rynow of mudvayne

[lock12bassist]

can someone explain his i guess you would call it a strumming technigue that he uses on like not falling in the intro

[Adam Barkley]

Ever seen a guitarist strum a guitar without a pick, do that.


Other things to try.

1. Searching Talkbass, we have a wealth on information here, use it to your advantage (this was covered last week I believe)
2. Watch Primus videos (John the Fisherman showcases this technique well)
3. bassically.net probably has a feature on that technique
4. Experiment

I have found a few ways to do this techinique

1. Flicking out the fingertips, i.e. flamenco strumming
2. Using the thumb in a slap motion for a popped sound
3. Using seperate fingers to isolate the seperate notes

Hope that helped.
Adam Barkley

[darkspec]

After learning alot of mudayne songs and worshiping this guy on bass...ive come to the conclusion he doesnt do anything special, well its special for metal I guess. But anyways the way I mimic the techn ique is to press my middle finger nail into my thumb fingernail and strum as with a pick(erk). Works every time....just something you gotta practice, great for nailing some chords to move alot of air.