The-Ox Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 does this ruin the bass? Pulling the string vertically so it lands and gives a real clanky sound? cheers Taran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dincz Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Sounds like a technique more suited to archery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Ox Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 hahahah! Well its similar! I like the tone it gives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Do you want this tone all the time? I would advise you to get a set o D'Addario Flexsteels or Prosteels, very piano-like sound. As for harming the bass, if you dont push them to the point you snap the neck then the only damage it will do to your bass is premature fret wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 The technique is different but isn't that part of the slap sound? Can't see that it would damage anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 [quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1448040751' post='2912656'] The technique is different but isn't that part of the slap sound? Can't see that it would damage anything. [/quote] Slapping also wears the frets faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Ox Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 i thought as much ok thanks guys! given the technique i was using, I'd only use it sparingly, as you need to get a good hold of the strings and pinch them, would be a lot of effort to learn how to transfer between strings quickly. I just wanted to know if I would damage it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 [quote name='The-Ox' timestamp='1448041553' post='2912668'] i thought as much ok thanks guys! given the technique i was using, I'd only use it sparingly, as you need to get a good hold of the strings and pinch them, would be a lot of effort to learn how to transfer between strings quickly. I just wanted to know if I would damage it [/quote] Playing the strings in the "normal" fingerstyle but very hard will produce a similar effect/sound. It will be easier to move between strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Ox Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 yeah thats true I noticed that, my preferred style! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qlank Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Geddy Lee used to use this technique a lot in the 70's/80's. I don't know if he damaged his bass but he has had to have a few operations on his arm tendons. I get a similar sound by slapping my finger(s) down over the bridge pup or right at the edge of the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 It's normally thought of as part of slap technique - 'slapping and popping'. You might slap the A-string with the thumb then maybe twang ('pop') an octave up on the G-string. With both the slap and the pop (and probably with life in general), the trick is to practice getting the result you want without overdoing it, which will minimise fret wear as well as muscle strain, and enable faster playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Don't let potential wear n tear dictate how you should or should not play. Your instrument is there to serve you! If you've found a way to play that excites you :/ and gives you a unique voice, then, the occasional refret would be a price worth paying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Ox Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 very true! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I can only add that you're more likely to go through strings quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I'm going to guess that you'd wear out both strings and frets faster by playing with a lot of vibrato, than by slapping and popping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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