please help with my tap technique

themajorrager · #1 06-26-2005, 02:44 PM

well for years i have been tapping and have always tapped the fretboard in between the frets - exactly where you would fret a note with your fretting hand. is this right? or are you supposed to tap on top of the actual fret(i mean the metal strip)
the reason i ask is beacause i recently questioned the usefulness of a 48 fret bass i saw in the BG thread (the distance between the last 10 or so frets is about 2 or 3 millimeters) and received some abuse from a fellow TBer. i had asked what use the last 10 frets could have as you wouldnt be able to fret between them or tap between them - so i asked if you were supposed to tap on top of the actual fret?

thanks

timo · #2 06-26-2005, 03:08 PM

Yeah saw that. I tap just behind the fret, where you'd put you're finger if you were playing normally. That Ritter was wierd. Maybe you'd press with you're fingernail or something. The 30th+ frets are just silly

paz · #3 06-26-2005, 07:49 PM

48 frets no way dude

themajorrager · #4 06-26-2005, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by paz

48 frets no way dude

youre right - i was guessing when i said 48 i went back and counted the no. of frets - there are actually 40! not quite 48 but still!!!

i like tictacs · #5 06-26-2005, 11:33 PM

"abuse?"

themajorrager · #6 06-27-2005, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by i like tictacs

"abuse?"

Originally Posted by Frank Martin
Uhmm... maybe you should check the Technique forums and your technique (maybe even consult a teacher) in general before you come here and talk sh!t. Thank you.

i think that qualifies as "abuse"!?!?
but lets not concentrate on the negativity of some users

Meyekul · #7 06-27-2005, 08:26 AM

As long as it sounds right, who cares who criticizes your technique? If I do tapping, I usually hit right on the fret because it seems easier. I guess just because you don't have to push the string as far down, but just a light tap to strike it against the fret. But, that's just me...