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REVIEWS OF EADG 4
| "Hi John, just wanted to let you know how impressed I am by the wealth of musical theory in EADG 4. To be quite honest, I am a bit overwhelmed by how much I have to learn. I will take your advice and learn the fretboard of the bass guitar. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Peace and love to you and yours!" - Walter Green (Orange Park, FL) 1/12/2012 |
| "Hi John, I got to see the book last night at my lesson. My teacher is great. He is a bassist, not a guitarist teaching bass. I'm 41 and he's around the same age as me. I've been taking lessons for about 2 months now. I really enjoy the bass and always found it a little more interesting than the guitar. Anyway, my teacher Andy has talked about your book before and pointed me to YouTube to watch some of your videos. I watched a couple of the first ones and learned some very valuable information, just by watching. Most of it was over my head at this point, but I picked up on a few key things that you said. I was so happy to show some improvement the next week, not in my playing, but in my knowledge. I want to play songs like everyone else, but more than that, I want to know everything about the bass. I want to know all the theory and circle of fifths. All of it. I want to play songs, but I want to know more than that. I want to be able to pick up the bass and come up with stuff myself. I want to jam along with my brothers on guitar, even if I don't know the song. Andy says that your book is the bible and when I got a chance to look at it last night, I agreed. This is stuff that I can get into. The student after me had a copy. I say student, but he must be around 50 and plays in a local neighborhood band. His experience with the book is that it taught him so much. He's still using it. He hasn't mastered everything, but it looks like he's been playing for years. I just wanted to say thank you for putting something like this together. I think that the Bass gets overlooked a lot, especially in today's modern music. But to me it's so much more. I will be learning this for a lifetime. Thanks." - Mike Frediani (Plainfield, IL) 11/4/2011 |
| "Great book, thanks" --sellbass 8/31/2011 |
| "EADG 4 is a must use book for beginning and intermediate bass players." --Vladimir (Macedonia) 10/29/2010 |
| "I've actually taken lessons from John and bought the book before it was published officially. I reference the book over and over." --Marty (Hobart, IN) 8/30/2010 |
| "The book is beyond all music theory books!" - MeanBassMachine (TalkBass.com) 6/1/2010 |
| "A perennial favorite here for many years, EADG 4 by John Falstrom has just been updated a bit. Everything that made it a classic is still included, but John has added over 20 pages of additional content!" - Dave Tuckman (Owner/CEO of BassBooks.com) 11/1/2009 |
| "Excellent! Super! A++++++" --joewho1 10/6/2009 |
| "John, this book is amazing. You're the best. Thanks!!!" - Don Knudson (Arkansas-USA) 1/17/2009 |
| "Great book! A new way to approach theory on the bass. Thanks!" - Joe Feole (Arizona-USA) 1/14/2009 |
| "This is a very interesting and informative manual." - David Faggionato (Ohio-USA) 1/10/2009 |
| "Great study guide. Cheers!!!!" --celloplay 2/29/2008 |
| "Great bass book for a great price. Get this book if you're a bassist!" - Timothy Laws Sr. (Tennessee-USA) 1/11/2008 |
| "Great book. If this doesn't help, nothing will!!" - Tim Monahan (Connecticut-USA) 11/13/2007 |
| "Great book! Lots to learn!" --scissorlad 8/20/2007 |
| "Check out this book (EADG 4) by a very accomplished bass player." - Robert Smith (BassPlace.com) 7/27/2007 |
| "I've been wanting this book for a few years now as many players rave about it. Can't wait to crack it open!" - Jeff Widlacki (Illinois-USA) 5/22/2007 |
| "Great book on theory." - Steven Campbell (South Carolina-USA) 4/16/2007 |
| "I have read alot of good things about your book (EADG 4). Can't wait to get my hands on it." - Christopher Jones (Georgia-USA) 4/11/2007 |
| "EADG 4 by John Falstrom is by far the best theory book I have come across aimed at bass players. It is no-nonsense and cuts to the chase." - Robert Smith (BassPlace.com) 1/31/2007 |
| "Wow!!! Great book!!! Thank you" --tinner580 1/13/2007 |
| "I have the book EADG 4. It's a great book on theory. It's helped me a lot. No notation or tab in it." - mobass (Ernie Ball Forums) 11/15/2006 |
| "I think your book (EADG 4) is the best book out." - Mike Hopper (Madison, IN) 11/13/2006 |
| "Excellent book on bass theory!" - Richard Liston (Circleville, OH) 9/28/2006 |
| "(EADG 4), one great thorough book on mastering the bass." - Bart Coleman (Downers Grove, IL) 8/24/2006 |
| "Simply the best (EADG 4)!" - Robert Smith (Cary, IL) 8/23/2006 |
| "Awesome book (EADG 4)." - Todd Alvey (Kirkwood, MO) 3/9/2006 |
| "Buy the book, it's great!" --bobsea2000 2/24/2006 |
| "Bass players, check out EADG 4 by John Falstrom. His bass instruction book is excellent. It frees you from the reliance of tablature." - Dean Dawkins (USA) 2/1/2006 |
| "Excellent material. A must have (book) for the bassist." - Wayne Gulley (Victorville, CA) 1/20/2006 |
| "Mr. Falstrom, thank you for writing a wonderful instruction book." - Brian Tragash (Illinois-USA) 12/28/2005 |
| "Hey John, I got the book (EADG 4) on Monday and it's great. Continued success to you and thanks for a great book. Every bass player should have it." - Bob Venetucci (McHenry, IL) 9/30/2005 |
| "I just wanted to add something that's really cool about this book that needs to be mentioned. The writer, John Falstrom has a website which is eadg4.com. You can buy the book from there, look up info. from there, and the best thing is that there's a Forum there so you can ask him questions about things relating to the book or about life in general. He's a really cool, easy-going guy and he really knows his stuff." - Yo_bass (SputnikMusic.com) 9/25/2005 |
| "EADG 4 by John Falstrom (the best bass theory book around)." - Firmly "Bass"ed Bass Lessons 9/19/2005 |
| "I know EADG 4 has lots of scales and fingerings, plus tons of other useful stuff. Definitely take a look at this (book)." - Sputnikmusic.com 7/14/2005 |
| "Thank you so much. Excellent book!" --jefphs 5/25/2005 |
| "Mr. Falstrom, I am really excited to be receiving your book. I think what you've done is awesome." - Lawrence Walsh (Mokena, IL) 5/11/2005 |
| "Another interesting book is John Falstrom's EADG 4. It really gives a different angle on bass theory from a wonderful point of view. They sell for $25 shipped and it's a great book, even considering there isn't any notation!" - Timothy (Madison, NJ-USA), FenderForum.com 3/23/2005 |
| "Awesome material (book). Thanks!" --677444 3/21/2005 |
| "I've heard great things about your book and look forward to going through it with my students. Take care and thanks!" - Randy Daudt (Washington-USA) 3/2/2005 |
| "This is supposed to be a great book that I have ordered from my local music store, but it has been back ordered. It is called EADG 4." --Helstar666 (bassdogs.com) 2/25/2005 |
| "Wow, great product (book). Thanks!" --mrsjennesquibel 2/22/2005 |
| "Great book! I should of learned this years ago. A+++" --rallyzoned 2/16/2005 |
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"I had been searching for a method that would allow
me to understand the
theory of bass guitar and apply it. Your text has
done an exemplary job of it!
Many theory books are dry and difficult to
understand. Your book is a
breakthrough allowing for ease of understanding and
application!
I would highly recommend EADG 4 Theory Textbook For The Bass Guitar to all bassists from Beginner to Pro! The text is superbly formatted in an easy to read style providing invaluable information for bassists of all levels and all styles! The principles of theory are easy to understand and apply thanks to your text! This text is definitely a must have in every bassist's arsenal of learning material! Thank you for taking the time in composing such an invaluable learning tool!" - Jean (Bronx, NY-USA) 1/5/2005 |
| "Superb Learning tool!! For every bassist, beginner to pro" --invisiblecop 1/5/2005 |
| EADG 4: Best Book To Learn Bass Theory "I recently purchased EADG 4 off ebay. I just finished reading it and would share my experience. Let me start by telling you I am self taught, which works great for the physical playing part, but is easy to miss some important theory. So I was looking for a book to cover all the major theory with bass. I bought 5 books before this one and they were all bad. Then I saw this one for $23.00 on ebay, and thought I would try one more. This book was great! It covered everything from practice schedule, scales, modes, chords, terms, 12 bar blues, and much more. It doesn't cover any technique, it is only theory. But for anyone looking for a good book on musical theory applied to the bass, this is the book." - James (Pennsylvania-USA), MusiciansForums.com 12/14/2004 |
| "Excellent book. Highly recommend!!!" --ale_house 11/13/2004 |
| "If you are looking for something to improve your bass skills, check out the website EADG 4 (eadg4.com) and check out his book." - CloudSeeker2001 (DropZone.com) 10/18/2004 |
| "I have learned every mode scale and pattern in one year from EADG 4. It has basically everything from arpeggio's to seventh chords. I recommend it a lot." - John Clark (Illinois-USA), Basslinks.nl 8/14/2004 |
| "I can't state too strongly how pleased I am with EADG 4!! This guy Rocks!!!!! --whirlspinner 8/2/2004 |
| "This (book) was the absolute best transaction I've had on eBay. Thanks" --jcccole 6/21/2004 |
| "My son is looking foward to learning theory for his bass. We have heard many great things about your book! I taught piano years ago and realize the importance of learning theory. Keep up the great teaching approach." - Nadine (Stockton, CA-USA) 6/11/2004 |
| "EADG 4--Great bass theory book--Thanks John! A+" --keeptheshinysideup 6/11/2004 |
| "Excellent book! Thank you!" --bernie53058 6/5/2004 |
| "EADG 4 is great if you want to learn theory." - romac (TalkBass.com) 6/3/2004 |
| "Everyone who plays bass should buy this book (EADG 4)." - Mark (IL-USA) 5/26/2004 |
| "Once you've got the fundamentals down (on the bass guitar), get a theory book like EADG 4 by John Falstrom and learn some theory." - Ross Macdonald (Lancashire, England), ActiveBass.com 5/1/2004 |
| "I've been looking for a book just like this. It's great! thank you! --dixiebug 3/1/2004 |
| "Yes!!! This is one of the greatest books ever written. I bought it before the summer and I always keep it close by. Definitely worth the money." --YO_bass (sputnikmusic.com) 2/6/2004 |
| "Yeah, it's my bible. Had to read it a few times to fully get all of it, but now I'm a theory king." --Radiohead_fan (sputnikmusic.com) 2/6/2004 |
| "I hear EADG 4 is kick ass. I'm going to get it soon." --dark_hatchling (sputnikmusic.com) 2/6/2004 |
| "I have the EADG 4 book and I love it. I'm actually starting to understand theory." --mstrbss2412 (sputnikmusic.com) 2/6/2004 |
| "A very helpful bass instruction book. Thanks!" --hdrkwb 1/10/2004 |
| "The best theory book I have ever read is EADG 4 by John Falstrom. Everything I know about theory is credited to this book. It costs $25.00, but is worth its weight in gold." --YO-bass (sputnikmusic.com) 11/15/2003 |
| "Awesome! Really helped me out with my bass playing and theory" --fiverblue 10/20/2003 |
| "This (EADG 4) is the most complete and comprehensive bass book I have bought. GREAT!!!!!" - Jose (Puerto Rico) 8/5/2003 |
| "EADG 4 has become a consistent seller. Kudo's to you!" - Dave Tuckman / BassBooks.com, 7/17/2003 |
| "(EADG 4), The best five stars" --hiramguild 6/28/2003 |
| "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 this book first---------The Bible of Bass Theory." - Jay (North Carolina-USA) 6/21/2003 |
| "I have purchased many, many bass books and this by far (EADG 4), is the most valuable book I've purchased." - Al (Canada) 5/31/2003 |
| "Excellent! Cool book! Thanks!" --bassguy54 4/26/2003 |
| "We really like your book. We think you have done a great job with it." - BassBooks.com 8/18/2002 |
| "Fantastic product (book). Recommended!" --hagleba 2/20/2002 |
| "Rated ***** Five out of Five Hearts" - BunnyBass 10/31/2001 |
| "Great book John--Thanks!" --34865375 8/27/2001 |
| "Great product (book)!!! A++++" --bassiiiii 6/6/2001 |
| "Great company (EADG 4) to deal with. They take care of business and are 5A+++++" --lively1s 3/24/2001 |
| "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.) 3/21/2001 |
| "This is a great book! Highly recommend" --john505 3/15/2001 |
| "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 |