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- Randy Daudt (Washington-USA) 3/2/05
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- Mark (IL-USA) 5/26/04
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- James (Pennsylvania-USA), MusiciansForums.com 12/14/04
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- CloudSeeker2001 (DropZone.com) 10/18/04
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- John Clark (Illinois-USA), Basslinks.nl 8/14/04
"My son is looking foward to learning theory for his
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I taught piano years ago and realize the importance of
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"EADG 4 is great if you want to learn theory."
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- Dave Tuckman / BassBooks.com, 7/17/03
"I teach bass lessons and this book is all I use for the theory portion of my lessons. It is one of those books you read as a reference and each time you go back, you find something new. Great book------a must have!!!
I tell my students before they buy additional bass equipment, they must buy
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- Jay (North Carolina-USA) 6/21/03
"I have purchased many, many bass books and this by
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- BassBooks.com 8/18/02
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- BunnyBass
"This is a very informative book. It got me back to the basics and beyond. Thanks."
- Ron Griffith (Bass player for The Lively Ones who's single Surfrider
was used in the movie Pulp Fiction.) 3/21/01
"EADG 4 by John Falstrom is a bass theory method that is very helpful in gaining scalar and chordal insights into the bass guitar. The book is set up in 4 sections beginning with scales and eventually taking you into a myriad of useful patterns that all bassists will find both musical and challenging"
- David C. Gross, Bassics Magazine, Vol. IV, No. 1, 1994