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How to Double slap faster (not double thumb)

#45
I have been doing speed bursts and focusing on being as relaxed as possible and using as little force and motion as possible and it seems to work very well for this lick I feel like I am making much better progress. I think the phrase work smart not hard works very well for this lick.
 
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RoccoBass04 said:
I have been doing speed bursts and focusing on being as relaxed as possible and using as little force and motion as possible and it seems to work very well for this lick I feel like I am making much better progress. I think the phrase work smart not hard works very well for this lick.
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Awesome! If you have not tried it, I highly recommend practicing the finger motions throughout the day whenever you get a bit of free time...no bass required. You can do it on a desk top or simply drop your hands to your sides and tap your legs.
 
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RoccoBass04 said:
Does anyone have tips on muting it effectively, so a harmonic does ring out. There isn't any time to adjust.
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I assume you meant so the harmonic does not ring.

Wasnex said:
One minor problem is the harmonic wants to ring from the pluck. This is not necessarily a bad thing as this could be intended (or not), but controlling it requires additional muting...which is something else to think about.

I tried using my left hand pinkie and also my right palm. IMHO, the palm requires more attention and finesse. Also using the palm changes the angle of the right hand strokes, which feels a bit less natural to me. Using the pinkie on the G string was a bit confounding at first, but the difficulty did not last long. I am still not certain which would be best in the long term.
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RoccoBass04 said:
What difference over using pinky over just barring is this surely you can still hit a harmonic?
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Index and pinkie are over different frets. If I lightly rest my pinkie on the G string, it kills the harmonic under the pinkie.

If this is not sufficient, try palm muting with your plucking hand...but I think this may cause other problems for you.

I am not really barring with the index. My plucking hand is muting the lower-pitched strings. Index is just lightly resting on the upper strings. I can also bring in my pinkie to mute the harmonic if desired. During the lick, I hold index and pinkie pretty much static. Only the middle finger has motion.

I play a 6-string bass, and it required me to develop extended muting techniques over what I used with the 4- and 5-string. Also, while I am not a slap monster, I have always loved slap. So this lick is not that far out of my normal wheelhouse.

Figuring out how to play the lick involves integrating a lot of different motions or microtasks. When you first start, it seems overwhelming because you can't keep track of all of them. But with practice the lick becomes automatic and you develop muscle memory, so you don't have to think about all of the little detials. Essentially the microtasks integrate into one unified grand task...the lick.

Part of learning the lick is figuring out and automating all of the microtasks, and then layering additional microtasks in as needed. It sounds like you have the lick pretty much worked out, but there's still a problem. You just need to figure out the correct microtask to layer in to fix the problem. Then you practice till the new task integrates with everything else you have already automated.

In some instances, you may need to extract one of the mictrotasks. In other words, you need to focus on not doing something you have automated.

We are all different, so what works for me may not work for you. To some extent you have to find your own way. This may mean you have to add a motion or microtask that I do not employ.
 
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Wasnex said:
Index and pinkie are over different frets. If I lightly rest my pinkie on the G string, it kills the harmonic under the pinkie.

If this is not sufficient, try palm muting with your plucking hand...but I think this may cause other problems for you.

I am not really barring with the index. My plucking hand is muting the lower-pitched strings. Index is just lightly resting on the upper strings. I can also bring in my pinkie to mute the harmonic if desired. During the lick, I hold index and pinkie pretty much static. Only the middle finger has motion.

I play a 6-string bass, and it required me to develop extended muting techniques over what I used with the 4- and 5-string. Also, while I am not a slap monster, I have always loved slap. So this lick is not that far out of my normal wheelhouse.

Figuring out how to play the lick involves integrating a lot of different motions or microtasks. When you first start, it seems overwhelming because you can't keep track of all of them. But with practice the lick becomes automatic and you develop muscle memory, so you don't have to think about all of the little detials. Essentially the microtasks integrate into one unified grand task...the lick.

Part of learning the lick is figuring out and automating all of the microtasks, and then layering additional microtasks in as needed. It sounds like you have the lick pretty much worked out, but there's still a problem. You just need to figure out the correct microtask to layer in to fix the problem. Then you practice till the new task integrates with everything else you have already automated.

In some instances, you may need to extract one of the mictrotasks. In other words, you need to focus on not doing something you have automated.

We are all different, so what works for me may not work for you. To some extent you have to find your own way. This may mean you have to add a motion or microtask that I do not employ.
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RoccoBass04 said:
How would you approach getting the stamina for the 4 bars
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Good question! I guess you just have to do it a lot and start slowly and using the correct technique. But don’t fixate on it or overdue it. You can easily injure yourself if you exaggerate it. Practice it for short periods and then practice something else. It can be addictive and you can get obsessed by it. At least that happens to me. :)
 
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