[quote=BenJammin;17553170]I meant generally speaking.[/quote]

I guess. If the song calls for it, it calls for it, but I agree that, in general, slap bass isn't very rock-friendly.

In that situation can't you just use your index finger for the E string notes and stretch for the others, or a thumb pluck / finger pluck deal?

[QUOTE=gaslight;17553190]In that situation can't you just use your index finger for the E string notes and stretch for the others, or a thumb pluck / finger pluck deal?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I often use my thumb and index and middle to pluck, classical guitar-style. It's good for quieter numbers, but I can't go super fast.

Can't wait to get this six string out of the way so I can shoot for that 5 string fretless that I want more.

I was gonna buy myself a nylon string acoustic as a treat but it might have to wait :(.

Badass slapping in non stupid music:

Sikth, Mudvayne, The Arrusha Accord

[quote=gaslight;17553190]In that situation can't you just use your index finger for the E string notes and stretch for the others, or a thumb pluck / finger pluck deal?[/quote]

Easier said than done. That is a tough stretch.

[quote=fatbandit;17553209]Badass slapping in non stupid music:

[b]Sikth[b], Mudvayne, The Arrusha Accord[/quote]


I thought I heard some slapping in some of their stuff, but I wasn't sure.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17553211]Easier said than done. That is a tough stretch.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I'd have to have a sixer in my hands before I could say what that was like.

[quote=funkyhoney;17552977]Knowing that ex's are sluts and their new (multiple) boyfriends are ugly, priceless:

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That's your ex?

Nice bod, not-so-nice face.

[quote=gaslight;17553214]Yeah, I'd have to have a sixer in my hands before I could say what that was like.[/quote]

My string spacing is a bit closer than yours, but just imagine that there's a 5th string above your G-string that you have to accurately hit.

Plus, I distort for that part, so the slapping comes through as extra heavy.

I think I could do it but I wouldn't claim it for certain. I'll give it a try when I get mine just out of curiosity.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17553211]Easier said than done. That is a tough stretch.[/QUOTE]

I just played that out. It's not a hard stretch at all, using your thumb to pluck the open E and using your index for the harmonics.

I am bored :(.

The ICC Champion's Trophy final is turning out to be a closer contest than expected though which will give me something to watch.

[quote=BenJammin;17553221]I just played that out. It's not a hard stretch at all, using your thumb to pluck the open E and using your index for the harmonics.[/quote]

And without using your thumb?

I may just stick to the slap. I don't know that my thumb will sound aggressive enough otherwise.

Huge craving for hot chips with chicken salt right here.

[quote=gaslight;17553269]Huge craving for hot chips with chicken salt right here.[/quote]

Not sure what chicken salt is, but I definitely just had a roasted chicken sub smothered in Franks red hot sauce. Best buffalo sauce ever.

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:lol:

I have to write an obituary and memorial plaque for work. Weird.

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Hehe.

[QUOTE=Efrim;17553294]I have to write an obituary and memorial plaque for work. Weird.[/QUOTE]

That is a bit weird.

Can't imagine that'll be too hard, though, eh?

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17553301]That is a bit weird.

Can't imagine that'll be too hard, though, eh?[/QUOTE]

Nope. Should be done in about 10-20 minutes.

Not like the person's going anywhere, anyway.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17553273]Not sure what chicken salt is, but I definitely just had a roasted chicken sub smothered in Franks red hot sauce. Best buffalo sauce ever.[/QUOTE]

Chicken salt is amazing.

I'm not sure that it tastes like chicken, but it's a million times more awesome than just salt on your chips. I think outside of Straya it's called seasoning salt or something. I have my chips avalanched with it.

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17553312]Not like the person's going anywhere, anyway.[/QUOTE]

Lol.

Christ, this is strange. I don't actually know her, but I need this to be 1) Really sensitive and 2) Really, really short.

Nearly done now...

Shouldn't they get someone who knows her to write it?

[QUOTE=gaslight;17553336]Shouldn't they get someone who knows her to write it?[/QUOTE]

They all deferred to me...Apparently I have a reputation for tasteful writing?
I don't personally know her, but her family is somehow connected to my job and other people I work with.

Oh great, her favourite quote was from my favourite anti-semite and warmongerer: St. Augustine.

[quote=FunkMetalBass;17553212]I thought I heard some slapping in some of their stuff, but I wasn't sure.[/quote]
Listen to:

Scent of the Obscene
Pull My Finger
Summer Rain

there's probably more, but they're the slappiest Sikth tracks.

[quote=fatbandit;17553378]Listen to:

Scent of the Obscene
Pull My Finger
Summer Rain

there's probably more, but they're the slappiest Sikth tracks.[/quote]

Summer Rain blows my f**king mind. I can't tell what that noise is in the first 10 sec or so. It's like a combination of a muted pop, a snare hit, and something else.

slap guitar harmonics