Learn Rockabilly Bass in a Book by Brian Setzer’s Bassist
Johnny “Spazz” Hatton, double bassist for the Brian Setzer Orchestra, lays down the basics in Rockabilly Bass: Slap Technique, Creating Bass Lines & the Rudiments of Rockin’ String Bass.
Hatton, who has also played a host of styles with a wide variety of artists (including a 1967 concert with Elvis Presley) covers a multitude of bases in the title from Hal Leonard, just a rundown of the table of contents reveals what he offers:
- Tuning
- The Snap
- The Slap
- Half Position
- Straight Eighths
- The Double Slap
- The Swing Slap
- Jazz Notation
- The Triple Slap
- Scales
- Slap Patterns
- Music Theory
- Mambo!
- Alternate Slap Techniques
- Play Along with Johnny Hatton
- Two-Beat Swing Slap
- Jazz Slap
The book also features access to online video of Hatton playing in his signature style.
The 48-page paperback is out now.