Leading finger (3 finger tech) - best for beginner?

[champbassist]

without a hitch? what do you mean?

I was referring to the fact that you said you could send anybody the Finale file if they wished. I meant to say that I'd done the transposition, that it's not terribly difficult.

none of the left hand parts are giving me too much trouble, but its just the right hand I am really struggling with

Maybe you could legato a bit?

Edit: Sorry for the thread derail. Won't post anything off topic on this thread again.

 

[metallibass95]

Maybe you could legato a bit?

lol yeah thats pretty much what I am doing right now but I won't be satisfied unless I can have an attack on almost every note in the song just like he does. 8 years of being perfectly fine with two fingers and now i'm pretty much back to the drawing board again relearning everything my right hand has to do lol. I know I am probably learning the 3 finger technique for all the wrong reasons, but I just can't rest until it comes as natural to me as the 2 fingers did.

 

[dystopiate]

Most important point, though, what I don't see anybody here mention, is the possibility of damaging your ring finger by asking too much of it too soon....

+1!

Especially if you are already a well developed 2 finger player, you're going to be able to ask more of your ring finger than if you were a beginner and were trying the technique. I never had any hand/wrist problems until I started using 3-finger. The most important thing for me was to get my right wrist straight. I never noticed my bad form before it started bothering me -- my wrist was bent and kinked to he pinky side. I'm still contending with the problem years later; since pain is often a late symptom, I'd already done some damage.

That said, all the tendons run through the same tunnel in the wrist. Excessive work without rest will lead to inflammation and damage regardless, so don't try to "work through it" if you feel something going on.

 

[Beginner Bass]

RMIM seems a bit counterintuitive. How is that any different from 2-finger?

 

[Fergie Fulton]

RMIM seems a bit counterintuitive. How is that any different from 2-finger?

Quite simply the hand is divided into two distinct sides and functions. Thumb, fore and middle finger are controlled by one set of functions mainly for dexterity and the ring and little finger are part of the power or strength side of the hand. The ring finger shares a partial function to both sides. Now look at it again with this info and in using a standard two finger or in holding a pick you are using one function, so it is simple.
In a three finger that uses the ring finger you are using two functions and trying to make them work as one.
It is the nature of the bass that these conflicts can and will happen because the reality is you can play it with any number of fingers, pick, or a bow.
Original Fender electric bass guitars were designed to be played with the thumb, that's why the finger grip was placed where it was.

As more and more player start to use the bass guitar in a manner it was never designed for, the need for new techniques and borrow techniques from guitarists will become the norm.

Does anyone think that pianists debate the direction or the number of fingers they use in order to play? The idea that the fingers should only work in one direction or in one way is ridicules to a pianist, so it should be ridicules to bass players as well to put lots of time and effort into making them so.