass Classic PerformancesWhat more can you say? Accurate, note-for-note transcriptions of 17 of the finest improvised jazz bass performances ever recorded - from a veritable "who's who" of jazz upright...- FREE US SHIPPING:
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Ron Carter - Building Jazz Bass Lines - Book with Audio Tracks
Hal Leonard
Our Low Price: $19.95Ron Carter is a master at the jazz bass, and has played and recorded with many of the all-time greats of jazz. He's also an in-demand session player and an author of several books on bass technique. In this in-depth book/audio download package, he...- FREE US SHIPPING:
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The Jazz Bass Book; Technique and Tradition - John Goldsby - Book with Audio
Hal Leonard
Our Low Price: $28.99The Jazz Bass BookTechnique and TraditionBy John Goldsby (Foreword by Ron Carter)8.5" x 11", 242 pages, with photos and audio files (software for playback included)Goldsby is a respected bass player and Bass Player Magazine columnist. His book, "The Jazz...- Free US Shipping:
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