On this 2 DVD set legendary heavy metal bassist David Ellefson reveals the fundamental skills required to play metal bass.On DVD 1 you'll learn the basics like holding the bass hand positioning and reading tablature. Key metal elements like playing with a pick and your fingers how to mute scale basics exercises and alternate tunings are also covered. Learn rhythms & timing octaves & fifths and how to create a great bass sound.On DVD 2 David reveals his personal secrets to riff-oriented bass lines and rips through advanced chords scales and metal bass techniques like the gallop half step demonic tones hammer-ons and pull-offs. Play the bass linesalong with the custom drum and guitar backing tracks and experience how it feels to play in a metal band.
