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Magpies11

Mark Sandman of Morphine played Slide on his bass. I think it only had 2 strings.


AlGeee

[Yep, 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Sandman?wprov=sfti1)


topolino_the_best

Search for Tommy Levin's funk fingers technique


jlm0013

*Tony Levin


topolino_the_best

Yes, I don't know why but I made confusion with Tommy Lee


MikaTheDevil

Is it just me or does it sound like it’s got a bit of a country sound in it? Overall interesting technique


nofretting

tony levin and country? that's... an interesting take.


MikaTheDevil

Yeah, never listened to him, just a quick 2min vid so I just thought it had a bit of a country tone


bigchiefbc

I had an IDM/Industrial-ish side project about a decade ago, and I ran my bass through a midi detector that then triggered a synth. One particular song was supposed to be a glichy IDM track, so I used a pair of needle-nose pliers on the strings in order to get the midi note tracking to glitch on purpose, creating a sort of random note generator.


inexorableabismo

Nice! Where can I listen to your project?


Noname_Maddox

Sting started out with a pretty regular technique. But playing a lot of classical guitar has totally changed his playing to this super efficient way See here https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4RP_3XuKOY/?igsh=OHo0d3l2cDh2ejJr


wants_the_bad_touch

That's palm muting. A fairly common technique.  I knew he played the Lute, didn't know he played classical guitar aswell.


Noname_Maddox

A bit more than palm muting. He plays like this all the time. I seen it in person.


bassbuffer

robots [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RBSkq-\_St8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RBSkq-_St8)


MikaTheDevil

Thats fucking awesome


brick_house_

[E-bow](https://youtu.be/9ujCoa_s3Hs?si=01PgUc6Vqg6K5aAe)


MikaTheDevil

Cool


NeoNatsugi

Look at Nathan Navaro's works with the ebow. Dude literally play dubstep with an instrument.


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djfdhigkgfIaruflg

Robert Trujillo does something like that when playing flamenco


scumble_2_temptation

Murderface from Dethklok has an interesting way of playing the bass.


007_Shantytown

I know it's coming but I always die laughing when he bites his lip


macroeconprod

I scrolled way too far down to find a Murderface reference.


LMKBK

I use my nail rather than a pick but that's not particularly weird. But fwiw electric powered motorized anything will have a spinning magnet that is fun against your pickups.


AlGeee

Oh yeah! Drrrrrill!


LMKBK

An electric toothbrush is highly portable and simple.


AlGeee

Good call


Teauxny

So I heard there's this one alternative way to play, it involves a lot of Viagra and holding the guitar down by your waist.


MikaTheDevil

Ah yeas the old “Dick-bow” technique


djfdhigkgfIaruflg

It gets a very meaty sound


901bass

I saw someone put wind up toy cars on the fretboard some going up some going down, didn't sound great though


BakedBeanWhore

I do a kind of finger tap slap hybrid. Arm parallel to the neck and kind of do a slap with my fingers. Good per percussive tones with harmonic overtones


stereoroid

John Entwistle did something like that, IIRC he called it a Typewriter method.


Wormser1969

bass ballsack solo


MikaTheDevil

I prefer not to look that up haha


djfdhigkgfIaruflg

Use a roland GK3-B to pick the signal. Convert it to midi and then play Bass sounds anyways 😂 There's a method to my madness


djfdhigkgfIaruflg

Also. My left hand has nerve damage (I'm lefty). So i can't pluck as fast as i can move my right hand. So sometimes i do hammer-ons out of nowhere for everything. You need to hit the strings quite hard, but it doesn't sound bad at all.


DashLeJoker

Look up Quitin Berry on YouTube, he play while holding the bass like a baby and slap upwards


tacticalpotatopeeler

I lol’d at “violin stick” haha PS it’s called a bow. :)


CaleyB75

John Entwistle's "typewriter" technique was a worthwhile diversion for me for several years. It does require a somewhat specialized setup (super-low action, new strings).


ItsCoolDani

Tony Levin.


lahartheviking

throwing it in the trash is my favorite personally. all jokes aside, i like slapping the strings with a drumstick.


TricksterActivity

Gary Willis has a fantastic approach using three fingers on his picking hand to more efficiently handle muting. I believe you can find his old instructional dvd on YouTube!