Bad Fretting Hand Technique!!

[Feyd-Rautha]

I've just started to pick my bass up after putting it down for a number of years. I've started to get annoyed with the fact that I get a lot of noise from the other strings when I play, I think that the strings continue to vibrate after I move my finger off of the fret, sometimes it produces a harmonic when I move my finger off. I've never had any lessons, I figured out everything myself and right now I'm frustrated, maybe I just suck or have bad technique but I just want to know if anyone has any tips. I just had my bass properly set up too!

[jazz-e-j]

this might help a bit

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DYrQW-REXAw

[Feyd-Rautha]

Originally Posted by jazz-e-j

this might help a bit

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DYrQW-REXAw

Thanks a lot, it's nice to know it's not just me! I'm going to try that out after work today...

[fearceol]

You could also take a look at the "Floating Thumb" technique sticky near the top of this forum.

[hunta]

Originally Posted by fearceol

You could also take a look at the "Floating Thumb" technique sticky near the top of this forum.

Good luck playing the Jaco licks in that video with floating thumb

+1000000 for the Jaco link, listen to the master.

[uethanian]

ugh i know, im so conflicted...

its either jaco or floating thumb...u just cant have both.

[j-bass-kreep]

I´ts better to play slow and clean, than fast and messy.