Publisher: Hot Licks.    Publisher Code: HOT187.      Contributor: Rainey, Chuck (Artist).      Genre: R & B, Rock.      Arrangement: Bass Guitar.      Media: DVD (Region 0).      Format: Instrumental Tutor.      Language: English.     

Chuck Rainey is a name synonymous with excellence in bass playing. He has played with such legends as Steely Dan, Sam Cooke, Paul Simon, King Curtis, The Coasters, Jackie Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, and many more.

This is your chance to study with one of the most important bassists of our time. Chuck has put together the ultimate lesson for you, covering topics such as thumb-slap technique, development of lines and right-hand speed, chord theory and shapes, octave exercises, walking basslines, R&B, funk and country styles, slap and pop, working with the drummer, and much more!

• You'll see the music and the tablature on screen as it's being played!
• All right- and left-hand techniques are shown in close-up and with helpful split-screen effects to make learning easy
• Slow-motion segments with standard pitch sound
• Artist biography
• Selected discography
• Suggested listening
• 20-page booklet with music examples included