Bass_man219 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Anyone use them? If so any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Don't think its a pinch, but its doing harmonics with the right hand, I picked it up from this vid: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUcj2qujAxY[/media] about 2.30 in. Except I pull more faces doing it, with more gain. Its not used in a very bass context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Yep, to great effect for Zakk Wylde style riffage! I tend to use quite a lot of gain on my amp settings which helps and I push the tone to the max on the bass itself. While muting the string with my middle finger of my fretting hand above the pickup, I pluck the string with my forefinger while holding the note and behold! A glorious pinch harmonic. Took me a while to get the hang of it, you'll need to practice for a while to get em ringing nice and clear. Works best on 3rd, 5th, 7th and 12th but I can make it work on every fret up to about 18. To get ultra pronounced harmonics, bump up the treble and use some overdrive/fuzz etc. Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Doing it too much has made me consider trem bridges for my bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 strike with the nail and lay the 1st finger of the plucking hand on the string to get any harmonic you like...depending on what note you fret... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 strike with the thumb nail and lay the 1st finger of the plucking hand on the string to get any harmonic you like...depending on what note you fret... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2009 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1336949114' post='1653219'] Don't think its a pinch, but its doing harmonics with the right hand, I picked it up from this vid: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUcj2qujAxY[/media] about 2.30 in. Except I pull more faces doing it, with more gain. Its not used in a very bass context. [/quote] it's ridiculous in this: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKXn-1v75Gg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKXn-1v75Gg[/url] Steve Bailey is the man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 See 8min 16secs in : [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFwI-2uDzXo[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldbass Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) Man, Jaco's hands are absolutely MASSIVE!!! Surely that was an advantage....?!?! Edited May 14, 2012 by stonecoldbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) I have use pinched notes in the odd solo with harmonics,goes down well...then you find the guitard trying to copy you.. Edited May 14, 2012 by merlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) [quote name='stonecoldbass' timestamp='1336980429' post='1653343'] Man, Jaco's hands are absolutely MASSIVE!!! Surely that was an advantage....?!?! [/quote] Not as big as Stanley Clarke's!! BTW, Jaco's thumbs don't half bend backwards.... I use Jaco's technique on the rare occasion I want false harmonics. Steve Bailey's way no doubt works for him (massive understatement!) but I can't do it like that. In fact, I can't do anything like Steve Bailey. What an awesome player! Edited May 14, 2012 by Conan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I use a literal pinch motion, with my thumb touching the string for the harmonic and my index finer plucking behind it. I always seem to get a bit more out of them by bending. They can be very useful, eg: in a 3 piece covers band, playing the 2nd (octave higher) guitar part in the intro of "Are you gonna go my way". I can't imagine why any bass player wouldn't use them in this context, but I rarely see them played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 [quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1337014186' post='1654029'] I use a literal pinch motion, with my thumb touching the string for the harmonic and my index finer plucking behind it. I always seem to get a bit more out of them by bending. They can be very useful, eg: in a 3 piece covers band, playing the 2nd (octave higher) guitar part in the intro of "Are you gonna go my way". I can't imagine why any bass player wouldn't use them in this context, but I rarely see them played. [/quote] I don't use them any more put that's how I did it. But using the nail on my index finger to pluck the string. I learnt it from a Billy Sheehan video back in the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 [quote name='stonecoldbass' timestamp='1336980429' post='1653343'] Man, Jaco's hands are absolutely MASSIVE!!! Surely that was an advantage....?!?! [/quote] My hands look monstrous playing a 4 string, I only realised when i watched a video of Sunday night's gig Not sure if it's good or bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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