Recent content by Energist

Thanks for the advice. I've been working on it the past few nights, mostly by putting the bass on its side first and laying my hand over it in a neutral position to get my form right, and I'm getting better. It's still slow going, but I'd rather get it down now than have to go back and relearn...

Without starting a new thread, could someone possibly tell me what I'm doing wrong? I've read this thread, watched the videos, and I still can't seem to get the floating thumb technique down. I'm a newer player and don't want to develop any bad habits early on, so I'd like to get this, but...