Double thumping?

[BillMason]

I heard about this in another discussion thread ("Things I wish...").

What the heck is it? I've been playing since 1982, never heard of it.

[MammaryVest]

It's when you slap down with the thumb, and then up with the thumb. It's more or less using your thumb as a pick for fast slap lines.

[BillMason]

Ahhh... I don't slap, so that's why I don't know what it is.. cool, thanks MammaryVest (why do I feel all funny saying your name???).

[chicagodoubler]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=M8hKjYg-FDg


Allows a ton of speed for melodic lines. Marcus Miller and Alain Caron are two of the other masters... I've only heard a handful of other players do it with any sort of quality. However, every single one of my intermediate students does it poorly