Mark Percy Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 MARK PERCY'S BASS MANUAL TOOK APPROXIMATELY 35 YEARS TO ASSEMBLE, AS A PROGRESSION THROUGH VARIOUS COURSES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS MANUAL IS FREE TO YOU, BY GOING TO MARK PERCY'S WEBSITE, AND FINDING THE TUITION MANUAL IN THE LIST. (www.markpercy.co.uk) YOU WILL NEED 300 PAGES TO DOWNLOAD THE WHOLE THING FOR NOW, AS IT'S YET TO BE PUT INTO SECTIONS, WHILST WORK AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS IN PROGRESS. THE MANUAL IS ASSEMBLED ON A GRADIENT SCALE FOR THE BEGINNER, WHO DOESN'T WISH TO BE OVERWHELMED BY A TEACHER WHO IS DEVASTATINGLY FAST, AND EGOTISTICAL ABOUT THEIR INCREDIBLE TECHNIQUE. THE MANUAL IS ASSEMBLED ON A GENTLE GRADIENT, THAT WALKS YOU UP THE GRADIENT AT A RATE THAT YOU CAN ABSORB. IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO CLEAR UP ALL TERMINOLOGY IN THE GLOSSARIES, BECAUSE HANG-UPS ON WORDS, AND SPECIALIST NOMENCLATURE, CAN CAUSE A BEGINNER TO BE SERIOUSLY PUT OFF. EXTREMELY FLASHY PLAYERS, WHO ARE TEACHERS HAVE DIFFICULTY IN RELATING TO BEGINNERS. AN EXCELLENT WAY TO BRING A FLASHY PLAYER INTO UNDERSTANDING THIS, IS TO ASK THEM TO PUT THEIR BASS ON THE WRONG WAY ROUND, AND ASK THEM TO DO THIS THING. OBVIOUSLY THEY CAN'T, BECAUSE GOING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, OR LEFT TO RIGHT, IS NOW AN AREA THEY HAVEN'T EXPLORED, AND THE STRINGS ARE UPSIDE DOWN. SO SUDDENLY THIS IS FROM A BEGINNER'S PERSPECTIVE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE TO BE INCREDIBLY HUMBLE AND PATIENT WITH STUDENTS, AND NOT TO SHOW OFF, AND THUS PUTTING THEM OFF, THIS LED ME TO CONSTRUCTING AN EASY GRADIENT MANUAL. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. IT TOOK ME YEARS TO BUILD IT. LOVE, MARK PERCY P.S. I AM ALSO A BLUES ROCK GUITAR PLAYER IN THE HENDRIX/MEL GALLEY/GOVERNMENT MULE/WARREN HAYNES TRADITION. YOU CAN FIND MY RECENT LIVE ALBUM AT (www.myspace.com/markpercy) P.P.S. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD ANY OF MY ALBUMS, INCLUDING THE ALBUM THAT, JOHNNIE FRASER BINNIE, MARCUS GILVEAR, AND MYSELF MARK PERCY MADE IN THE 80'S CALLED "KICK" THAT WE ALL SLAVED OVER WRITING IN BEDSITS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO MONEY. MARCUS GILVEAR WAS DRUMMER IN THE LEGENDARY "JEAN LOVES JEZEBEL", AND JOHNNIE FRASER BINNIE WAS IN THE LEGENDARY "DIRTY TRICKS", "ROGUE MALE" AND IS NOW IN A LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE BAND, AND HE HAS MASTERED ALL THE COMPLEX TUNINGS, AND EXECUTION OF ALL THE SONGS, BECAUSE JOHNNIE IS AN OUTSTANDING GUITARIST WAY BEYOND MANY OTHERS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I think the Egotistical teachers are becoming fewer and further between, but it was very good of you to do this for us all! I shall have a browse thats for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
346 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 THIS IS A REALLY OFFPUTTING POST AT THE TOP. But I just stumbled upon your book and it seems to be excellent, really enjoying and learning from it, Thanks Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robocorpse Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 [quote name='Mark Percy' post='253917' date='Aug 3 2008, 08:52 PM']JOHNNIE FRASER BINNIE WAS IN THE LEGENDARY "DIRTY TRICKS", "ROGUE MALE" AND IS NOW IN A LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE BAND, AND HE HAS MASTERED ALL THE COMPLEX TUNINGS, AND EXECUTION OF ALL THE SONGS, BECAUSE JOHNNIE IS AN OUTSTANDING GUITARIST WAY BEYOND MANY OTHERS.[/quote] And he's back in Rogue Male, and we are playing tonight at the Metalworks club in Camden! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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