this was great! thanks for the video, but I just had two quick questions: why did you instruct your student to not rest their arm on the bass, and how do you get your 6 string to maintain such a steep angle?
I like to keep my arm free to move around on the instrument for different techniques and I use a strap with a leather back so it grips my clothes and keeps my bass from sliding around. Please share. Thanks for watching!! - Russ
@@RussellRodgers no problem at all! your channel is a gold mine, especially for a beginner bassist like me. I started only 2.5 months ago, but I've been practicing every single day since the start of the new year since I'm inside all the time 😁
palm muting will work, but produces a muted sound on the note you are playing as opposed to keeping the strings you are not playing quiet while playing a non muted note using a pick.
It is driving me insane trying to learn "Pick Style" and even using the palm mute still has my E string ringing out when i play a scale. I will try barring across to keep things quiet and see if it works for me. If not it is more frustration and back to the drawing board.
durban skyslot Figuring out left hand muting is really the best way to go. Practice very slowly until you can get control over the problem, then slowly speed that up maintaining control. The way to play good fast is to practice good slow!
I still have the problem of muting the E string when moving from the string to the A string for example. When you float your thumb while using "Finger Style" at least your thumb goes onto the E string to mute. So when you move down strings in a gravity sense do you have to use a bit of your palm to keep the E and A strings quiet ? Because you hand just seems to be there in mid air and not muting anything.
