3 finger right hand technique...

[Uziel]

i play bass with 3 fingers, but i don't know how to alternate my 1 and 2 when i play with only two fingers... and when switch from 2 to 3 fingers ?
help me please !

and what about "raking" with two fingers ?

 

[Higon]

Practice only 2 fingers until you get used to it, and then practice alternating 2/3 fingers. At the end, it doesn´t matter if you are always playing with 1,2,3,4,5 fingers, if it sounds good, with good fluency, it´s ok.

I play mainly 3 fingers, but when it comes to "string skipping", scales and this kind of stuff I play with 2. It´s easier to reach the lower strings.

I don´t know what is this raking you are talking about =P

 

[Shoju]

Yup, like Higon I also use 3 fingers but switch to 2 for string skipping and sacales and the such. Experiment and see how you are most comfortable !

As for raking, well, I assume you refer to placing your finger on the higher strings and let it "rake" upwards to play the other strings ? (I wish I found a better way to explain this ) If so, I use only one finger for that, and I don't know anything about raking with two fingers...

 

[Deadly Embrace]

I use 2 to 3 fingers........depending on the size.......of her?......but 4's pushing it!

 

[Deadly Embrace]

 

[the alumnus]

hahahah! oh that shocker...two in the pink, one in the stink.

back on topic though, have you guys seen the gorguts video on guitar.com? steve has a really interesting and unique way of playing the bass. he uses a lot of chords and does a combination of raking, strumming, and plucking.

 

[AoB4stringer]

Haha, funny. But am I like the only bassist here that uses only 2 fingers all the time? I mean it seems to work for me. I'm pretty damn speedy and getting faster everyday. Just for the hell of it I've started practicing the 3 finger technique as well.

 

[Bassista]

Practice What You Preach !

 

[Deadly Embrace]

 

[sickening_bass]

I am practising scales using 3 fingers but changing finger each time.I am changing 1st to 2nd to 3rd to 2nd to 1st when descending and ascending scales.It is a method taken from classic guitar and helps very much at the speed and expanding the independecy of your fingers.Remember:You should always practise what you think it is difficult for you and first do it slow and then accelerate....

 

[Uziel non logged]

ok...

when you play from E to G string (ascending & descending) alternating 2 fingers (1 & 2), you do : E1 A2 D1 G2 D2 A2 E2... this is called racking...

when must we use 3 fingers :
- for 16th ?
- for triplets ?
must we still "racke" when we use 3 ?

 

[sickening_bass]

Not nececeraly this is the most difficult thing, when you are going from G to D to A to E you must still alternate your fingers like before espesially in scale practising and not repeting the 2nd finger.Of course you should use your 3 fingers for 16th notes and for triplets.

 

[leffe]

Wouldnt using 2 fingers go against the entire concept of raking?

As for the 2 or 3 finger debate I dont really have much to offer you since I only play with 2 finger exept when I´m doint, string skippingn string jumpin or playing chords or arrpegios.

You seem to have a weird problem. It would make more sence to me to be fluent with 2 fingers before learning to play with 3(if you feel that that is necesery).

 

[Impression]

I use 3 fingers all the time, except i play slow parts, because there i don`t need speed. But using 3 fibgers i very comfortable.