Reddit mentions of The Complete Electric Bass Player, Book 1: The Method

I will swear to the end of time on Chuck Rainey's books, to learn how to read, work on fingering, theory, and actual lines and grooves instead of just meandering.

Amazon link to "The Complete Electric Bass Player"

Practice is important, but the focus should be on learning good upright style position playing, especially in first and second position. And learning to really incorporate open strings in your playing, as that definitely helps you 'calibrate' unconsciously. Learning to walk changes like that will easily dial it in, esp. if you start working to tempo. Use iReal Pro and just practice random Real Book changes, or the standard jazz exercise sets available.

I have students switching to fretless pick up the Rufus Reid book [The Evolving Bassist] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0967601509/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_40YQCb7935GP8) to learn double bass position playing and walking/2 feel lines. (I use the [Chuck Rainey](The Complete Electric Bass Player, Book 1: The Method https://www.amazon.com/dp/0825624258/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_p3YQCbKQKWVWG) books for fretted players, which i heartily recommend in general, btw)

Mostly its a matter of getting a steady, repeatable hand position in the lower registers and letting the muscle memory develop.

Perfect intonation is a goal, but i never worry about it when i get moving in a line or solo. Developing a good vibrato and approach/slide covers a lot of minor mistakes. And on stage, no one will notice a few cents out of tune especially if you play expressively and use good vibrato and slide movement on approach notes.

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Electric-Bass-Player-Book/dp/0825624258

I always reccomend this. Chuck Rainey's method is super solid, covers fundamentals, and it's something with real instruction and heart put into it. I feel like a lot of the more generic methods are kinda strung together without too much thought into them. This book has proper technique instruction, and useable, and most importantly, musical, exercises.

Plus, this one will teach you how to read notation with a very easy learning curve, which in my opinion is an essential tool for communicating with other musicians, and will also make it easier for you to learn different kinds of music down the line.

Hello, fellow low brass person! I'm a Euph/Trombone (Tenor/Bass)/Tuba grad, myself. Bass was always my passion and my "non-academic" instrument.

Some good suggestions on here, but always remember with anything online, you have to evaluate the credibility of the source (not the comments, but online lesson websites, YouTube videos, etc.).

There's nothing like having an experienced teacher that can monitor your progress and help guide you on your path along the way. If you can afford lessons, even every two weeks, something, I'd suggest it.

Since you already read bass clef, why not get a method book? Start associating the notes on the bass staff with the bass guitar. You'll be surprised how quickly you're ear will help fix wrong notes.

Some good books are:

• [Hal Leonard Bass Method](http://www.amazon.com/Hal-Leonard- Bass-Guitar-Method/dp/B000UY567I)
  
  
• Berklee Practice Method (For playing in a group and understanding your role as the bassist.)
  
  
• Chuck Rainey: The Complete Electric Bass Method
  
  
• 101 Bass Tips: Stuff All the Pros Know and Use (Not a beginning method book, but more of collection of tips and ideas to help your playing and practicing. Its a valued read on my bookshelf.)
  
  Good luck!