This needs a second chapter on two fingers starting with Dave Holland, Scott LaFaro, Christian McBride, and close with the incredible three fingers technique of NHOP
I'm coming from electric bass so I tend to alternate fingers. I can't get used to single finger plucking unless it's real slow. I agree it's better for sound consistency though.
Charlie Haden used his RH middle finger to pluck the E string. You can often hear the snap of his middle finger against his palm when he plays on the E string. On PW's RH, he walks with his middle finger over his index (ala Neal Miner, or Ben Alison) BUT, when he solos, he switches them, putting index over middle finger like you do. Fascinating!
I would like to see more of this, it is not talked about enough. Sound is in my opinion the most important thing we got as bass players and breaking down different bass players technique is a geat way of adding new sounds into your vocabulary. Please make a second part, would love to hear about Ron, Larry Grenadier or Gary Peacock.
@@coledavismusic It'd be cool to hear you cover some of the more "off the string" almost classical pizz style players like Oscar Pettiford or Milt Hinton. Also that like almost playing with the side of the hand style Mingus does and Sam Jones and Eddie Jones from the Basie band kinda do as well.
The bassist Peter Dominguez told me one of Ron Carte's jokes about Charlie Haden (paraphrasing slightly) "why why do do you you walk walk like like this this, do do you you talk talk like like this this?"
When I saw Keith Jarrett at the lighthouse in Hermosa Beach Wayback when…The only walking Charlie Haden did was over to the bar to drink himself silly… Seems like he was trying to kick some thing if you know what I mean. Keith Jarrett started playing the piano and was so angry that it was out of tune that he stopped the set and started tuning it himself… Dewey Redman on tenor Paul motion on drums. Another epic night at the lighthouse in the 70s
This needs a second chapter on two fingers starting with Dave Holland, Scott LaFaro, Christian McBride, and close with the incredible three fingers technique of NHOP
I'm coming from electric bass so I tend to alternate fingers. I can't get used to single finger plucking unless it's real slow. I agree it's better for sound consistency though.
Glad I'm not the only one who couldn't crack Peter Washington's RH. So glad you gave him some props though, he's one of the greats!
Peter is a genius, I have no idea how he plays like that lol 😂
Charlie Haden used his RH middle finger to pluck the E string. You can often hear the snap of his middle finger against his palm when he plays on the E string. On PW's RH, he walks with his middle finger over his index (ala Neal Miner, or Ben Alison) BUT, when he solos, he switches them, putting index over middle finger like you do. Fascinating!
I would like to see more of this, it is not talked about enough. Sound is in my opinion the most important thing we got as bass players and breaking down different bass players technique is a geat way of adding new sounds into your vocabulary. Please make a second part, would love to hear about Ron, Larry Grenadier or Gary Peacock.
@@robinkroplewski2963 fantastic comment and suggestion - couldn’t agree more. Now who to add for the 4th one in the sequel … 🤔
Dave Holland would be great. His walking is way out in the best way! @coledavismusic
pt ii seconded
@@coledavismusic It'd be cool to hear you cover some of the more "off the string" almost classical pizz style players like Oscar Pettiford or Milt Hinton. Also that like almost playing with the side of the hand style Mingus does and Sam Jones and Eddie Jones from the Basie band kinda do as well.
So it will be a very interesting series.
nice video, just a quick question. I noticed you don't play exactly what's written in the sheet on the bottom left, is it due to muscle memory?
N.H.O.P for the next!
Thanks for this!
Thank you!
What about Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen who used all the fingers on the right hand?
The bassist Peter Dominguez told me one of Ron Carte's jokes about Charlie Haden (paraphrasing slightly) "why why do do you you walk walk like like this this, do do you you talk talk like like this this?"
Love Peter Washington too, he rips!
When I saw Keith Jarrett at the lighthouse in Hermosa Beach Wayback when…The only walking Charlie Haden did was over to the bar to drink himself silly… Seems like he was trying to kick some thing if you know what I mean. Keith Jarrett started playing the piano and was so angry that it was out of tune that he stopped the set and started tuning it himself… Dewey Redman on tenor Paul motion on drums. Another epic night at the lighthouse in the 70s
0:52 lol beep