sliding harmonics

Topics about musical instruments other than guitar should go here. There's bound to be a Carter, LeRoi, or Yo-Yo Ma out there.

Moderators: onid41, jkanter

Post Reply
Xiablo
Posts: 42
Joined: Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:48 pm

sliding harmonics

Post by Xiablo »

i just cant do it....so hard. some basses can do it better then others though. is anybody here good at sliding harmonics on fretted basses?
Victor Wooten IS a God, case closed.
User avatar
i like tictacs
DMBTabs.com Authority
Posts: 8123
Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2004 8:44 am
Location: Burlington, Vermont

Post by i like tictacs »

I have it down. I'll get a video of it if you want tomorrow. It's tricky at first but if you just go slowly you can get it to go pretty fast, and all the way up the neck while still harmonic-ing.
sup d00d
User avatar
onid41
DMBTabs.com Authority
Posts: 22986
Joined: Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:30 pm
Location: long island

Post by onid41 »

damn i thought it said harmonicas
-dino
User avatar
GSR
DMBTabs.com Authority
Posts: 43625
Joined: Tue Dec 31, 2002 7:30 pm

Post by GSR »

I can't do this.
Andrew
Machtimus
DMBTabs.com Authority
Posts: 2208
Joined: Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:37 pm
Location: Bay Area

Post by Machtimus »

GSR wrote:I can't do this.
Practice. Did tictacs ever give you his video? It's fairly helpful. Remember that a lot of pressure is not required at all. You have to be more precise with your pressure while doing this then say doing an actual slide, obviously.
User avatar
GSR
DMBTabs.com Authority
Posts: 43625
Joined: Tue Dec 31, 2002 7:30 pm

Post by GSR »

Machtimus wrote:
GSR wrote:I can't do this.
Practice. Did tictacs ever give you his video? It's fairly helpful. Remember that a lot of pressure is not required at all. You have to be more precise with your pressure while doing this then say doing an actual slide, obviously.
never seen the video.
Andrew
bassman462
DMBTabs.com Authority
Posts: 12063
Joined: Sun Jun 27, 2004 5:38 pm
Location: Chapel Hill, NC

Post by bassman462 »

really people have a hard time with these? then I feel lucky, i picked it up after like 2 minutes. but i did have some one show me how to do them right there. I can't do full neck, I'd love to see the video, maybe there's more to them then i know.
M
User avatar
GSR
DMBTabs.com Authority
Posts: 43625
Joined: Tue Dec 31, 2002 7:30 pm

Post by GSR »

wtf, as soon as i move my finger it mutes the string.
Andrew
bassman462
DMBTabs.com Authority
Posts: 12063
Joined: Sun Jun 27, 2004 5:38 pm
Location: Chapel Hill, NC

Post by bassman462 »

ok so you hit the harmonic, and when you slide, you slide down as if it's a slope.


Image
M
User avatar
GSR
DMBTabs.com Authority
Posts: 43625
Joined: Tue Dec 31, 2002 7:30 pm

Post by GSR »

i have no idea what that means.
Andrew
bassman462
DMBTabs.com Authority
Posts: 12063
Joined: Sun Jun 27, 2004 5:38 pm
Location: Chapel Hill, NC

Post by bassman462 »

ok, then wait for mike's video, I'm sure it explains it better then me.
M
Post Reply