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Helps you overcome technical limitations and clear the path for true musical expression. With 100+ exercises, bassists of all skill levels can increase their strength, flexibility, position-shifting skills, endurance, and technical mastery on the instrument. Some are designed to strengthen both the fingers and hand; some will help you relax and build technique; other are designed to stretch the fingers. The exercises become progressively more difficult throughout the book and each includes info on fingering and position. Note/tab. 120 pp. ($14.99)

Book/CD pack. Improvising a solo can be a scary and mysterious situation for many bass players. Have no fear! This excellent pack delivers all you need to become a master soloist, no matter what style of music you play. Featuring loads of solo exercises, clear and concise theory discussion, and plenty of play-along tracks, you'll learn the tricks and tools of soloing for bass. Covers: major scale modes, melodic minor scale modes, harmonic minor scale modes, symmetrical scales, modal interchange, key-center playing, scale substitutions, superimposition, more. Note/tab. 95 pp. ($19.99)

Olympic white gloss urethane finish, alder body, contoured neck heel, tinted maple modern "C" shape neck with rolled edges, compound 9.5" radius rosewood fingerboard, 21 medium-jumbo frets, Posiflex graphite neck support rods, 34" scale length, 1.625" nut width, 5-bolt neck plate, N3 Noiseless bridge pickup, Deluxe split-coil P-Bass mid pickup, high mass vintage bridge, light weight vintage style tuners, new stealth "A" string retainer, 3-ply black pickguard and a hi-tech molded hardshell case. Made in USA. ($1499.99)

EC-, sunburst finish on body, spruce top with maple back and sides, some flame in back, white body and neck, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 22 frets, blade (shark-fin) pickups, pearloid pickguard and control plate, 3-tone switches and 2 volume controls, gold insert knobs, ebony bridge with 4 inserts, nickel tailpiece, covered-gear tuners with white plastic buttons, gold script logo decal, classic sound, 1-9/16" nut width, ~30" scale, with OHSC (red lining, one broken latch) ($2,150.00)

EC, black finish on reverse body and bolt-on maple neck (with reverse headstock), rosewood fretboard, side dot markers, 20 frets, 2 soap bar pickups, 1 ply black pickguard with goth logo, modern bridge and tuners, all black hardware, import model, sold AS-IS (needs bass side bridge stud reseated, minor clean up, set up, etc.), 1-3/4" nut, 34" scale (SN:DW08035600) ($210.00)

EC except needs work (dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 5-string, offset cutaway wood body, white finish, bolt on neck, 24 fret rosewood fretboard, made in Korea, with pearl dot markers, 2 EMG Select humbucking pickups, 2 volume and 1 tone controls, ~34" scale, 1-3/4" at zero fret, Steinberger licensed 40:1 fine tuning tailpiece/bridge, black hardware, weighs 8.6 lbs, with original gigbag (SN:01032348) ($275.00)

SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC BASS - A new hybrid design approach to the gigbag that maintains light weight & portability while increasing the protective aspects. Extremely durable 1680 denier black nylon outer shell with a light, thin, impact & puncture resistant Correx liner. The padded interior has a short nap plush lining with leather wear pads at key points and adjustable neck yoke. Other features include dual adjustable sling style straps, a large & a small divided storage compartments on the front, confortable handle, heavy-duty zipper and grab handles on front & back. Fits Fender®-style P/J basses and similarly sized basses. ($199.00)

EC, metallic red finish, bolt-on maple neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays, 1-9/16" nut width, 34" scale, one split coil and one single coil pickup configuration, 2 volume controls and one tone control, chrome hardware, made in Asia, with gigbag (SN:QJP213324) ($125.00)

Gloss black finish with matching black headcap, agathis Jaguar shape body, one-piece maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, white pearloid block inlays, 20 medium-jumbo frets, 34" scale length, 9.5" radius, 1.50" nut width, Duncan Designed split P-bass mid and hot Jazz bridge single coil pickups, 2 '62 Jazz Bass® stacked concentric volume/tone controls, chrome control panel, 3-ply tortoise pickguard, chrome hardware, less case. ($299.99)

EC, black finish, 1 piece maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, dot markers, 20 frets, American Standard (split coil) pickup, electronics, bridge, tuners and hardware, bridge strings through body or bridge, w-b-w pickguard, good thick sound, 1-11/16" nut, 34" scale, weighs 9.0 lbs, with thermoplastic OHSC (black lining) (SN:Z8062391) ($950.00)

EC, olympic white finish, 1 piece maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, dot markers, 20 frets, American Standard (split coil) pickup, electronics, bridge, tuners and hardware, bridge strings through body or bridge, w-b-w pickguard, good sound, 1-11/16" nut, 34" scale, weighs 9.0 lbs, with thermoplastic OHSC (black lining) (SN:Z8006388) ($950.00)

EC+, 3-color sunburst finish on alder body, bound maple neck with skunk stripe, rosewood fingerboard with pearloid block inlays, 4-bolt neck plate, bullet truss rod adjuster, 2 single coil pickups, 2 volume and 1 tone controls, black-w-b pickguard, chrome hardware, 1-1/2" nut, 34" scale, weighs 8.8 lbs, made in Mexico, with Fender® gigbag (SN:MZ8206252) ($625.00)

VG-EC, sunburst finish, maple body and set neck, fretless ebony fingerboard (no lines), dot markers on the side only (for unknown reasons the dots have been moved to the in-between the frets position), 2 humbucking pickups, 2 band passive EQ, 4-way rotary switch, single ply black pickguard, bridge accommodates top loading or string through body, one strap button moved from back of body to bass cutaway, originally called the L-9S, by '74 Gibson changed the name to the Ripper, Rick Danko of the Band use one in the "Last Waltz" movie, 1-11/16" nut, 34" scale, no bridge cover, made in the USA, with shaped OHSC (red lining) (SN:500394) ($850.00)

VG-EC except needs work (clean electronics, dress frets, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), offset double cutaway body, sunburst finish, bolt-on one piece maple neck, 21 frets with black dot inlays, 1-11/16" nut width, 34" scale, one single coil pickup with 8 adjustable pole pieces, one volume and one tone control, black crinkle finish bridge plate, neck plate and control plate, top-load bridge, nickel G&L tuners, made in the USA, with black OHSC (brown lining) (SN:B016566) ($375.00)

EC- except needs some work (polish frets, clean electronics, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), black finish, offset double cutaway alder body, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret maple fingerboard, black dot inlays, 1-1/2" nut width, 34" scale, one split coil pickup, volume and tone control, chrome hardware, made in USA, with thermoplastic OHSC (black lining) (SN:07450483) ($135.00)

VG-EC, transparent cherry red finish, mahogany Les Paul Junior style double cutaway body, set mahogany neck (neck has been reglued at some point and 3 large screws were added to joint), 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays (one replaced dot at 12th fret), 1-5/8" nut width, ~30" scale length, one humbucking pickup with black plastic cover and adjustable pole pieces, one volume control and one tone control with metal pointers, black plastic pickguard, cast one-piece bridge-tailpiece combination, 4 stairstep "Banjo" tuners with white plastic buttons (one button is a replacement), pearl "Gibson" and crown headstock inlays (small chip in overlay near "G" string), pots codes date to 1959, one strap button has been relocated from back of body to bass side cutaway, this is the same Gibson bass model that Gene Simmons used early in his "KISS" career, with newer rough condition HSC (bugundy lining, broken handle, torn tolex) (SN:0 8595) ($1,850.00)