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eMedia Bass Method - Digital Download
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Now with interactive feedback on your playing.
The over 140 step-by-step full-screen lessons start with the basics, such as tuning the bass, and move on to playing simple bass lines and catchy rhythms with fills and syncopation. They continue on with playing melodies, tablature & standard music notation, and a chapter on theory covering intervals, scales and triads. Detailed instructions on how to build your own bass line will teach you how to create a bass line for any song you like!
New Instant Feedback listens through the computers microphone as you play and highlights correctly played notes. Note Tracker even shows you the notes you play in standard music notation, making learning to read music easier than ever!
Follow along with the Animated Fretboard as you listen to the recorded audio and variable-speed MIDI tracks. Also includes bass-only and no-bass options so you can perfect your technique as you play along with the band.
Learning bass is made fun with many popular songs, including hit songs made famous by the Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Steve Miller and others. Many of the songs in eMedia Bass Method are found in eMedia Guitar Method, so bass and guitar students can jam along with each other as they learn. Also includes an automatic tuner, recorder, guitar chord dictionary and digital metronome to give you everything you need to start playing bass guitar!
Play Hit Songs!
Knockin on Heavens Door
Bob Dylan
Rockn Me
Steve Miller Band
Scarborough Fair
made famous by Simon & Garfunkel
La Bamba
made famous by Los Lobos
Midnight Special
made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
various artists
Uncle Johns Band
The Grateful Dead
House of the Rising Sun
various artists
.. and many more!
Reviews:
"A fun and engaging way to create new and interesting bass lines."
American Songwriter
"Offers a firm foundation for any aspiring bassist."
Guitar World Magazine
"Even this lead-footed, tin-eared, rhythm-challenged oldster was turning out meaningful riffs not more than an hour after firing up eMedia Bass Method."
James Coates, Chicago Tribune
"Theres enough material here to bring any aspiring bassist from their first note to very competent, all-around musical ability."
J. Mochi Park, Musician.com
"Soon youll be playing like a great!"
ActiveBass.com
System Requirements
Windows:
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
CD-ROM or Download
Macintosh:
macOS 10.5 to 10.14
CD-ROM or Download
(Internet connection recommended for online activation.)
Attention Mac users: As you may be aware, Apple has decided to discontinue support for 32-bit applications starting in macOS 10.15 (Catalina). If you wish to use eMedia software which requires 32-bit support, do not upgrade past macOS 10.14 (Mojave). eMedia is working on a new version that will support Catalina and future versions of macOS, but they do not yet have a release date for it.
For more information regarding macOS 10.15, please visit: https://support.emediamusic.com/kb/faq.php?id=88
Features
- Over 140 step-by-step lessons
- Interactive Feedback on your playing
- Full-motion video with split-screens and close-ups
- Note & Finger Tracker shows what youre playing
- Animated Fretboard
- Over 200 songs & exercises
- Hit songs from artists such as Bob Dylan, CCR and The Grateful Dead
- Automatic Tuner
- Metronome
- Recorder
Avoid the wait. Download today.
- Free Standard Ground shipping (48 contiguous states, some overweight and Used/Vintage items excluded).
- Orders placed before 3 p.m. ET usually ship the same business day.
Every guitar or bass you purchase from Musician's Friend (electric or acoustic, New or Open Box) includes two years of protection from manufacturer defects.
Our Gear Advisers are available to guide you through your entire shopping experience. Call or Chat for expert advice and to hear the latest deals.