clicking when barring 2 strings & rt hand using rest stroke

[jbird]

I'm hoping to get some input/help from some of you pros that have been playing a while after you watch the video [I posted the link below]
I've searched the threads for an answer on this, & even though I see a few on clicking in general, my issue is more specific to barring 2 strings and happens when the rt hand finger hits the higher string on the rest stroke.
Link to video: http://web.mac.com/jcreeden/iWeb/Bas...0clicking.html

My ideas would be:
1). a lighter touch
2). raise my action - (hate to have to do that)
3). don't use rest stroke when barring, or maybe never???
4). Don't bar the strings, use 3rd & pinky or move 3rd finger on to the upper string just in time to play the note

Thanks...

[Andrew.Glose]

Haha.

It's natural. This happened to me all the time some time ago, and at some point, I looked more closely at my fretboard.

What it is: when you bar, you're lowering the action of the lower (pitched) string, and then when you pluck the first, and come to a rest on the lower (pitched), it's clacking against the fretboard (because it's been lowered by the barring).

When I'm not just ignoring this, I get around by doing one of two things: I use the joint of my finger to let off the bar when I need to. Or, I free stroke when I play fast.

I wouldn't mind this too much, unless you've got a particular passage that's driving you nuts when you have to do this.

Andrew

PS, You shouldn't be barring the majority of the time, anyhow.

[jbird]

Thanks for the input, those were a couple things I was thinking might work.
Any other ideas from anyone else? 2nd opinions???
Thanks

[SubGuitar]

Hard to tell without seeing your bass. I have lower than average action on my basses and I've never had that kind of sound myself, only with students.

Often it can be caused by not picking horizontally enough, but your technique doesn't look like you're pushing in to the strings more than you should. So I suspect your action might be very low indeed.

I'd suggest just not barring and using the method that Andrew gave above. You might get a little bit of fret buzz from letting off the bar, but nothing you'd really notice.