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Fix Weak Fingers Exercise
#BASSNATION do you ever struggle with your 3rd and 4th finger strength on your fretting hand? If so this lesson and exercise is definitely for you! Not only will this greatly increase your dexterity but it’s a great exercise overall for fretboard navigation! MAKE SURE TO TAKE THIS AT YOUR OWN PACE!
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This is a great exercise, and I have a very weak fourth finger. Also there are nice melodic motifs here which can be incorporated directly into playing. I notice again the incredibly rich bass tones you are getting alongside the clarity of the top mids. I can see that the bass is really good, but what are you running it through to get that lovely warm deep tone which I can NEVER seem to get!! Is it the GK combo? If I could achieve a sound like that it would inspire me to play better I know that. Please let me know and thanks for your great lessons.
Thanks so much, I’m just running it through my preamp which is the GK plex but I also plug directly into my interface which also gives me a similar tone. But don’t let that stop you. I practiced for years with nothing to plug into at all! There’s a bunch of elements that requires a decent sound not only the amp or preamp. And I’ll give you guys the insider on all of those soon. Or at least what I use to create my tone. Glad this exercise is helpful to you. It’s one of my favorites
Yes sure, I know there’s no magic formula or short cuts, and I’m not looking for them. I pay a lot of attention to the way I touch or pull or hit the strings, keeping my fingers right next to the bridge to keep it tight. I think that my Mexico Jazz Bass probably doesn’t have the natural deep bass frequencies coming through anyway. Anyway thanks for your reply, always an inspiration.
Man you been busy lot of lessons since I’ve checked in. Got the 1st. part starting on E8 back to D.
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Ha! I’m always busy lol. But thanks man, wanna give you guys as much as possible! This is an awesome exercise. It still trips me up from time to time
This is good stuff- is there a pdf for this?
Thanks Absolutely should be above video
yo d do u have the fingering in pdf for this exercise thx
Hey greg! Absolutely, you should be able to click the download link right above this video
Unfortunately the fingering isn’t included in this pdf. We may be able to add
thx ok that we be great
Hey Greg we went ahead and added the finger positioning for you on the new downloadable chart. Just click on the same link and it should be changed
d bro u are great really appreciate the fingerings but I have one question can I use the 3rd and 4 finger on each mode thx putting the fingering on the chart was great tho again thx
https://player.vimeo.com/video/497382891
yep thx exactly i was just talking about on the g string like on the Dorian
instead of 2-4-2-4
2-4 -3 -4 I get wht yur saying about everything lining up it’s yur exercise u know better than me 😅😅