How do you play on the bass guitar?

Answer 1

I'm not the worlds best but I can lay down a decent run with it, so what I do is using the side of my thumb flick down onto your E n A strings while plucking(popping) with my forefingers the D n G strings. hope this is some help.

Hi here is a good video tutorial by the legendary Tony Saunders.

It's great...

Hope i helped...

try to position your hand so that your fingers are pointing to the head of the bass, this may take some getting used to but it helps. then using the bony joint part of your thumbquickly strike the E or A string and quickly bring it back up, to pop leave your hand with the fingers pointing to the headstock and make a thumbs up figure without your fingers touching your palm. now slap a string and then using your pointer finger get under the D or G string and pull up. after a while you'll be able to put them both together There's also a free slap bass tutorial online available at HowToSlapBass.com

Answer 2

You can using exactly the same method. However, it does make an extremely different sound to slapping on an electric- it's difficult to explain but it is impossible to get the short, closed funky feel of slapping on an electric off an acoustic.

Answer 3

There are 2 ways t0 strum 0n a Bass Guitar.

Y0u can use y0ur fingers 0r a pick.

It really depends 0n which 0ne y0u feel m0st c0mf0rtable with.

If y0u want t0 use y0ur fingers then rest y0ur thumb 0n the pickup

and strum with y0ur index finger and then y0ur middle finger like they are walking

0n the string.

If y0u're using a pick then its easier t0 just strike the string d0wn and then strike it up, this will make y0ur strumming al0t faster and its al0t l0uder than using y0ur fingers.

I prefer t0 use a pick, i find 1.5 0r 2 mm are g00d, but again it depends 0n what y0u think is m0st c0mf0rtable.

Answer 4

You should ask the same about Guitars. You can't just expect an answer saying, do this and this. You have to learn and practice. YouTube videos are great! Guitar tabs are great too, look them up on Google for free.

Answer 5

Fast and loose