technique

Hey guys, Me and my good ol' Thumb NT are going on a small tour in southern Europe in a couple of weeks. There will be 9 gigs on 9 consecutive nights. I have never played that many gigs in such a short time before. Mainly, I'm worried that my fingers won't hold up, and become all sore and...

What famous player that has a specific approach to technique has influenced you? I thought it would be interesting to exchange views about which elements of technique you have adopted by well known players (or good players in general such as your teacher) and how your playing has benefited from...

So I'm learning Knights of Cydonia by Muse (my favorite band). During the first verse, Christopher Wolstenholme plays this (with a pick, but I think fingers sound better for me): I'm having trouble keeping up at 135 bpm. At this point I'm playing middle, index, middle (2,1,2), middle...

Hello everybody, it is time for a new technique I think so here we go I wanted to get the palm muted sound, but as we know its hard to do this when you are finger picking, so here is my solution 1st take your third finger (you can mess with the position to get the desired effect) and...

Got my first Warwick, 2003 Thumb 5 NT, a couple of weeks ago. First waxing was sans strings, cos the first owner had it strung for high C :roll: (some people, eh? :lol: :lol: :lol:). So anyway, now that there's strings on it, and I'm looking at another waxing... I'm wondering if it's...

ever wondered how ryan martinie actually creates that sounds he gets out of his bass ? maybe this clip can help to clarify that.

Okay so ive been a longtime pick player... i dont know personally i just found it easier to learn and at this point its just easier to shred with one. However the more i play with the band im in im trying new things like putting little tapping passages and some slap here and there. Point is i...

Greetings, everyone... I'm back, and ready to start talking about technique. I figured I'd start by digging into everyone's favorite one to talk about... SLAP. Every trade show I go to, I pass by the booths each day, and at EVERY single manufacturer of either basses or bass amps, there's a...