Mono Neon - now that's finger strength!!

[knumbskull]

That is a new take on nut busting.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

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[31HZ]

This guy -- who just broke the world record for a raw deadlift -- has strong hands.

 

[silky smoove]

Bricks are brittle and not that hard to break, not that much harder than a 1" dried pine board (if I recall correctly).

From the ages of 11 to 19 I was an actively competing martial artist. Breaking boards was a common event at tournaments. I've broken more boards than I can remember. It's not terribly difficult once you understand the technique involved and get over the fear of it hurting. At one point an unreinforced concrete landscaping brick (more of a paver/block) was introduced by a non-martial artist friend as a joke who asked very snidely "okay, can you break THAT?" I did with ease. In fact, it was significantly easier than breaking a board. I later tried it with a standard red/orange masonry brick and found it significantly more difficult than a board. I got it to split but it required effort more in line with a stack of about four standard breaking boards with 1/4" spacers. By comparison the unreinforced concrete paver block, which was similar in look and feel to a cinder block but thinner, broke in such a way that I think a good sneeze could have taken it out. Not all bricks are created equally, but to that point not all boards are created equally either. Get one with a big green streak in it and you're in for a hard time getting it to break cleanly, especially if it's in the middle of a stack.

 

[g-dude]

This guy -- who just broke the world record for a raw deadlift -- has strong hands.

Double overhand grip is a lot harder than mixed grip.

Then again, with that sort of weight, it's probably safer to do it like that.

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

Mono Neon did all this microtonal composition during his education, where the whole deal was using ultra-light strings and training himself to hit these micro pitches accurately with string bends. He's probably made himself the best in the world at performing this feat of microtonal playing, which is amazing. So you or I would probably need a few years of practice on his setup to get accustomed to it, because it's a thing he spent years creating and becoming a specialist in.

Good for him indeed but for the listener?
Got more than some doubts ….

 

[Low Down Brown]

I have a hard time playing in tune with these…but they are a blast to play!

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Love these. I have a set on my Ibanez TR Expressionist that I've lovingly named 'Slappy'. They are a joy to play and they can also get that crunchy Timmy C vibe when needed too.

 

[silky smoove]

Good for him indeed but for the listener?
Got more than some doubts ….

Listeners that enjoy microtonal music or those familiar with styles of music outside of the western 12-note approach will likely enjoy it.

 

[darthplagis]

Well as a bassist who played geetar also.... I've never had an issue bending even with heavy srings on bass.

I mean this is coming off playing a telecaster with 13s with wound G and playing David gilmour leads. Trust me bending those strings is a damn sight harder than bending bass strings, even the fender flats I used to have (tightest string I've used on bass).

Though these days I give my fingers a little rest dropping to 40-125 (tapered B). And i rock 10s on solid body guitars and 11s on semi.

Still takes more effort to cleanly bend the guitar than it does bass, even crazy bends.

 

[HardNHeavy]

? knuckle laxative

 

[DJ Bebop]

Mono Neon did all this microtonal composition during his education, where the whole deal was using ultra-light strings and training himself to hit these micro pitches accurately with string bends. He's probably made himself the best in the world at performing this feat of microtonal playing, which is amazing. So you or I would probably need a few years of practice on his setup to get accustomed to it, because it's a thing he spent years creating and becoming a specialist in.

Then there's this in da mix...

 

[BarfanyShart]

Then there's this in da mix...

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That's pretty much how I am trying to do it now, with the pedal. Emulating some of those real bendy bass lines in UK Drill Hip Hop music.

 

[DJ Bebop]

That's pretty much how I am trying to do it now, with the pedal. Emulating some of those real bendy bass lines in UK Drill Hip Hop music.

Yup, I bend but have been using the pedal in conjunction.

 

[bholder]

? knuckle laxative

Ow!

 

[BarfanyShart]

Good for him indeed but for the listener?
Got more than some doubts ….

It's cool because there is already a tradition of left handed blues guitarists playing upside down in order to get crazy pull bends on the high strings. When Neon's playing funk music, he's kind of just taking that idea to the next level, and on the bass.

But now he's also taking the experimental microtonal stuff to another level by mimicking the fluctuations in human speech with the string bends. It's in the form of silly memes on his Youtube channel, but the technique is actually brilliant:

 

[mrperkolator]

I like how he puts a cover over the headstock. Not so subtle way of saying "I'm not advertising for free"

 

[bholder]

I like how he puts a cover over the headstock. Not so subtle way of saying "I'm not advertising for free"

Or maybe more like "I'm only advertising for me" (as in, he don't care about their money). Got his head on very straight, despite appearances.

 

[J_Bass]

It's cool because there is already a tradition of left handed blues guitarists playing upside down in order to get crazy pull bends on the high strings. When Neon's playing funk music, he's kind of just taking that idea to the next level, and on the bass.

But now he's also taking the experimental microtonal stuff to another level by mimicking the fluctuations in human speech with the string bends. It's in the form of silly memes on his Youtube channel, but the technique is actually brilliant:

Not new. Lots of videos on YouTube about that.

There is a drummer that is particularly good at it. Can't remember his name.

 

[mrperkolator]

Or maybe more like "I'm only advertising for me" (as in, he don't care about their money). Got his head on very straight, despite appearances.

either way I'm glad TB helped me discover this talented weirdness. I dig it.

 

[Carl Hillman]

But now he's also taking the experimental microtonal stuff to another level by mimicking the fluctuations in human speech with the string bends. It's in the form of silly memes on his Youtube channel, but the technique is actually brilliant:

Interesting, but Frank Zappa and Steve Vai were doing that kind of thing almost 40 years ago.