PatrickJ Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) Hi Guys , Looking for some pointers on how to play a specific technique that I can't seem to get sounding right. Not sure on the proper name, I've seen shake and sting but it's the practice of wiggling your fretting finger between two frets to get that neat trill type effect There's a great example in Incognito's Closer to the Feeling just after the 20 second mark. I just can't get it sounding that good - any tips / tricks? Edited June 21, 2021 by PatrickJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 See how I get on tonight Pat - might send you a vid x 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilebodgers Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 MarloweDK on YouTube has some lessons on trills. I can’t get them sounding good either, so I’m interested to see what advice is posted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, nilebodgers said: MarloweDK on YouTube has some lessons on trills. I can’t get them sounding good either, so I’m interested to see what advice is posted. Is it this one, I had it saved in my list for practice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilebodgers Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Is it this one, I had it saved in my list for practice I was actually thinking of this one: He makes it look so easy though! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, nilebodgers said: He makes it look so easy though! I agree, he’s such a good player, I added it to my practice routine for months and still never got anywhere near how he does it 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickJ Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 16 hours ago, AndyTravis said: See how I get on tonight Pat - might send you a vid x Thanks for the video lesson last night Andy .. even after 6 pints and a curry you can still bring the funk! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 For me it's all about making sure that my fretting hand thumb isn't in contact with the back of the neck, as this limits the range of movement you get - I feel like it's a whole arm thing rather than a case of wiggling the fingers. I learned a lot from slowing down Paul Jackson's part on 'Hang Up Your Hangups'. When you hear a shake at full speed it sounds like there's lots of pitch variation, almost like a trill, but slowing down PJ made me realise that most of the time there are very few slides between the two pitches. I'll see if I can find some audio to back this up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickJ Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 On 22/06/2021 at 21:43, TKenrick said: For me it's all about making sure that my fretting hand thumb isn't in contact with the back of the neck, as this limits the range of movement you get - I feel like it's a whole arm thing rather than a case of wiggling the fingers. I learned a lot from slowing down Paul Jackson's part on 'Hang Up Your Hangups'. When you hear a shake at full speed it sounds like there's lots of pitch variation, almost like a trill, but slowing down PJ made me realise that most of the time there are very few slides between the two pitches. I'll see if I can find some audio to back this up... I'd never heard that song before but it's got to be one of the funkiest tunes I've heard in a looooong time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 14 hours ago, PatrickJ said: I'd never heard that song before but it's got to be one of the funkiest tunes I've heard in a looooong time I forgot there's a studio version - I actually meant this live one from 'Flood'. For me this is the most joyous expression of funk bass that I've ever heard: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickJ Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 25 minutes ago, TKenrick said: I forgot there's a studio version - I actually meant this live one from 'Flood'. For me this is the most joyous expression of funk bass that I've ever heard: Thanks @TKenrick. I enjoyed that immensely. So have you transcribed the full 20 mins ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.