iconic Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I know I'm gonna sound like the idiot I am...but what are those doorstop things for that sit below the G string for on these Vibe series....some sort of carrying handle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Finger rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Once upon a time, back in the days before slap and tap, most bass players plucked the strings with their thumb instead of their fingers. The 'rest' was fitted to anchor the finger ends, and so facilitate easier plucking. Or so I believe. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Either that, or Leo Fender had the foresight to make slapping as difficult as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 [quote name='Pete Academy' post='738320' date='Feb 7 2010, 06:52 PM']Either that, or Leo Fender had the foresight to make slapping as difficult as possible. [/quote] The man was a genius.Its an A.S.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 [quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='738337' date='Feb 7 2010, 06:58 PM']The man was a genius.Its an A.S.D.[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 [quote name='Pete Academy' post='738318' date='Feb 7 2010, 06:50 PM']Once upon a time, back in the days before slap and tap, most bass players plucked the strings with their thumb instead of their fingers. The 'rest' was fitted to anchor the finger ends, and so facilitate easier plucking. Or so I believe. Please correct me if I'm wrong.[/quote] That's it. The idea was to hook your fingers underneath it whilst plucking the strings with your thumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Yeah, the only thing I didn't like about my Squier Classic Jazz bass (which was awesome, despite the fact I didn't keep it long) was that the finger rest got in the way when slapping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 [quote name='Chris2112' post='738400' date='Feb 7 2010, 07:58 PM']Yeah, the only thing I didn't like about my Squier Classic Jazz bass (which was awesome, despite the fact I didn't keep it long) was that the finger rest got in the way when slapping![/quote] Why not just remove it then? It's only held on by a couple of screws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 [quote name='Doddy' post='738402' date='Feb 7 2010, 07:59 PM']Why not just remove it then? It's only held on by a couple of screws.[/quote] Because I sold the bass after a couple of weeks or so, and I knew from within the first couple of days that I wouldn't be handing on it. However, removing it wasn't really neccessary as the bass sounded best with the bridge pickup on solo being plucked. The slap tone was so-so, so it didn't see a lot of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_B Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 That sort of rest comes in quite handy on fretless basses, I've found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh2 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 It's a tugbar below the strings, thumbrest above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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