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02-19-2007, 05:33 PM
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in some of his recent videos ive been noticing he can make a high pitch beep noise and was curious to see if anyone knwos how to do it |
02-19-2007, 05:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Big spring,Texas | | | If were thinking about the same "noise"... what he is doing is actually fretting or tapping a note out on the split coil pup cover.
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02-20-2007, 07:02 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NorCal | | I think you're referring to the sound he makes by pressing the g string off the end corner of the fingerboard....push it down onto the board, and off the corner....its quite easy.
Don't forget to check out Victor and Steve's new site, www.thebassvault.com where you'll find a ton of cool stuff, including tricks like those...
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02-22-2007, 02:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rochester NY | | | i actually think the first reply is more accurate, i believe the sound he is refering to is the one he makes when he touches the string to the pickup cover.
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02-22-2007, 02:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NorCal | | | possibly....
Vic is a very good friend of mine, and I just spent the last 8 days with him at our Bass At The Beach camp. I know many of his techniques by seeing them up close in person. If we are referring to the same sound....its the string coming off the end of the fingerboard. You push the string off....and it goes beep. You can see/hear this on the bass day 98 vid....as well as elsewhere.
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02-22-2007, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Garey  possibly....
Vic is a very good friend of mine, and I just spent the last 8 days with him at our Bass At The Beach camp. I know many of his techniques by seeing them up close in person. If we are referring to the same sound....its the string coming off the end of the fingerboard. You push the string off....and it goes beep. You can see/hear this on the bass day 98 vid....as well as elsewhere.
Aloha, Garey | Very good friend eh? Good enough friend to...get him to post here?  |
02-22-2007, 02:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | | I thought it was just tapping a note high on the neck on the top string |
02-22-2007, 02:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NorCal | | | He's even got a serious wear spot on the area of the fingerboard he does it, as he employs this technique often.
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02-22-2007, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by TeeMartin Very good friend eh? Good enough friend to...get him to post here? | oh, I'm sure he's a lurker  |
02-22-2007, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by TeeMartin Very good friend eh? Good enough friend to...get him to post here? | Could you imagine if he posted as victor wooten...
"thank you for logging on victor wooten you have 300,000,000 new PM's in your inbox"
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02-24-2007, 12:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Duckenfield Nsw Australia | | | You know what would be cooler than vic posting here. If he toured australia. Man i would so go to that. But, you cant even buy wooten vids or merch in australia. unles you buy of the net. |
02-24-2007, 12:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rockville, MD | | | i agree with Garey, i would have said that if he hadn't. i've seen seen victor do it plenty of times on DVD and in person about two feet away numerous times also
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02-24-2007, 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Kalyptic You know what would be cooler than vic posting here. If he toured australia. Man i would so go to that. But, you cant even buy wooten vids or merch in australia. unles you buy of the net. | Vic will be in Australia for 7 dates with the Flecktones between 3/31/07 to 4/10/07.
Check it out!
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02-24-2007, 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by rockwarnick i agree with Garey, i would have said that if he hadn't. i've seen seen victor do it plenty of times on DVD and in person about two feet away numerous times also | right....the easiest way is to try it, and you'll see that its done as I describe....NOT tapping a note on the pickup cover! 
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02-24-2007, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Garey right....the easiest way is to try it, and you'll see that its done as I describe....NOT tapping a note on the pickup cover!
Aloha, Garey | Yea... i guess i could be wrong about how is grabbing that sound... just seems like i've seen him do that more than once. I heard the noise as well while watching one of his tube vids, and thats how i percieved it. so I tried it and it sounded just like it did on the vid...So yea... try it.
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02-24-2007, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by iplaybassguitar i actually think the first reply is more accurate, i believe the sound he is refering to is the one he makes when he touches the string to the pickup cover. | isn't touching the strings to the pickups bad for your pickups? |
02-24-2007, 04:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NYC | | | Actually, both of you guys are right. You make the sound by pushing the G string off the end of the fingerboard but by doing this the string is forced down and touches the pickup cover and this is where the sound is produced. Try it out!!
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02-24-2007, 04:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NorCal | | | It has nothing to do with the pickup cover...trust me. Its the string coming off the end of the board....not only have I tried it, but I've watched Vic do it in person. I'm in the fortunate position to work with him, and have seen him many times doing these things.
Aloha, Garey |
02-24-2007, 05:00 PM
| | All-Things-Claypool Enthusiast | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Newington, CT | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Garey I think you're referring to the sound he makes by pressing the g string off the end corner of the fingerboard....push it down onto the board, and off the corner....its quite easy. | Love it.
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02-24-2007, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MGabeM20 isn't touching the strings to the pickups bad for your pickups? | Actually, the pup cover is usually made out of plastic or wood so, i dont think it can cause any harm. I've had quite a few and seen quite a few basses where the strings touch the pup cover, other than some checking marks on the cover, i have had no problems with it. Like i said before... i can get that "sound" by pressing the G string against the p pup cover, while i can't say that i "work with Victor" etc and know for certain that's how it's done...i can say that you can make that sound, that way, regardless. Try it both ways and see wich one works best for you.
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