Techniques Noob section

[whoneedstherapy]

Does anyone else here change fingers when sliding up/down the fret board?

I find i've picked up a habit of changing fingers when sliding 4-5 frets or more up the top of the neck (this is bass mind you so guitarists think about 8 frets). I find it enables me to faster in the opposite way of the slide for the following notes.

 

[The Apparition]

Does anyone else here change fingers when sliding up/down the fret board?

I find i've picked up a habit of changing fingers when sliding 4-5 frets or more up the top of the neck (this is bass mind you so guitarists think about 8 frets). I find it enables me to faster in the opposite way of the slide for the following notes.

Maybe i'm missing something or reading into this the wrong way but dude, i have no idea what you're talking about!

 

[whoneedstherapy]

you never play one note and slide EG holding the 3rd fret on the E string, pluck the string and slide from the 3rd fret to the 7th or 8th fret?

 

[FerretallicA]

Hint- start from the start. You didn't make sense to anyone the first time and all you're doing is elaborating on chaos

 

[RavenHasFlownAway]

you never play one note and slide EG holding the 3rd fret on the E string, pluck the string and slide from the 3rd fret to the 7th or 8th fret?

Your cooking what for dinner?

 

[Nebulous]

you never play one note and slide EG holding the 3rd fret on the E string, pluck the string and slide from the 3rd fret to the 7th or 8th fret?

You slide from 3 to 8 instead of changing fingers? Depends on where the next note lies.

 

[whoneedstherapy]

ok say i'm playing a piece that requires a slide from the 3rd fret to the 8th fret on the E string. I'll use my index finger to fret the note on the 3rd fret but as i'm sliding up towards the 8th fret i'll lower my ring finger onto the string in front of my index finger and complete the slide with my ring finger. I'll do a similar thing sliding down except with the fingers the other way around. I'm not sure how i picked it up or why but it seems to come in handy.

Clear as mud?

 

[FerretallicA]

I get what you mean now. Swapping fingers mid-slide simply to complete the slide sounds a bit cumbersome... but whatever works for you, run with it . I sometimes do something similar in going from a slide to a hammer-on for the last fret transition in a slide but it's more to add emphasis to the final/exit note of the slide than something that comes natural or for ease of sliding. You can also get a "pursit" sound (for lack of knowing any proper term) by swapping fingers to different frets. Say for example you slide from 5th to 10th with your ring finger... then just as you hit the 10th you have your index finger on the 7th fret and release the ring finger from the slide at 10th, then continue the slide up with the index finger from 7th to 15th or whatever. If you're really comfortable with swapping fingers you can try repeatedly hammering on around the fret of your main sliding finger to create a trill effect throughout the slide. The point is you could train yourself to just slide with one finger like a 'proper' guitarist... or you could explore the quirks of your technique and see how far you can expand your bag of tricks as a result. Don't necessarily consider 'incorrect' technique to be a bad thing because quirks can be large part of developing your own style. Marty Friedman's earlier solo albums are a prime example of unconventional technique having the potential to create a distinct and unique sound.

 

[The Apparition]

ok say i'm playing a piece that requires a slide from the 3rd fret to the 8th fret on the E string. I'll use my index finger to fret the note on the 3rd fret but as i'm sliding up towards the 8th fret i'll lower my ring finger onto the string in front of my index finger and complete the slide with my ring finger. I'll do a similar thing sliding down except with the fingers the other way around. I'm not sure how i picked it up or why but it seems to come in handy.

Clear as mud?

Aah ok. Honestly that sounds like a strange and pointless thing to do Luke! And there could be some string noise from when you refret the other finger on the string. That sounds like a bit of a bad habit dude!

 

[whoneedstherapy]

I can slide normally as well, but as ferret said it does allow you to hammer on if you so wish. I just find it's easier and quicker for me especially if the next few notes are in the opposite direction to the slide on the fretboard.