im having alittle trouble strumming my bass

[Flounder102Bass]

im not for sure whats wrong with my fingers but i need someone whos professonal at bass who can give me the answer. well about a few years ago i was playing good i didnt pay atention to my strum fingers cause i was focusing on learning how to play blues untill now i just wanna make sure my strumming fingers are in the right position please help im losing my mind

[fearceol]

I'm not exactly sure what you mean here. You would use the same plucking technique for blues as for any other type of music. By "strumming" I assume you mean plucking. Here are some clips on the technique.

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc....1.XY_N7JNyKPA

[WokenDeer]

If you mean like open handed strumming for chords or whatnot, I've always looked to claypool.

[keiththebassist]

Originally Posted by WokenDeer

If you mean like open handed strumming for chords or whatnot, I've always looked to claypool.

+1

[nickrs540]

^ +1 aswell. I never learned my strumming technique for him, but after I figured out whats comfortable for me I noticed he does almost the same.

[ffutterman]

Originally Posted by WokenDeer

If you mean like open handed strumming for chords or whatnot, I've always looked to claypool.

+1

For me, it's using the back of your nails on the downstroke (E to G string) and the very tip of your fingers on the upstroke (G to E string). I think most people use index + middle fingers to do it.

EDIT: This guy has a decent, clear shot of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqxh3q_1iQA

Off the top of my head, Groundhog's Day and Last Salmon Man are two very strum-happy songs from the Primus catalog.