Is this possible? (string dynamics)

[BrandonBass]

I have found that I prefer to pluck my E string near the bridge, and the A string alittle closer to the neck, D string a step further from the A string and finally the G string somewhere near a jazz neck pickup.

I like the E string to sound tight, but when I play at the bridge and i skip to the higher strings, my hand will gravitate nearer to the bridge when I play the high strings. This makes the D and G strings sound too thin for my taste.

But if I play the d and g strings near the neck, my E string sounds muddy in the neck position as well. ANy tips?

 

[mambo4]

There's no rule against moving your right hand around to pluck in different places as you play. I use all locations between the neck and the bridge on all strings depending on the sound I want. For fast string jumping passages, you may have to compromise somewhere in the middle.

 

[Skitch it!]

There's no rule against moving your right hand around to pluck in different places as you play. I use all locations between the neck and the bridge on all strings depending on the sound I want. For fast string jumping passages, you may have to compromise somewhere in the middle.

+1 This.

 

[Schizo Sapiens]

It is completely understandable: g-string sounds thin plucked at the bridge but E-string sounds muddy at the neck so you gotta compensate.

I pluck above the neck pickup most of the time (i play PJ-style basses), but if i play G or D string, my right hand moves closer to neck to make sound beefier (if i play bassline, not soloing, of course). Recently i've switched to 5-string and i've found that i have to pick B-string much closer to bridge pickup otherwise it lacks clarity.

 

[BruceBass3901]

I do almost exactly the same thing. I didn't even notice it until my guitarist pointed it out to me

 

[BrandonBass]

Actually i do that when i play. But its hard to get it consistent when a more intricate string skipping line is presented. gotta compromise i guess

 

[Steve]

One of the nicer things about a reversed P pickup....

 

[BrandonBass]

One of the nicer things about a reversed P pickup....

how r they different from a normal p tone-wise?

 

[Russell L]

Yeah, it's something I've been aware of. I try to do the same thing, basically, but sometimes it's hard to always move for forward for the smaller strings. I mean, it get's hard for me to remember sometimes. Sometimes it comes natural, but not always. I have it bad because I also pick with my nails.

By the way, I can get my PJ bass (Jazz Bass Special) to sound just like a Jazz if I play both pickups and get at the right place on the string for picking it.

 

[MuzikMan]

how r they different from a normal p tone-wise?

The reversed P tends to have a more balanced tone from string to string when compared to a regular P.