Technique for Racer X - Scarified

[Tupac]

Unbelievable. One of the hardest riffs on guitar, and Juan Alderete has the balls to follow it on bass. How do this without your right hand exploding or your left hand snapping tendons? I'm pretty sure Juan uses only two fingers for the song, minus the tapping part. Can anyone here play it?

 

[MelodicExp]

he uses a pick minus the tapping part

 

[agreatheight]

Here's Linus of Hollywood playing the part with pick and tapping. Makes it look easy.

 

[skee616]

I know I've seen video of JA playing Scarified with his fingers. Wish I could find it. I did, however, find this.



Bastard. And I mean that with all due respect.

 

[Clef_de_fa]

It is sure impressive but really, not impossible. I saw stuff that I thought where completely impossible on bass or DB ... but it can be done.

So I think you try to chew more than you can handle at your current level.

 

[BrBss]

he uses a pick minus the tapping part

Sure looks like fingers in the video, not a pick.

 

[handofseven]

he uses a pick minus the tapping part

Juan's def not pickin' in that video, bro. Thumb, firmly planted.

 

[K-Punk]

It can be done with the fingers..It's just hard as $h*t tp do..