Aaron Cheney
Favorite Chord: C 6/9
I've been playing guitar for 20 plus years, and I've always kept a nice bass around for tracking. I usually just track with a pick, since I'm more comfortable that way due to my guitar experience.
Lately I've been really trying to improve my ability to play my bass with my fingers. I do all right as long as I can rest my thumb on the low "E", but when I need to finger that string I have no place to put my thumb and I end up losing my point of reference and missing the string with my fingers. What a dork.
When I finerpick on guitar, I usually plant my pinkie and keep my place that way. Obviously that won't work on bass. I know a lot of basses come with thumb rests, but mine doesn't have one. (Ernie Ball Sterling). In fact, in looking around it seems most basses don't have one.
So my question is... how are you bass players keeping your place? Please clue me in.
Or maybe I should just buy a 5 string for the "built in thumb rest".
Aaron
http://www.voodoovibe.com
Lately I've been really trying to improve my ability to play my bass with my fingers. I do all right as long as I can rest my thumb on the low "E", but when I need to finger that string I have no place to put my thumb and I end up losing my point of reference and missing the string with my fingers. What a dork.
When I finerpick on guitar, I usually plant my pinkie and keep my place that way. Obviously that won't work on bass. I know a lot of basses come with thumb rests, but mine doesn't have one. (Ernie Ball Sterling). In fact, in looking around it seems most basses don't have one.
So my question is... how are you bass players keeping your place? Please clue me in.
Or maybe I should just buy a 5 string for the "built in thumb rest".
Aaron
http://www.voodoovibe.com