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oli@bass
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Absolutely amazing!!! And all done on four strings...
RocketRalf
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^^ Odd tunning there, what was it, C-G-D-A? Plus he was moving everything all the time...
rhythmCity944
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i just go ring/middle/index most of the time and sometimes i find my fingers in reverse on certain songs...typically my ring starts
pick is the way to go for speed as far as i'm concerned
Jawshco
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i just go ring/middle/index most of the time and sometimes i find my fingers in reverse on certain songs...typically my ring starts
pick is the way to go for speed as far as i'm concerned
Well, you could always use your index finger as a pick. I've done that many times when I've needed a quick and easy speed boost. It's kind of cool to mix picking in-between my slap/pop techniques. And it sounds different than standard picking and finger picking- another tool in the box.
Actually, I've been trying those felt picks lately; they've got a cool sound too.
If it sounds good- it is good!
MM_Charlie
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i just go ring/middle/index most of the time and sometimes i find my fingers in reverse on certain songs...typically my ring starts
pick is the way to go for speed as far as i'm concerned
my mistake, dont know why i wrote "index, middle, ring" maybe its because thats the way we ussually look at out fingers, in terms of order, but yes I start with my ring finger for picking with 3 fingers
Jawshco
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I don't know why, but my brain malfunctions when I use "Ring, Middle, Index". It works fine when I'm scaling down the neck, but when I'm scaling up the neck- my left hand doing- "Index, Middle, Ring, Pinky," I have trouble coordinating that with my right hand doing: Ring, Middle, Index. It's like my hand fights my brain- It wants to start with the Index on the right hand when I'm going up, and start with the Ring when I'm going down. The trouble is, I only have half the speed when I'm starting with the Index. Erg! I'll keep working at it, but I'm still most comfortable leading with my thumb- thumb, Index, thumb, Middle.
Kristopher
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For the first seven or so years of playing, I was a pick guy exclusively. About three years ago I switched to fingers and I'm very happy.
I use the tried and true two-finger approach (index and middle), but I prefer to lead with my middle finger, probably because it's quite a bit longer. I tried going with the three-finger approach, but the length of my middle finger always gets in the way of the other two and makes for a difficult balance.
I use the tried and true two-finger approach (index and middle), but I prefer to lead with my middle finger, probably because it's quite a bit longer. I tried going with the three-finger approach, but the length of my middle finger always gets in the way of the other two and makes for a difficult balance.
oli@bass
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For those of you using the two finger approach:
Do you keep the alteration between fingers consistent with the beat? Meaning, if you start say with the middle finger on the 1, then the index finger on the 1+, do you keep it that way (downbeat/middle, offbeat/index) throughout, regardless of pauses or string changes, like with a pick?
I recently observed that I've developed my technique so that I do not use fingers consistently with the beat, which allows me to relativle fast skip strings and such, but has me stumped on more complex rhythms, or when requiring a certain accentuation patterns especially on offbeats. It became pretty obvious when our guitarist asked me to play a continuous 8th note line without accentuating the 1 but accentuating the 2 and the 4. I had a hard time doing that, until I forced myself to not alter the picking sequence of my fingers.
Do you keep the alteration between fingers consistent with the beat? Meaning, if you start say with the middle finger on the 1, then the index finger on the 1+, do you keep it that way (downbeat/middle, offbeat/index) throughout, regardless of pauses or string changes, like with a pick?
I recently observed that I've developed my technique so that I do not use fingers consistently with the beat, which allows me to relativle fast skip strings and such, but has me stumped on more complex rhythms, or when requiring a certain accentuation patterns especially on offbeats. It became pretty obvious when our guitarist asked me to play a continuous 8th note line without accentuating the 1 but accentuating the 2 and the 4. I had a hard time doing that, until I forced myself to not alter the picking sequence of my fingers.
