Three finger technique...

[wildhorse]

Originally Posted by jgroh

Me too. Sorry, not trying to pick on you but you wouldnt believe the amount of people that think they are musicians and can play because they are on RockBand or Guitard Hero all the time. If you think it helped, cool. I can say it does absolutely nothing for me and I dont feel its in any way the same, but YMMV. Ive been playing 22 1/4 years longer than you have though.

I agree it has very little value to playing guitar or bass.
However I fully believe it could be used to teach drum lessons.
Someone could make a fortune setting up drum lesson discs for RockBand.

[totallyfrozen]

Originally Posted by wildhorse

I agree it has very little value to playing guitar or bass.
However I fully believe it could be used to teach drum lessons.
Someone could make a fortune setting up drum lesson discs for RockBand.

OFF TOPIC: I might agree with you IF someone made discs specifically to teach drums. As it stands, I think people give RockBand too much credit for the drumming aspect. I used to be a drummer and many other folks on here were/are too. I think most drummers would agree that the drum set up for RockBand is VERY limited and not realistic. The array, the feel, the response, etc...just NOT realistic. The dum licks that you play in RockBand are NOT realistic either.

Basically, it's just a video game. IMHO, it's high time people started just accepting the fact that video games are just video games. You aren't going to learn much beyond hand/eye coordination and some basic problem solving skills playing video games. I'm a gamer too...but I don't fool myself into thinking that I'm learning anything or that the games have any benefit beyond fun & entertainment.

A drum student would be better off with a set of electronic/MIDI drums and some good instructional DVDs than to hope that RockBand is going to teach them anything.

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[totallyfrozen]

ON TOPIC:
I watched the YouTube link to Billy Sheehan's RH method. He's fast, he's a great player...but it sounded like he keeps his arms, wrist, and hand STIFF. He plucks with his finger TIPS (at the 2nd knuckle). Has anyone around here tried that? It's sounds a bit painful to me. Of course if it was, then he wouldn't use it. Any opinions?

[wildhorse]

Originally Posted by totallyfrozen

OFF TOPIC: I might agree with you IF someone made discs specifically to teach drums. As it stands, I think people give RockBand too much credit for the drumming aspect. I used to be a drummer and many other folks on here were/are too. I think most drummers would agree that the drum set up for RockBand is VERY limited and not realistic. The array, the feel, the response, etc...just NOT realistic. The dum licks that you play in RockBand are NOT realistic either.
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Well that's what I said....someone could make a fortune making drum lesson discs for Rockband. As far as the feel and response, drum pads designed for practice aren't any better. The dum licks could be improved upon for lesson purposes and they could trigger the thing with midi so that any electric set could be used. It has it's potential for drums but not for guitar or bass. And yes it helps with coordination.
You can create parts for each drum, hihat cymbals bass pedal etc and you will learn much more towards actually playing drums than pushing some colored buttons will do for you towards guitar or bass. It desearves much more credit for drums than for the others that's for sure.

Ok back on topic. What was the topic anyway. lol

[totallyfrozen]

I think you have a good point.
Too bad I'm not a video game developer, you and I could make a fortune.

[Coeball]

Great information here.

I have played two since I started bass, mostly because I didn't even known you could use three fingers.

I am trying to get good with three, it may be months before I am as good with them as I am with two.

[Doodaddy]

I just kinda did it randomly one day. I hadn't ever noticed anyone else doing it before. It felt very natural. There really isn't any pattern to the way I do it either; it's just whatever feels right at that particular time.

I've since seen it everywhere though.

[Bobby Lemain]

Cool, I never really thought of it as something to talk about, but yeah, ever since I started I would occasionally use 3 fingers (RMI) for some triplet licks