I found out if your playing opens on the D or C string .. what ever its tuned in .. if you place your finger right to the right of the nut it gives a nice muting sound.. i use it mainly for breakdowns . .but it makes it hard to switch to a riff.. but i manage

Thanks for the tips, and for the reassurance that picking bassist are NOT bad bassists. I have a couple of questions: first, do you know of any bassists who palm mute? ; and second, the song "Idiots Are Taking Over" on the NoFx album "The War On Errorism" has an unbelievable bass solo at the beginning, and i was wondering if you know how to play that (if you've never heard the song that's ok but i'd appreciate it if you would listen to it and reply asap).

Thanks again for the tips!

Bassists don't really need to palm mute, we already have the heavyness


(i think anyway)

[QUOTE=wicked_child]hard picks for me.[/QUOTE]

1.9 mm for me and sometimes jim dunlop 3mm stubbies mmm

i use 1.0mm Dunlop Tortex's. they're bendy, but durable. i also alternate between picking and plucking (depending on the song) but mainly pick. it is good 2 see that people are picking, i find it has such a better tone than plucking.

I have a couple different size dunlops, but I usually like to use Heavy picks, I like the hard sound they give, specially on the open G and D strings.

Oh and nice Guide JoZ!! First time I read it :D I havent really been pick bassing that long but I started about a month ago when I wanted to learn some SOAD. Thanks for your sexy guide :D

[QUOTE=Four strings of joy]Bassists don't really need to palm mute, we already have the heavyness


(i think anyway)[/QUOTE]


palm-muting sound great sometimes, esp on an open E or B string, picking heavily, with a flanger or wah.

mmmmmm.

John entwistle started with a pick when he first started playing. How about that eh.

palm muting sounds good on bass.

i've never tried palm muting, i don't even know what it is, i presume you just put you'r palm on the strings to mute the note after playing it but.

Finally I get it! Ive been holding my pick the wrong way ever since i got my bass. much easier thank you

Of course bassists should learn palm muting. It has a completely different sound. Much more staccato and thuddy. What's more, you can play those cool surf rock riffs (palm mute, pick a string very quickly while sliding down an octave on it with your left hand).

Hey Flopfoot for the record I am not a female! I have no clue as to where you got that idea from...

Sorry, maybe I got you mixed up with someone else, maybe it was coz u started or posted in the 'female bassists' thread (possibly u got mad at some guys saying that girls should be in the kitchen? or was that someone else? I didn't think a guy would get offended by that), or maybe it was that I misinterpreted your 'I (heart) Myung' thing under your name.

Bump. This should be stickied, or put somewhere. I'll decide later.

I love this thread. It's helped me a lot, only part i didn't like was the part about hoppus. I like him.

[QUOTE=FauxApathy]only part i didn't like was the part about hoppus. I like him.[/QUOTE]

Oh well.