Reddit mentions of Mel Bay J. S. Bach for Bass

http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Bay-J-Bach-Bass/dp/078662843X

There is a book of Bach transcriptions for bass: J.S. Bach for Bass. Like the Simandl New Method book mentioned by another redditor, these are melodic, but may serve to give you some ideas.

Yeah, Bouree' was definitely not written for an orchestra

It is from Lute Suite Number 1 in E Minor

J.S. Bach for Bass

Jack Bruce thought Johann Sebastion Bach to be the best producer of bass lines ever.

• 9 years
  
• My two best friends in middle school played guitar and drums, so they needed a bass player to start a band. I happily obliged.
  
• It's so powerful, yet can be so refined. People tend to think that it's all roots and fifths in quarter notes, but it's really an extremely diverse instrument.
  *21
  
• A Warmoth jazz clone. Daphne blue, birdseye maple neck, gold hardware, and Nordstrand NJ4 70's wind pickups :)
  
• Rickenbacker 4003 and a MIM jazz. Currently saving up for a Stambaugh custom.
  
• Pedal board has a TC Electronic Polytune, Markbass Compressore, EH Big Muff, Digitech Bass Synth Wah, Digitech iStomp, Dunlop High Gain Volume, and a Tech 21 SansAmp VT Deluxe. I've played it through a Fender TV Duo 10 for the past 3 years but recently acquired a 1967 Ampeg B-15N. It had been in storage for 10 years so I sent it to a shop before plugging it in. Haven't got it back yet, needless to say I can't wait.
  
• This is hard to say. If I had to name just one then it would probably be Flea. The first few years I had my bass (a Squier Affinity P) I just kinda noodled around. Then a friend lent me his copy of By The Way and the album blew my mind with how much he was getting around his bass. It's what inspired me to go from being a casual player to start focusing on it seriously.
  
• I've done a bit of everything, from jazz to punk to folk and beyond. I was in a ska band for a while and that was incredibly fun.
  
• Blink-182 will never not be fun to play. One of my favorite bass memories is covering "First Date" at the very first gig I ever played. I also enjoy playing Guster. They don't use bass on all of their songs, so it's fun to be able to take some liberties and get creative. I'm not playing with any groups right now, so I've been working on a lot of solo stuff. I've had a blast playing through books of Bach pieces transcribed for bass. Check out this book if you're looking for something new!

I have this:
http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Bay-J-Bach-Bass/dp/078662843X

This one looks good for beginners:
http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Classical-Bass-Solos-Tchaikovsky/dp/1460951484/