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01-09-2013, 09:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada | | | Technical Metal Practice Tips?
I currently play bass in a very technical and progressive metal band and I've recently been encountering some problems. I have difficulty "keeping up" with my fingers and will not be caught dead using a pick (no offence pick players, I just don't like the feel/sound). Does anyone with experience in this genre have any advice for developing fast 3 finger chops crossing multiple strings? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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01-09-2013, 10:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Hamilton, Ontario | | | Be concious of how hard you're playing. Only a light touch is necessary, even for an agressive sound, plucking hard will tire you out and slow you down. For 3/4 finger styles there's a bunch of different options, and everyone seems to have their own aproach. |
01-09-2013, 10:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Somewhere in the maritimes. | | If you're going to go at it fingerstyle, be aware of the time commitment for not only developing, but also sustaining the technique. After 4 years of University, I have lost most of my tech. metal chops (yet still improved as a musician). Just something to consider. 
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01-09-2013, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Progfan44  I currently play bass in a very technical and progressive metal band and I've recently been encountering some problems. I have difficulty "keeping up" with my fingers and will not be caught dead using a pick (no offence pick players, I just don't like the feel/sound). Does anyone with experience in this genre have any advice for developing fast 3 finger chops crossing multiple strings? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. | I'm not alone! 
I can't offer any advice though. Just to keep practicing. At slow tempos, then speeding them up. Implementing your ring finger where applicable.
+1 to light touch. easy in a practice environment, yet at a show I die. One song in and I'm feeling the burn from a heavy hand.
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01-09-2013, 10:44 PM
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01-09-2013, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ZeroSymbolic | +1 on this video this one I found when I first started learning 3 finger technique and it was quite helpful |
01-09-2013, 11:22 PM
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01-10-2013, 02:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Saint Augustine, Florida | | | I think you'll find 2 finger technique is easier across strings, but to each his own.
Diminished, whole tone, and other such scales are great. Focus on playing consistently and with a fairly light touch. I find that somewhere between a rest and free stroke is great. A light touch like a free stroke but come to rest on the next string.
Also, try doing permutations of scales. 5 1 2 3 7 4 6 8 instead of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. That sort of thing
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