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Post Re: Straight Eighths vs. Two-Handed Bass
Wow Greg! I somehow missed ever seeing this video! what gem!!!


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pg.28 "Free Hands" Emmetts book

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I'm just dying to know...how fast can you pump out straight eighths?

(I'm inspired to keep going, but I listen to a lot of metal where we're talking 16th notes at 120 BPM+, so I wonder what speeds are attainable!)

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k.graz wrote:
I'm just dying to know...how fast can you pump out straight eighths?

(I'm inspired to keep going, but I listen to a lot of metal where we're talking 16th notes at 120 BPM+, so I wonder what speeds are attainable!)

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I took your challenge and it looks like I can manage 1/16th notes at 160 bpm on the lowest bass string (though I don't know for how long!)

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Greg,

That is SUPER AMAZING, and I'm really excited to see that it can, indeed, be done (really the impetus for my question).

Time to hit the woodshed!!!

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k.graz wrote:
Greg,

That is SUPER AMAZING, and I'm really excited to see that it can, indeed, be done (really the impetus for my question).

Time to hit the woodshed!!!

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~Nick "Klaus" G.
Hi Nick,

The more vertical the fretboard is the easier this is to do. A lower angle makes it much harder to involve the hands and arms.

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Post Re: Straight Eighths vs. Two-Handed Bass
That's really good advice, Greg, especially given the nuances of stick technique that you've shared!

I'm wondering if now is the time to switch away from the NS/Stick and back to a more "traditional" stick.

Don't get me wrong, I love the NS, but it sits far more horizontally on my already awkwardly shaped body. I may have to seriously consider a Stick Bass again...

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P.S. This thread has been very helpful thus far! Thanks everyone!

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