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DJpullchord
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Oooh err :blink:

Rest stroke is where you play through the string & come to rest on the following string.
Free stroke is where you freely go up & down like having a, erm, good ole strum (even if it's just on the one string).

Most players use a free stroke, but if you're double thumbing, then you use a rest stroke.

Hope that came out okay. :ph34r:

Edit to say, that phrase about most players isn't 100% accurate. If you play with fingers, then there's a chance you may play the rest stroke.

Edited by xgsjx
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[quote name='DJpullchord' timestamp='1505843305' post='3374720']
What is double thumbing????!

Cheers!
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http://youtu.be/5Q-XdZWgZzM

If you've just started don't worry about double thumbing.

It's one of the trickiest techniques to master and comes with it's own little world of pain.

Edited by Cato
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[quote name='DJpullchord' timestamp='1505823117' post='3374548']
Rest strokes or free strokes?
I'm new to bass so please bear with me.
Grrrrrrrrr.
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Either are fine, personally I use rest strokes as the slight 'thud' of your finger hitting the string below adds a little more weight to the note.


Edited for inclusion of video Gary Willis explaining the same thing:

[url="http://youtu.be/oRrmxH1wVlE?t=12m23s"]http://youtu.be/oRrmxH1wVlE?t=12m23s[/url]

Edited by Steve Woodcock
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