The 28 lessons in this course are a great introduction to
playing bass guitar. Guy teaches the course in his own inimitable
way, peppering the lessons with anecdotes and stories about some of
the world's greatest bass players.
Guy is one of the world's top bass guitarists and has worked
with some of the biggest names in music - from Pink Floyd to Roxy
Music. He is also a songwriter, producer, actor and comedian.
He began his music career in the band Icehouse in 1982. After
playing for Bryan Ferry and Robert Palmer, he was asked by David
Gilmour to play bass for Pink Floyd and has played with them since
1987 (the year in which A Momentary Lapse of Reason was recorded).
He has toured the world three times with Pink Floyd.
Guy has won a Grammy award and been nominated for two Ivor
Novello awards. He has played and toured with the likes of Madonna,
Michael Jackson, Gary Moore and Roxy Music as well as working on
albums by Tom Jones, Iggy Pop and Elton John. He has also written
and produced material for a variety of artists including The Orb,
Debbie Harry and Marianne Faithful. His collection of guitars
includes a selection of various vintage Fender Precision and Jazz
Basses, a MusicMan StingRay 4, a pair of headless Status 5-strings
(fretted and fretless) and a Spector NS2.