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Pulling the string off the fretboard in a groove

Discussion in 'Technique [BG]' started by Matt Till, Sep 19, 2003.


  1. Sep 19, 2003 #1
    Matt Till

    Matt Till

    Jun 1, 2002
    Edinboro, PA
    I was wondering if any bassists use this technique... I recorded an example. Not a fantastic one or anything, kinda crap recording but I just wanted to post something. Who else uses this?
     
  5. Sep 19, 2003 #2
    CS

    CS

    Dec 11, 1999
    UK
    I have used it ocasionally. Nice groove BTW...
     
  9. Sep 19, 2003 #3
    Matt Till

    Matt Till

    Jun 1, 2002
    Edinboro, PA

    Thanks. I was wondering if anyone has any recordings where this is used. I'd like to hear how others use it.
     
  13. Sep 19, 2003 #4
    Wrong Robot

    Wrong Robot Guest

    Apr 8, 2002
    Victor Wooten does it in the live at bass day '98 DVD.


    but not quite IN the groove, he dose it doing a looping part, and he pulls his string of the groove to get one weird note every other beat.
     
  18. Sep 19, 2003 #5
    Figjam

    Figjam

    Aug 5, 2003
    Boston, MA
    You mean pulling the G string off the neck so it makes that sqeak squiggle noise? Yea i do that a lot.
     
  22. Sep 19, 2003 #6
    Matt Till

    Matt Till

    Jun 1, 2002
    Edinboro, PA

    Cool beans, I've been meaning to get that video. Instead I got the Wooten/Carter Beauford video. It was the only one at the store. I get to see Mr. Woot soon, (see sig) I'm so excited, the tickets were normally 30 bucks but since I'm a student, I bought tickets for my girlfriend and I for 14 bucks! [/end derailment of own thread]
     
  26. Sep 20, 2003 #7
    neptoon

    neptoon

    Jul 25, 2000
    Palm Bay, FL
    wow...that sounds pretty cool...percy jones has been doing that on fretless for ages and he gets a sound that's a little similar to that. i do it on one of my original tunes. odd little technique and a cool little trick that sets off the bass players that are watching..."what the heck was that?!" :D
     
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