Harmonics on 6th fret

There are Many harmonics available, including many that are In Between frets.

Technique is critical. A well adjusted compressor can also help to bring them out.

Also Fresh roundwounds.

 

Curious what book it is that tells you there's a harmonic at the 6th fret but not what the pitch is or how to play it. Title/author please?

 

Just google "harmonics bass" and you'll find quite a bit of information.

Also, check out 'Portrait Of Tracy' by Jaco Pastorius.

 

Harmonics are possible all over the neck, I do them on 3 and 2 as well they just aren't as pronounces as the easy ones (12, 7, 5, 4, 9) if you lookup how the harmonic series works and then string harmonics there's a whole lot you can learn just about science! Then look up artificial harmonics and have some real fun

 

No harmonics are at the sixth fret.Use the bridge pickup and boost the midrange.What harmonic note are you trying to play?

 

Agree with the bridge and the midboost, but there is a harmonic right around the 6th fret (5.8) which happens to be the same harmonic you can find just shy of the 3rd fret (2.7)

I found this wiki article to be fairly helpful in illustrating the natural harmonics, and where you can grab them from. It doesn't tell you the exact note you would reproduce
but rather the interval from the fundamental, which I find more useful what with my extended range and downtunning tendencies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_harmonics

 

OK.In all fairness there ARE harmonics at the sixth fret.From the lowest up D,G,C,and F.(on a four stringer)
But they don't seem to be as loud as the other harmonics.And my tuner tends to go a bit crazy when I try to strike them.
I guess that's why they aren't named.

 

Agreed they are a pain in the arse to get ringing, just wanted to point out that they are there.

 

Mid, and brdige pickup help a lot ... also an harmonic on the 6th fret is more likely to be the famous 6th fret harmonic Jaco Pastorius did in Portrait Of Tracy where he did a false harmonic by holding the second fret down and playing the 6 fret harmonic ...

so your finger act like a movable nut and shortened the strings which moves the harmonics and gives you new harmonics that are as loud as all the other "normal" harmonics.

So try that ... put your finger down on the second fret and then move up 3,4,5,7,12 fret higher and play them using your thumb to slightly touch the strings and pluck with your avalaible finger. You'll see ( hear ) that you can have every notes as an harmonics. Steve Bailey is a master of that stuff