legato "sweeps" with taps added in.

[catoblepas]

i'm just looking for tips on how to speed up my "sweeps" (picked i-m-r-p-i and then index to rake back down). i've been practicing consistently and don't seem to be building speed. i also want to add some tapping parts into it. any tips on advanced tapping and how to incorporate it into sweeps, as well as sweep speed? i've been checking out the tech. death thread but was looking for some alternate opinions.

thanks
evan

[mutedeity]

Look up Troy Tipton from Zero Hour online (do a google search). He does that kind of thing a lot and I believe he even has a video out.

[Sarbecue Boss]

begin VERY slowly, always practice them with a metronome, out of curiosity, why do you neither sweep with a pick, or sweep down with thumb and up with index? I have spent time trying all different ways and for me found pick to be the cleanest.

[anomalybass]

there is a vid on youtube where a guy is showing a really cool way to do sweeps. after the instruction he plays the tech and throws in some tapps. it sounded pretty amazing. try searching WARWICK SWEEPING. thats where i was when i found it anyway. -joe p

[Grueber]

Originally Posted by mutedeity

Look up Troy Tipton from Zero Hour online (do a google search). He does that kind of thing a lot and I believe he even has a video out.

+1

here's a link to his instructional video
http://www.chopsfromhell.com/advert_tipton_TT1_rom.html

[distrot]

----------------h--t---p
g-----------12-15-19-15-12---------
d--------14----------------14-------
a-------14--------------------14------
e-12-15------------------------15-12-

h=hammer on
t=tap with right hand
p=pull off

that is a simple way to add a little tapping to a sweep

[roflol]

just two hand tap your sweeps when you've got the co ordination down it sounds best ;p

[mutedeity]

Originally Posted by roflol

just two hand tap your sweeps when you've got the co ordination down it sounds best ;p

Oh dear.

[Erlend]

something like this maybe?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBW-W33sijQ

[anomalybass]

the "finger picking method for sweeps" right next to the vid posted above is the one i was talking about. the kid with the thumb 6.

[lemur821]

Why are you guys calling this plucking and tapping stuff sweeping?

[El-Bob]

Originally Posted by Erlend

something like this maybe?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBW-W33sijQ

isn't that you?

[Gawd]

Originally Posted by anomalybass

the "finger picking method for sweeps" right next to the vid posted above is the one i was talking about. the kid with the thumb 6.

that's the same person, Erlend

[El-Bob]

Originally Posted by Gawd

that's the same person, Erlend

so it IS him? what an awesome bassist

[Erlend]

[jgroh]

Its not my type of music, but Erlend, you rock

[Gawd]

Erlend is awesome. man, you are actually the one that inspired me to dig deeper into practicing sweeping and tapping. definately improved my playing.

[El-Bob]

so, erlend, care to give us some random tips?

[Erlend]

wow. way too much hehe *blush* . But a qucik tour won`t hurt. I use all four fingers on the right hand to get the attack I like. Not too big a fan of the Adam Nitti method, cause I think it sounds a bit to soft and not pointing each note out from eachother. It`s kinda the Gary Willis concept with one finger per string from the pinky and up. Usually I do two notes on the E string and go up, do legato`s in between if necessary and then rake back up with my second finger. So the pattern is 1-4-3-2-1 2--->, depending on the chords I`m dealing with. This might be a better example, just playing random stuff trying to show off how the right hand works with the left. plus there`s some tapping stuff incorporated there, so it`s kinda getting back on topic as well :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6bwMILm4AA

[gollumsmeagol]

hi erlend !
nice video of yours...;but not sweeping anyway;;;notes are played one after the other...the main concept for sweeping is to "sweep" the notes of the arpeggios (or triads)....
cool anyway...
cheers !