Squier Classic Vibe series

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I know I'm gonna sound like the idiot I am...but what are those doorstop things for that sit below the G string for on these Vibe series....some sort of carrying handle

[hillbilly deluxe]

Finger rest.

[Pete Academy]

Once upon a time, back in the days before slap and tap, most bass players plucked the strings with their thumb instead of their fingers. The 'rest' was fitted to anchor the finger ends, and so facilitate easier plucking.

Or so I believe. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[Pete Academy]

Either that, or Leo Fender had the foresight to make slapping as difficult as possible.

[hillbilly deluxe]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='738320' date='Feb 7 2010, 06:52 PM']Either that, or Leo Fender had the foresight to make slapping as difficult as possible. [/quote]

The man was a genius.Its an A.S.D.

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='738337' date='Feb 7 2010, 06:58 PM']The man was a genius.Its an A.S.D.[/quote]

[Doddy]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='738318' date='Feb 7 2010, 06:50 PM']Once upon a time, back in the days before slap and tap, most bass players plucked the strings with their thumb instead of their fingers. The 'rest' was fitted to anchor the finger ends, and so facilitate easier plucking.

Or so I believe. Please correct me if I'm wrong.[/quote]

That's it.

The idea was to hook your fingers underneath it whilst plucking the strings with your thumb.

[Chris2112]

Yeah, the only thing I didn't like about my Squier Classic Jazz bass (which was awesome, despite the fact I didn't keep it long) was that the finger rest got in the way when slapping!

[Doddy]

[quote name='Chris2112' post='738400' date='Feb 7 2010, 07:58 PM']Yeah, the only thing I didn't like about my Squier Classic Jazz bass (which was awesome, despite the fact I didn't keep it long) was that the finger rest got in the way when slapping![/quote]

Why not just remove it then?
It's only held on by a couple of screws.

[Chris2112]

[quote name='Doddy' post='738402' date='Feb 7 2010, 07:59 PM']Why not just remove it then?
It's only held on by a couple of screws.[/quote]

Because I sold the bass after a couple of weeks or so, and I knew from within the first couple of days that I wouldn't be handing on it. However, removing it wasn't really neccessary as the bass sounded best with the bridge pickup on solo being plucked. The slap tone was so-so, so it didn't see a lot of that.

[Jerry_B]

That sort of rest comes in quite handy on fretless basses, I've found.

[bh2]

It's a tugbar below the strings, thumbrest above.