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  1. C

    Lost my callus, quickly need to fix it

    So I had a pretty intense blister on my index finger from last week (very very long day in the studio), and although the blister had healed, the skin never reattatched itself and tonight it ended up coming off. I now have most of the raw skin exposed below it. I need a replacement quickly, as...
  2. Surveyor87Fan

    Fingers will not arch no matter what I do

    Hi, I'm a beginner bass player who has been playing for about 3 months now. I play bass at one of the clubs at my school and I really want to improve enough to start playing with my friends confidentially, but currently, I have been stuck with a problem that is super frustrating all the time...
    • Surveyor87Fan
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    • beginner beginning bass players finger frustration technical technique
    • Replies: 85
    • Forum: Technique [BG]
  3. NoiseNinja

    Combining classical guitar, flamenco flickering, double thumb, 2 and 3 finger style techniques?

    I primarily pluck the strings of my bass with a pick, because I love that special snappy emphasis on the attack you get from it, but I have been working on 3 finger plucking technique and flamenco flickering with the index and middle finger, separately or together synchronously, for a while, and...
    • NoiseNinja
    • Thread
    • 2 finger 3 finger classical guitar style double thumb double thumbing finger flamenco flicking picking technique
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Technique [BG]
  4. NoiseNinja

    How do you prefer to pick your bass? (pick, fingers e.t.c)

    So I thought it would be interesting with poll on how people prefer to pick their bass, that is sound and feel wise, disregarding what the music they play might call for, as in an ideal world where one picking technique could do it all. Personally I prefer to play with a relatively flexible...
  5. A

    Pain in knuckle

    Hello all, I had a rather long practice session yesterday(longer than what I am used to do) where I did many left hand techniques. I went to sleep and today as soon as I woke up I found that the knuckle of my left hand's pointing finger is hurting me especially when I curl up my hand to a fist...
  6. Santinotafarell

    2 fingers... 2 different tones help! :(

    Hi guys, I am primarily an upright player, but aslo play electric. Problem is my 2nd finger has worked a pretty narly callous*, vs my pointer finger which is smooth... This results in me unable to get a consistent warm tone when alternate "picking" with both fingers on electric. Pointer finger...
  7. Jorgebassguy

    Fingers vs pick?

    I was wondering do y’all use fingers or pick. Not to be all school like but why do use use this technique?
  8. Plutonium244

    Advice for care of stiches in your fingertip?

    Hi, I need some advice regarding care for a fingertip cut that required stitches, whcih I got yesterday. Here's the detail: I just received a fairly deep cut on the index finger pad (and side) on my left (fretting) hand yesterday, in a snow blower accident. Didn't lose the tip but it was a...
  9. KrisWarrington

    Fingered Bass in Modern Metal

    I have an ESP LTD F-400FM with dual 35DCs in it and I've tried running it through my kemper, sansamp, darkglass (with fresh strings of course) at various pickup blends and doing all the split bass processing techniques you can find online and while the DI of the bass itself sounds great but I...
  10. roller

    I did something to my fret hand -- diagnosis, anyone?

    About 10 days ago, I was cracking my knuckles on my left hand in one of the usual ways I do so -- by bending my fingers back over to the back of my hand. Yeah, I know -- probably not the best practice, but I've been doing it for years and have never had an issue. Anyhoo, I didn't experience...
    • roller
    • Thread
    • finger fingers hand injury ligament pulled strain strained stretched tendon
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Off Topic [BG]
  11. T

    Why has my pick technique suffered?

    Okay, to start this off. I originally picked up bass in 2016 as a post graduation gift. When I first started I couldn't play for crap with my fingers, so I picked up a pick. For a long time I did pretty well with it as it was easier for me to solo with one and I learned a load of songs using...
  12. B

    How Important Is 3 Finger Strumming?

    I've seen many bassists use the 3 finger strum technique, or even 4 fingers, but is this really necessary? If so, when should I start to practice it?
  13. Esteban Garcia

    Double Bass Playing with osteoarthritis in the fingers

    The arthritis has gotten pretty bad in the first knuckle of the left index finger. I'm wondering what others with this condition do to try to slow its progression, or at least treat the stiffness and soreness while still putting in hours on the fingerboard. My approach thus far is NSAIDs...
  14. Bubble

    Finger Excercise Machine

    I thought this finger exercise machine is funny. Six fingers ?
  15. vindibona1

    Developing 3 finger RH technique- a personal oddity

    I've been working on right hand technique for awhile and focused on using the traditional 2 fingier I-M plucking. It's going well and I can feel some natural speed devloping, though still a work in progress. But there are some tunes that I thought/think could benefit from using 3 fingers on...
  16. M

    Use fretting little finger alone or supported?

    I've been looking at some bass instruction videos and I see guys reaching to use one finger per fret. Looks awkward to me because i have short fingers. I use index on the first fret, middle finger on the second and ring and pinky together on the third and shift hand position to get the fourth...
  17. JoshS

    Beginner: how would you finger this? (Tom Sawyer)

    Kind of searched a little. I'm thinking plucking hand, but I guess I'd be curious for both. I'm thinking 1,1,2,2,1,1,2,2,1,1,2,2 - but could be reverse too. My hand, however, keeps wanting to alternate. Would anyone keep 1 and 2 on opposite strings?
  18. B

    Middle Finger Plucking Issues

    Hi! I'm hoping someone here can help me with an issue I'm having with plucking: When playing fingerstyle, my middle finger tends to drive the string (particularly the A string into the upper frets making a clicking sound, which I hear over the note I am actually trying to play. It is very...
  19. B

    How should I practice using my ring and pinky finger on plucking hand.

    I've been playing for about 4 1/2 months already (loving it) and I've been using my middle and index fingers since I've started. But I want to get more technical. Especially for songs like YYZ. How should I practice using them?
    • Buhgingi
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    • and finger hand how pinky plucking plucking hand practice question questions
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Technique [BG]
  20. H

    Four Finger Technique

    How do you do it? T>I>M>R, T>R>M>I, or some other way?
    • HBxSAUCE
    • Thread
    • bass fast finger four four finger index middle string technique thumb
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Technique [BG]
  21. orichtvuna

    Plucking position.

    Hello! I'm in this position where I've been considering my plucking position and the effect it has on tone. Basically, I have this old Greco rickenbacker clone, and it sounds great! However, while the pickup cover looks a lot better than the naked bridge pickup, plucking above the bridge...
  22. BoppinSol

    Oh that dreaded trigger finger....

    I developed....I am a lefty so it’s my ring finger on my right hand. I know this has been discussed before but I haven’t seen anything recently. Any new treatments? I hear that surgery is the only guaranteed cure. Cortisone shots alone provide only short term relief.
  23. Mikhail

    Pinky or Ring Finger?

    I’ve been working through the first Roger Filiberto book to improve my reading & fundamentals. As I start on arpeggios I find the book showing a 2-1-4-4 fingering for 1st position major chords; 2-1-3-4 seems as though it would leave your hand in a better position. Any thoughts? Also, I have a...
  24. MTD 535 from 1997 killer slap and finger style tone! Ash+Wenge
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    For sale MTD 535 from 1997 killer slap and finger style tone! Ash+Wenge

    KILLER MTD 535 from 1997! This bass has a swamp ash body with a beautiful burl Myrtle top finished in rare teaburst finish; simply beautiful to look at !! But even more beauty is its TONE! This has the Wenge neck and fingerboard and just cuts very well through any mix!!! Good for funk , jazz ...
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    • Strings: 5
  25. L

    SOLD MTD 535 from 1997 killer slap and finger style tone! Ash+Wenge

    KILLER MTD 535 from 1997! This bass has a swamp ash body with a beautiful burl Myrtle top finished in rare teaburst finish; simply beautiful to look at !! But even more beauty is its TONE! This has the Wenge neck and fingerboard and just cuts very well through any mix!!! Good for funk , jazz ...
  26. TheSeagoats

    Finger basses vs Pick basses vs Slap basses

    Not another pointless this vs that thread. I've found lately that I tend to be fairly exclusive on technique based on the bass I'm playing. I have a few basses that I tend to only use my fingers on, my ESP and my Rogue, while I have a other basses that I only play with picks, such as my P bass...
  27. L

    When lifting finger off and pressing frets the string buzzes?!

    So i recently started playing bass (Yesterday,lol) and i am having a big problem that i cant seem to fix... When i'm playing a note on the fretboard ,everything is fine but as soon as i lift my finger up it buzzes. The slower i lift my finger up the bigger the buzz is . If i lift my finger up...
  28. J-Bassomatic

    Finger implants

    OK. Now this may seem like science fiction but I have to remind you all that the is the 21st Century for heaven's sake. I have been playing my basses and practicing after a long hiatus and I notice that when I 'dig in' my fingertips sometimes react painfully to that, you know those kind of...
  29. HazyMan

    Thumb and Index Finger hurt while trying to play with palm muting

    As I mentioned in the title, when i palm mute and try to pluck strings, my thumb and index finger ache. That also happens with my thumb when i just try to apply pressure on it, it has also got something like a little callus on it, my index finger however doesn't, but when applied pressure to it...
  30. Junta

    Beginner needs learning plan help: 5-string with pick, 4-string with finger style?

    Beginner here folks! go easy... I am an advanced beginner guitar player, and a pretty much novice bass player in his late 40s... No gigs, no jamming. Get drums from the computer, and record my songs - that's my passion, hobby, and pretty much all I do during the Canadian winter... Demanding...
    • Junta
    • Thread
    • 4-string 5-string beginner finger learning pick style
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Technique [BG]
  31. vindibona1

    Finger Ease as a RH technique aid! ?

    As I'm practicing my technique I can feel that my right hand plucking was not as consistently right on the money as I'd like. As I focused on the issue I noticed that I'm getting more friction resistance and needing to overpower that friction resulting in (very slightly) wonky timing and...
  32. beaglesandbass

    Injured middle finger on fretting hand - gig tonight.

    Not sure exactly what I did, but I had a gradual onset of pain and swelling in my left middle finger starting Thursday night. Of course, I have a gig tonight. I can't come anywhere close to making a fist, and I don't know how effective I'll be at playing. I told the band that I need to keep...
  33. vindibona1

    "Rules" for alternating fingers in 2-finger plucking?

    I eventually want to become a very good bass player. So far I've gotten by because I can play acoustic and electric guitar fairly well and used to play bass back in the late 60's when things weren't so advanced or complicated. We'd only use a thumb or a single finger. Becoming a better player...
  34. bassplayermike1

    Finger Picking Hand Pain

    I am a 63 year old, finger style, bassist who has played for 35 years. Lately I have been having pain in my right hand. I play right handed and I play every day. I play with two fingers. After a short time I get pain running down those two fingers from my hand. They feel loose, like they...
  35. TuneSalad666

    Anyone use the edge of their index finger/nail as an alternative to using a pick?

    Anyone use a similar technique to this to mimic a pick: Lately, instead of using a pick, I have preferred to use the tip and edge of the nail of my right hand index finger like I would use a pick, seems to give me much more control over my picking, exactly how I hit the strings and with how...
  36. vindibona1

    Technique/Bass selection advice requested

    In recent weeks I've become much more interested in bass guitar and am practicing in earnest. I've always had GAS for a 5 string bass and finally brought one home (Ibanez BTB675M) as I simultaneously upgraded my 4 string Squire JBass. I've had the Ibanez in my possesion all of 9 days, so I'm...
  37. vindibona1

    ¿Compensating for RH finger length discrepancy?

    Back in the day I was the designated bass player for your typical 60's high school rock band. We didn't really know much back then and everything has changed so much. So as I get more an more involved with bass I want to increase my skill level. In the good ol days we pretty much used a pick or...
  38. 96Brigadier

    Grit/Grind - Finger Style or Pick? Favorite dirt with one OVER the other?

    This isn't intended to be a technique thread, but rather how you prefer to play when you you're playing with dirt pedals engaged. I learned to play bass finger style, and have been messing around with a pick for the past few weeks. When it comes to my gritty tone (choose your own flavor, OD...
  39. vindibona1

    Finger Ease anyone?

    I'm not sure that this is the right section to post this in.... Finger Ease? I've used it religiously on my electrics and it really helps move up and down the neck quickly. In the acoustic world the product isn't embraced because we're all afraid of getting gunk in the windings and messing up...
  40. Joe Nerve

    Has anyone else ever experienced this - finger problems.

    I know this topic comes up frequently. I even started a thread on it a while back, but lack of a solution is having me post again in hopes that someone will come up with something I haven't yet tried. The tips of the fingers of my right hand are getting cut up - NO MATTER WHAT I DO!!!!! I've...
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