playing short (staccato) notes on bass

Its important to be able to shorten your notes (also called staccato notes) and muting unwanted strings from ringing especially when playing more syncopated styles (funk/fusion) I use the right hand in a walking motion to do that 1st finger pluck G string and immediately rest on a string lower , muting unwanted ringing, while the 2′nd finger stops the G string for the preferred length of note difficult to explain, easier to see in action I use a basic alternating 2 finger technique 1212 1212 1212 1212

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[woutertron]

Mr Marlowe, the attack on your index is slightly stronger than your middle finger. Maybe you should do more attack/control excercises! :P

[MarloweDK]

Yes, but thats on purpose, the attack on downbeats should always be a little stronger IMO

[BillSummers]

@ThemOtherPuppies Austra - Beat and the Pulse

[HenriqueCwBass]

@ThemOtherPuppies well the title says it all: Staccato. Not all players play short nots with rythm...one note lnger than the other...so it's just a suggestion of exercise.

[ThemOtherPuppies]

wtf is this???

[lilfili123]

great breakdown

[Thateddybassist]

Great video, I like your vids :) Do you also have tips and exercises to learn to play very fast or with 3 fingers? :)

[Xnocturnus]

Well, I found it useful. Thanks again, Thomas.

[sri888]

your slow is my fast.... :-) kidding nice video

[Dellerss]

I don't think that's a problem. You know, I'm becoming a studio sound engineer, and this isn't exactly what shines through a mix...Live it's probably even less audible...

[woutertron]

Yeah, it kind of bugs me. I'm also a little worried about how big a deal they might make of it at auditions for rock academies and the like.

[Dellerss]

Just the fact that the two fingers are not the same size makes it sound different anyway. For me, if I'm playing with the same attack with both fingers, the transients are still a bit more punchy from the index finger. Physics I guess.