Lately I've dusted off this technique that I toyed with in my teens using a banjo thumb pick. It allows me to switch from a slap style while leaving my other fingers free to pop or strum. I can get some really fast and crisp rakes going. The possibilities are endless. One of my favorite things to attempt is using the thumbpick and my index/middle fingers to get a Waylon Jennings "chicken picking" style going. Give it a go. It takes a while to get accustomed to the feeling of them on your finger. Try different sizes. I use the nylon ones. The metal ones are harder to upstroke with.
Have you heard of Ryan Martinie from Mudvayne and Soften the Glare? He does lots of Strumming and Patting in his bass lines. I got the Idea from him. Sometimes you get those hold moments or slow parts in a heavy or death metal song when the guitars are playing perfect fourths to sound somewhat big, you can hit those exact notes but add a bass note underneath to make an extended power chord and use strumming and patting. It really fattens up the sound of the band. And Octave Chords are grate for Strumming and Patting as well when there is a bit of a dramatic part when the guitars are playing a bunch of Octave Chords in a row, instead of hitting root notes only, why not strum and pat some octave chords as well. Again it really thickens up the sound. And when I strum or pat, I do it over a pickup or the finger board so that I have a surface to bounce back from and so that my fingers don't dig into empty space.
Hey bro nice info video indeed! Can we make tone of p bass in jazz bass in recordings studio?????? I'm bit of confused what's tonel difference between jazz bass vs p bass ????
Thanks! I have two videos on my channel - one about P bass and one about J bass tones. Best thing to do is search for them on my channel homepage. That should clear up the confusion.
Can you plz guide me , I like to know about sort of funk tone bit of bassy tone with treble so do we need to scoop mid for funk tone ????? Any amp setting kindly write
@@dhirenjazz8100 I like a bass that sounds great already like my 78 StingRay or 1982 Ibanez Roadster. They sound great even straight in. I don't record these videos with an amp so it's all about the tone of the bass with usually stainless steel strings. That works for me.
1. Hand Placement - 1:25
2. Palm Muting - 3:40
3. Angle Of Attack/Rest Strokes - 5:06
4. Left-Hand Muting - 7:20
5. Slap Techniques - 10:04
6. Double Thumbing - 11:14
7. Marcus Miller Thumb - 12:42
8. Strumming and Patting - 14:02
9. Bernard Edwards picking - 15:42
10. Free Strokes/Chords - 16:47
11. Left-Hand Techniques - 19:04
Let me know if you have any questions!!
Lately I've dusted off this technique that I toyed with in my teens using a banjo thumb pick. It allows me to switch from a slap style while leaving my other fingers free to pop or strum. I can get some really fast and crisp rakes going.
The possibilities are endless. One of my favorite things to attempt is using the thumbpick and my index/middle fingers to get a Waylon Jennings "chicken picking" style going.
Give it a go. It takes a while to get accustomed to the feeling of them on your finger. Try different sizes. I use the nylon ones. The metal ones are harder to upstroke with.
Thanks for this - sounds interesting! I’ll try it.
I still like the Fender tone you demoed but I like the head stock and tuning key configuration on MM
Me too!
Have you heard of Ryan Martinie from Mudvayne and Soften the Glare? He does lots of Strumming and Patting in his bass lines. I got the Idea from him. Sometimes you get those hold moments or slow parts in a heavy or death metal song when the guitars are playing perfect fourths to sound somewhat big, you can hit those exact notes but add a bass note underneath to make an extended power chord and use strumming and patting. It really fattens up the sound of the band. And Octave Chords are grate for Strumming and Patting as well when there is a bit of a dramatic part when the guitars are playing a bunch of Octave Chords in a row, instead of hitting root notes only, why not strum and pat some octave chords as well. Again it really thickens up the sound. And when I strum or pat, I do it over a pickup or the finger board so that I have a surface to bounce back from and so that my fingers don't dig into empty space.
+John Follis I have heard of him. He’s amazing. I should check out his playing again.
Very Interesting❤
Robin koutakis thanks Robin. Glad you found it interesting. I hope you might find some of my other videos as useful...
Hey bro nice info video indeed! Can we make tone of p bass in jazz bass in recordings studio?????? I'm bit of confused what's tonel difference between jazz bass vs p bass ????
Thanks! I have two videos on my channel - one about P bass and one about J bass tones. Best thing to do is search for them on my channel homepage. That should clear up the confusion.
@@OnlineBassCourses ok sure thnx
Can you plz guide me , I like to know about sort of funk tone bit of bassy tone with treble so do we need to scoop mid for funk tone ????? Any amp setting kindly write
I'm in love with funk tone
@@dhirenjazz8100 I like a bass that sounds great already like my 78 StingRay or 1982 Ibanez Roadster. They sound great even straight in. I don't record these videos with an amp so it's all about the tone of the bass with usually stainless steel strings. That works for me.