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Putting your thumb "through" the string is basically double thumbing technique (exemplified by Victor Wooten, amongst others). It doesn't really work without the upstroke IMO, and does give a very different feel to the line- its not just a different motion for the same slap. Personally I prefer double thumbing but thats just cos I've practiced it more; it does take a bit of practice to get it sounding like "traditional" slap. As with most things, there's no better or worse here, just whatever suits you and your playing

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They are indeed a cracking good band. Hope you find someone soon.

I've gotten my 4/4 5 string and 3 people in a Micra. Wasn't much fun for the person in the back seat though As previously mentioned, just about any hatchback should be OK.

Most White Zombie songs kick off awesomely, then fall apart in the middle.

Don't fancy a few more strings?

I would definitely go for the 5er- one of the best low Bs I've ever tried.

Any chance of a link?

I find it lets you dig in more, although that doesn't qualify as much of a benefit IMO.

[quote name='Doc B' post='218203' date='Jun 13 2008, 11:47 AM']Good to see the return of CC Music![/quote] Indeed!

As far as I'm concerned, if you're paying me I'll play precisely whatever you want me to, with a smile on my face and all the passion I can muster. If you're not paying, I'll play precisely what I want. I think this may be an attitude I picked up doing orchestral playing up to national youth level- sometimes you just have to smile and get on with it, no matter how much you hate the piece in question, and you have to do it well.

I'm a shameless metal head, and play in an extreme powercheese band with a touch of prog- link in sig. I want to play in a band that's Cynic crossbred with Wintersun with the drummer from Meshuggah.

Can't wait to see how this one develops. Should be frankly awesome.

Just to show it can be used... [url="http://www.myspace.com/onceburningearth"]http://www.myspace.com/onceburningearth[/url] In "Season Of Thunder" I double the lead guitar's sweep at 38 secs.

Unwound as in flatwound? If so that could well be your problem. If you wanna sound like Billy get some nice zingy roundwounds on there. And practice 8 hours a day for the rest of your life.

[quote name='bremen' post='151553' date='Mar 5 2008, 10:05 AM']Who said that? I Googled it but it only came back to your sig. "Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is the best." -FVZ, RIP[/quote] Its from Alasdair Gray's epic (and very very strange) [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lanark-Life-Books-Canongate-Classics/dp/1841959073/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205067213&sr=8-1"]"Lanark".[/url]

I ripped my sweeping technique pretty much wholesale from this Scott Hubbell lesson... [url="http://www.scotthubbell.com/lessons/L13.htm"]http://www.scotthubbell.com/lessons/L13.htm[/url] Its a technique that does take a looooooot of slow painful practice and is of limited usefulness in most musical contexts, although I must say I do love being to double my guitarists' sweeps. (yeah, I copied this from the previous thread. This is far and away the best lesson I've found on the toppic and I have looked quite a bit.)