video for double thumbing

kwelch28 · #1 07-09-2003, 05:24 PM

I'm trying to learn how to double thumb but just can't get the hang of it. Does anyone know where I could find or have any clips of anyone double thumbing so that I could see how it is done? Thanks for any help.

Wrong Robot · #2 07-09-2003, 05:30 PM

Here's one a friend showed me a while back, not bad.

http://www.mocamusic.com/bassic/bassic.html

Also Victor Wooten has two Videos, "super bass solo technique" and "Live at bass day '98" he goes over Double thumb in both of them.

20db pad · #3 07-09-2003, 05:32 PM

There's some stuff on www.mocamusic.com.

Victor Wooten has a fine video tutorial called "Super Solo Bass Technique". It's worth the money.

No videos, but an excellent resource is www.anthonywellington.com

EDIT : VANILLA ROBOT and I posted the same stuff at the same time.

JMX · #4 07-09-2003, 05:32 PM

The latter is also available on DVD.

[EDIT] With latter I mean the Bass Day video.

kwelch28 · #5 07-09-2003, 09:24 PM

Thanks for the help

ZuluFunk · #6 07-10-2003, 07:04 AM

Second...Wooten's "Super Solo Bass Technique"

Byron Santo · #7 07-10-2003, 09:03 AM

When you begin to study the Double Thump vid's pay attention to the exact thumb/hand/wrist/forearm positions. I've seen a lot of players struggle with double thumping because of technique. A few things to keep in mind.

1) Keep your thumb stationary. Don't use it for the Down/Up motion especially on the up stroke. Which I see a lot of people do.

2) Don't use your wrist for the down up motion. It puts your fingers (i-m-a-c) out of alignment for plucking.

3) The rotating forearm approach (like your turning a doorknob) is great. You get a lot of strength from it but kinda limited to only index finger plucking after the D/U of the thumb. This technique also puts your fingers (m-a-c) out of alignment for plucking.

4) This is the best technique that I've found so far. Using the ELBOW to create the D/U motion of the thumb. This allows the thumb and all 4 fingers to remain in perfect alignment to the strings.

Example
Down stroke of the thumb. All 4 fingers and thumb then rest on the follow through string (Down on A String then Thumb and 4 fingers rest on D String). Then the Up stroke. Remember to use the elbow. This sets up all 4 fingers for plucking.

For starters I would just get use to using the elbow for the D/U motion of the thumb. Don't add the plucking until you are comfortable with the D/U. You can also practice each movement separately. Do all Downs then all ups. Remember to use the elbow at all times. I would even use a mirror to watch your technique.

Hope this helps,