Tools for Modern Electric Bass

Books (all with TAB), courses, music, and resources by Janek Gwizdala: for bass players of ALL levels.

The World's Most Practical Bass Books

Real-world methods, not only academic theory. Learn faster, play better, gain confidence and have more fun playing bass!

Our Best Seller

Bass Player's Guide to Pentatonics

harnesses the power of the pentatonic scale for bass players of all genres and abilities. Presented in four parts, this book takes you on a journey of pentatonics through their endless and amazing uses. Along with the standard complete video masterclass that provides a deeper understanding of book’s content, it including over 40 highly polished play-alongs that will allow you to put all of these concepts into action immediately.

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The Bass Bible!

The Bassist's Book of Scales and Arpeggios

The Bassist's Book of Scales and Arpeggios: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering the Electric Bass Featuring over 370 pages with bass TAB, standard notation, fingerings for every note, and all scales, arpeggios, broken chords, and exercises in all-twelve-keys.

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The Original Cult-Classic

All The Good Stuff

All the Good Stuff is the definitive guide to what every musician is searching for - worthwhile practice that will take your playing to the next level.

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Meet Your Teacher

  • Bass Player Magazine dubbed Janek "The Hardest Working Man in Bass Business"
  • Over 20 solo albums as an artist
  • 21 critically acclaimed books as an educator
  • 30 years of touring and recording experience
  • Collaborations with the biggest names in modern music from Carlos Santana and John Mayer to Pat Metheny and Mike Stern

  • The Record Store

    With over 30 years experience of touring and recording as a band leader, Janek has over 20 sutdio and 40 live albums available for download in the store.

  • Signed Paperbacks

    Are you a little more old school? Do you like to buy a thing and feel it in your hands when you use it? We ship signed paperback copies of Janek's books worldwide.

  • Gear, Merch & More

    From pedals to basses, and trucker caps to hoodies, our gear and merchandise collections have something for everyone.

The Most Important Question:

What Do You Want to Improve?

We recommend Bass Player's Guide to Pentatonics, Bass Player's Guide to Altered Chords and Scales, Jazz Vocabulary for Electric Bass, and Decoding Giant Steps

Dive into Bass Player's Guide to Sight-Reading and How to Transcribe

Maximize the time you spend with your instrument and check out The Ten-Minute Manual, From Practice to Performance, Bass Player's Warm-Up, and The Ultimate Chop Builder series.

Check out all Janek's albums in the Record Store