I have given new meaning to hammer ons

[Lowner]

I just for the heck of it I picked up one of my drummers drumsticks and began hammering the E string on my bass while playing a run that we were trying to work into a song. It sounded really cool and now what I played has become an intro to a song we were writing but could not come up with an adequate intro. Has anyone ever hit their strings with a drumstick or other item or have I just invented a new way to play bass?

[vindy500]

so not new

[Grueber]

Tony Levin uses Funk Fingers(little sticks)

[Scutterflux]

I've tried to incorparate the ring on my finger like a slide, but it's not going to happen, It would be easier with a slide instead of a dinky ring. Not to mention I'd probably never slide on bass anyway.

[tplyons]

Tony Levin's been doing that for years. Unfortunately, Funk Fingers are out of production for quite some time.

[Jiggybass]

I've used empty/almost empty beer bottles as slides....works better on guitars, though

[Dave Martin]

The Ventures did it on the "Live In Japan" album in the early 60's, though the drummer had the sticks and the bass player fretted the notes.