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08-21-2008, 12:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Slovenia, EU | | | Right hand-two fingers or three
Hi guys as we all know of these techniques in right hand but what do you think of both two and three. Shortcomings,advantages....
I tried both and did not have blisters or else and sound is the same on all three fingers and the set up is not low on my bass but am still not like decided how i will play in the fiture two or three.So what do you all think of this two we know what Niels did and others with three but also know what others did with two.Peace
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Last edited by Bassicaly : 08-21-2008 at 12:06 AM.
Reason: i did mistake in my thrad line
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08-21-2008, 01:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Copenhagen | | | Im all impressed by the three-finger-players out there, but for me, it requires a lot more horizontal approach with my right hand.
And not being able to get as much fingermeat on the string, makes my tone thinner this way.
But being able to do it good would definately be nice to have in the bag of trix.
So experiment with both.
IMO, like practicing with the bow, its a good idea to try a lot of different approaches instead of sticking to the book all the way (YMMV and all...) |
08-21-2008, 06:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Slovenia, EU | | | I am also impressed with three.As i said all my three fingers are producing equal tone but i do not wan't to copy Niels or something like that but one can definitly learn alot from him.
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08-23-2008, 02:44 AM
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08-23-2008, 07:17 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Barrie, Ontario | | | I used to play with two fingers, but now I just use one to get a more powerful sound. |
08-23-2008, 09:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brooklyn NY /SUNY Purchase | | | I've been working on 3 lately, but there are like 7 different R.H. variations that I work on. Each has its own merits, and it's nice to have things to choose from. Work on it all and you'll know which is right for a given situation. |
08-23-2008, 09:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hummelstown, Pennsylvania | | do what works for you man, there's people that can play just as fast with two than others can play with three...did that make sense?  |
08-23-2008, 10:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Slovenia, EU | | | Yes that is true and i can also play fast with two fingers almost that 220 fast triplets with two.But maby less energy is used if you play with three and maby there are other things one can do musicaly with three not only speed ...
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08-23-2008, 10:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI | | | I've been kind of experimenting with an Eddie Gomez kind of three fingered approach, where the ring finger is just supporting the middle finger, so I'm still using a two finger motion. I find that it somewhat beefs up the sound of the alternating 2 finger technique, and I'm getting a little more agility with it somehow. I'm also using my ring finger independently, although not for faster passages. I'm kind of liking it as another color to add to my palette. |
08-23-2008, 10:46 AM
| | | | I swith between one, two and three and depending on the song I will use all four. There is a differance in sound as the attack change's, the little finger adds a nice soft ghost note affect. |
08-24-2008, 07:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston/Minneapolis | | | I usually use 2 fingers perpendicular to the fingerboard, like in electric bass playing when I'm soloing over fast tunes. I'd like to learn to use two fingers in the normal position but I don't have the chops yet. |
08-24-2008, 07:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Juke  I swith between one, two and three and depending on the song I will use all four. There is a differance in sound as the attack change's, the little finger adds a nice soft ghost note affect. | I use all six.
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08-24-2008, 08:11 PM
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It ends up a pretty long one all the way up the side of the string, down my arm to the shoulder.
If I need more chances are good I'm either not getting paid well or I'm not gonna get paid well in the future. |
08-24-2008, 10:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Carolina | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncletoad One.
It ends up a pretty long one all the way up the side of the string, down my arm to the shoulder.
If I need more chances are good I'm either not getting paid well or I'm not gonna get paid well in the future. | +1 |
08-25-2008, 07:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chicago | | | I use a pick.
A metal one. |
08-26-2008, 08:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio | | | personally when i play long sessions of jazz (3 hour practices and plus) i start with two fingers and then end up using three for less work
but two fingers makes it easier to emphasize 2 and 4
which is what you typically do in walking jazz lines |
10-13-2008, 10:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Upstate NY (Adirondacks) | | | NHOP Pre-3 finger technique
A very young NHOP plays with Bill Evans. Around 1:16 he takes a nice solo using only one finger on his right hand. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcTRg...eature=related |
10-13-2008, 11:48 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN | | | I use one finger unless the tempo requires otherwise. The 3 finger technique has never worked for me very well on UB
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10-14-2008, 11:03 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: St. John's, NL, Canada | | | For faster songs and passages I use 3, or if I want to play a fast lick in an otherwise moderate-tempo solo. But mostly two for soloing, one for walking, because you do sacrifice some tone to play horizontally.
It still blows my mind however that Mingus almost exclusively used one. |
10-14-2008, 05:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by conte2music A very young NHOP plays with Bill Evans. Around 1:16 he takes a nice solo using only one finger on his right hand.
] | Yeah, be sure to skip all that crap the piano player is playing, and go directly to:1:16. so you can cop the bass players right hand.
Me bitter? 
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