Recent content by Riptide

Yes, that is what I mean, and I've only been playing for about 3 weeks, so maybe it's just me awkwardly trying to figure it all out, but it's comfortable and much faster for me than anchoring/floating my thumb.

I have been practicing the moveable anchor tech, but no, I usually have my thumb against the body and underneath the strings that I'm muting.

Well said, and thank you for the affirmation via that great example. I felt that it wasn't something awful, but I also didn't want to be too confident in myself. lol

As the title suggests, I am a beginner (as of the beginning of this month), and I am trying to take things slow to find what right-hand technique(s) may suit me best. Little bit of context that could be irrelevant, I started out playing a 5-string - intentionally, so I could just dive in to...

This will be my first post on the forums, as I decided to make an account today! Good to be here; it seems like a very nice community. I have always been interested in playing the Bass Guitar ever since childhood but until recently have had no way of purchasing my own Bass. I have (slightly)...