So this is what the techniques is called, I've been playing for 5 years now and this is the style I have always used, other bassists said I was playing wrong but this was always the most comfortable for me and can get some extreme speed from this technique.
I've only played about 50 hours on bass but I was already doing this from the very start as it felt the most comfortable and the easiest way to remember where my plucking hand was, additionally as the author mentions it was muting everything above where I was playing. So much to learn :P
Great video but Adam doesn’t mention the other thing he’s doing to mute strings with his right hand: Once anchored on the E string or higher, he curls his 4th finger inward toward his palm and uses it to mute the lower side of the B string. I realized this once when watching a closeup of his plucking hand in one of his videos from 2019. You see him do it several times in this D’Addario video too.
Thanks for the tips. I actually started doing this myself before watching this video for the same reason as keeping my hand in a comfortable position and preventing the other strings from resonating as I'm playing as I'm pretty much a beginner and still trying to find a technique that works for me and this helped me to see that what I'm doing isn't "wrong." Once again, thanks for the help.
I believe Adam must have studied some classical guitar as well since "apoyado" (rest) and "tirado" comes from it. John Patitucci uses a slightly different technique which I also like. Adam is a fantastic player and also a great pedagogue, a rare combination nowadays.
Great lesson Adam. I've never tried a 5 or 6 string because the muting task seems overwhelming! This lesson really makes muting look less intimidating. Great lesson Adam. :-)
The hardest part for me is just having the movable anchor 2 strings away...like how he says to put it on B when playing on the A string. My hand naturally wants to put it on the E when on A
I wonder if this guy is related to the Gangster and bootlegger Frank Nitti from the 30's? I used to use anchor points like this but now I use my thumb to damp the strings. I lay my thumb on the strings, something I learned from watching Gary Willis videos I believe. I also use the technique to play harmonics.
trouble is if I am playing a riff say on the top 3 strings of my 6 string bass....I am damping the D string with my thumb as you describe, but the B string starts resonating all on its own !
Leaving one string in between is the best tip I've had in a while. I'll try that later!
Thanks!
So this is what the techniques is called, I've been playing for 5 years now and this is the style I have always used, other bassists said I was playing wrong but this was always the most comfortable for me and can get some extreme speed from this technique.
I saw this years ago, however this is still possibly one of the easiest and most useful techniques I've learned.
awesome, i use the moveable anchor but never thought about leaving one string in between
I've only played about 50 hours on bass but I was already doing this from the very start as it felt the most comfortable and the easiest way to remember where my plucking hand was, additionally as the author mentions it was muting everything above where I was playing. So much to learn :P
Great video but Adam doesn’t mention the other thing he’s doing to mute strings with his right hand:
Once anchored on the E string or higher, he curls his 4th finger inward toward his palm and uses it to mute the lower side of the B string.
I realized this once when watching a closeup of his plucking hand in one of his videos from 2019. You see him do it several times in this D’Addario video too.
I naturally gravitated towards this technique because I have smaller hands, good to know I'm not the only one who plays like this
Thanks for the tips. I actually started doing this myself before watching this video for the same reason as keeping my hand in a comfortable position and preventing the other strings from resonating as I'm playing as I'm pretty much a beginner and still trying to find a technique that works for me and this helped me to see that what I'm doing isn't "wrong." Once again, thanks for the help.
I believe Adam must have studied some classical guitar as well since "apoyado" (rest) and "tirado" comes from it. John Patitucci uses a slightly different technique which I also like.
Adam is a fantastic player and also a great pedagogue, a rare combination nowadays.
Great lesson Adam. I've never tried a 5 or 6 string because the muting task seems overwhelming! This lesson really makes muting look less intimidating. Great lesson Adam. :-)
The hardest part for me is just having the movable anchor 2 strings away...like how he says to put it on B when playing on the A string. My hand naturally wants to put it on the E when on A
I wonder if this guy is related to the Gangster and bootlegger Frank Nitti from the 30's? I used to use anchor points like this but now I use my thumb to damp the strings. I lay my thumb on the strings, something I learned from watching Gary Willis videos I believe. I also use the technique to play harmonics.
Thank you for being so thorough!!Any Vid's on Right hand?..Thanks again!
trouble is if I am playing a riff say on the top 3 strings of my 6 string bass....I am damping the D string with my thumb as you describe, but the B string starts resonating all on its own !
Great info.. very important clean sound thanks for the video GB..
Very good lesson!!
Thanks.....will be working on this.
great video, thanks a lot for posting
that bass is beautiful. thank you for the tip
why mute the upper string with the thumb, when your fingers mute it by themselves when playing?
Never thought about it.
this video is a realy breaktrough for me. thx adam nitti :)
so should one learn to rest their thumb on 1 or 2 strings behind?
I have the same question
2 strings! The 1st one is stopped by your rest strokes! So if you're playing on the G string put the thumb on the A string (from B to A)
cool Warrior Bass!
What kind of bass is that, and how much$$$$? Thanks!!!
porkyo123 Its a Warrior bass, they are expensive as shit. Worth the money though if you have it.
Adam.......Warrior 6 String....?
Watch Pino Palladino's technique. Copy that.
NICE!!
10 minutes to explain something that would take 2, it's boring.