Hi,
is anyone here a Metallica/ Cliff Burton fan? I was recently watching some live footage of them playing For Whom the Bell Tolls live in the 80s and noticed that Cliff Burton has an unusual strumming technique. I've since tried to duplicate it, but it hasn't worked. Notice how he strikes the strings over the pickups with an open palm very forcefully. If you hear the isolated bass track, it still sounds like regular strumming. Does anyone else do this? Or know how to? Also notice how he often braces his right hand against the body of the bass as opposed to the neck or the pickups when plucking the strings. Is that proper? Do you play that way? Sorry for the dumb questions, if that's what they turn out to be.
Here's the video I was talking about:
https://www.google.ca/url?
sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi8v97RvOTLAhXEbB4KHSWAB6gQtwIILTAF&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D22W38jJk81s&usg=AFQjCNFk0dNRvOmE7wemDrZxOlTHWkil1g&sig2=voakTYZJyZZIZAibvnsb2g&bvm=bv.117868183,d.dmo
is anyone here a Metallica/ Cliff Burton fan? I was recently watching some live footage of them playing For Whom the Bell Tolls live in the 80s and noticed that Cliff Burton has an unusual strumming technique. I've since tried to duplicate it, but it hasn't worked. Notice how he strikes the strings over the pickups with an open palm very forcefully. If you hear the isolated bass track, it still sounds like regular strumming. Does anyone else do this? Or know how to? Also notice how he often braces his right hand against the body of the bass as opposed to the neck or the pickups when plucking the strings. Is that proper? Do you play that way? Sorry for the dumb questions, if that's what they turn out to be.
Here's the video I was talking about:
https://www.google.ca/url?
sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi8v97RvOTLAhXEbB4KHSWAB6gQtwIILTAF&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D22W38jJk81s&usg=AFQjCNFk0dNRvOmE7wemDrZxOlTHWkil1g&sig2=voakTYZJyZZIZAibvnsb2g&bvm=bv.117868183,d.dmo
