skampino Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Sorry if I sound dim but what's the idea of the thumb rest below the G string? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 [quote name='skampino' timestamp='1327359879' post='1510119'] Sorry if I sound dim but what's the idea of the thumb rest below the G string? [/quote] It's called a tug bar, the original idea was to tug on it with fingers and play with thumb. There are several threads explaining and illustrating this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Brian Wilson demonstrates the tug bar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=654H4xfDYKM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) Charlie Musslewhite's bass player plays his Jazz bass with his thumb. It's a bit of a dead art these days (other than when muting with the palm). He sounded good though and even did a solo spot playing with just the one digit. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEcX9PANzM0&feature=related[/media] Edited January 23, 2012 by gjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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