Are You Fretting the Wrong Way? (Bass Fingering Showdown)

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  @BassBuzz · 6 years ago · pinned

  What fretting technique do you use most often? 🎸<br><br>Timestamps for this lesson:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdrDozdlEWc">0:00</a> - Fretting Technique Showdown<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdrDozdlEWc&amp;t=58">0:58</a> - Meet Your Challengers<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdrDozdlEWc&amp;t=124">2:04</a> - Round 1: Doing It To Death by James Brown<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdrDozdlEWc&amp;t=239">3:59</a> - Doing It To Death Play-along<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdrDozdlEWc&amp;t=293">4:53</a> - Round 2: Time Bomb by Rancid<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdrDozdlEWc&amp;t=362">6:02</a> - Time Bomb Play-along<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdrDozdlEWc&amp;t=403">6:43</a> - Round 3: Plush by Stone Temple Pilots<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdrDozdlEWc&amp;t=511">8:31</a> - Plush Play-along<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdrDozdlEWc&amp;t=555">9:15</a> - Final Judging + Fretting Myth<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdrDozdlEWc&amp;t=605">10:05</a> - Pros and Cons of Both Techniques<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdrDozdlEWc&amp;t=667">11:07</a> - How to Decide Which Technique<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdrDozdlEWc&amp;t=727">12:07</a> - 2 Principles of Good Fingerings

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• GA

  @GaslightGatekeepGirlboss_1 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Am i the only one whos fingers dont work like that? 😭

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• HE

  @henrysaravia4661 · 6 years ago

  That ending one finger technique was a huge flex

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  @HapyLLIuTeJIb · 6 years ago

  I personally don&apos;t have a choice in that matter. I&apos;m missing the ring finger on my left hand since 6 years old. So, Simandl it is. Gotta work with what I have.

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  @pablo_percebe · 6 years ago

  I basically use both techniques, it depends on what and when I&apos;m exactly playing

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  @perikholt3395 · 6 years ago

  Showoff. I just pick one note and stick to it until the song ends. 60% of the time, it works every time.

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  @umick-synths · 5 years ago

  I&apos;ve recently switched to Simandl. After watching all these female YouTube bassists and seeing the relaxed fluidity of their fretting, I stopped stretching for notes and started moving my hand. Already seeing an improvement.

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  @adrianfoote8281 · 6 years ago

  I&apos;d never heard of either technique so naturally shifted between the 2 as needed, the goal in mind was more about efficiency and less effort.

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• BA

  @bassist789 · 5 years ago (edited)

  I started on upright bass: simandl up to the 7th fret (generally), then four finger. That&apos;s the way boys and girls.

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  @p-man53 · 6 years ago

  As a person with very small hands playing bass is a challenge and OFPF is almost never an option, but makes me feel extra accomplished when I learn a line I love to play. I&apos;ve had to rely on Simandl for that reason, but practicing over and over again and adapting to a song better suited for OFPF than Simandl feels great. Just gotta practice and overcome guys!

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  @monsieurjjb · 5 years ago

  The first time (out of 20-30 bass teachers) I see somebody who acknowledges the benefits of a fingering other than one finger per fret.<br>Josh, you are a true wise man.

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  @lucythegiant4104 · 6 years ago

  I have to use Simandl for everything bc my fingers are too small lol

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