Strum?

[VisualShock]

I've noticed a local bassist who's been playing for a good 10-12 years, and I've spoken to him, and picked up a technique from him, I'm not sure of the name but it is as follows;

slap, pop, do your thing whatever, get a chord and instead of plucking it inwards towards your thumb, he goes from scrunched up fingers from a pop position, to flicking all of his fingers out straight to play the chord. i absolutely love it, and it works really well, but I'm just struggling so hard to find a practical use for it, how I'd throw it into a song. it seems to work with chords that play on the ADG strings, but never anything more bassy (seems a little contradictory) but i was wondering if anyone has
A a name for it

and more importantly

B any pointers on using it

[rarisgod]

Is that like the technique Geddy uses?

Or Stanley Clarke? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGuoY...eature=related)

If so, I think it's just called strumming. I like the technique as well!

[Marcury]

It sounds like Rasquedo. It is a technique that comes from Flamenco guitar. On bass Abe Laboriel is the master of the technique.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C5xv08SrCU

[crazyguy832]

^^^
Correct.

Slightly modified version of rasquedo. Instead of strumming in a rapid pattern, sounds like he just does one strum. This can be very powerful and full-sounding and an easy way to strum quick chords.

[mutedeity]

I do the same thing. Not hard to do really. In one specific thing I use it for I slap and pop a part and then follow with an up and down strummed part where I am playing harmonic intervals down with my nails and up with my fingertips.

[jswingchun]

Originally Posted by mutedeity

I do the same thing. Not hard to do really. In one specific thing I use it for I slap and pop a part and then follow with an up and down strummed part where I am playing harmonic intervals down with my nails and up with my fingertips.

This is also the same as what Claypool does all time too, like in Too Many Puppies?

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

I started messing with this the other day. I ended up ripping off the skin around my cuticle on my ring finger. Am I just playing too hard?

[mutedeity]

Originally Posted by jswingchun

This is also the same as what Claypool does all time too, like in Too Many Puppies?

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

I started messing with this the other day. I ended up ripping off the skin around my cuticle on my ring finger. Am I just playing too hard?

I guess it is what Les Claypool does. As far as playing too hard, like anything if you aren't used to doing it, it might hurt a bit at first. The tips of my fingers are hard like leather so it doesn't really worry me. You might get some blistering at first.

[bl2112]

the finger flutter or flamico, that's geddys trademark. I play with that alot. it's alot of fun. Stanley does that to and maybe Les but I'm not to sure. Check out bassplayer tv they have a whole thing on this.