Timeline for In a bass guitar, how do I mute the strings that I am not playing?
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| Jul 31, 2015 at 9:22 | comment | added | Some_Guy | @gigahari this make sense to you? | |
| Jul 30, 2015 at 22:41 | history | edited | Some_Guy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
expansion: muting the string below
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| Jul 30, 2015 at 22:32 | comment | added | Some_Guy | preface to my answer, there are two types of finger strokes. "rest strokes" and "free strokes". Rest strokes are much much much more common when playing bass. It's where the finger lands on the next string down after playing (and "rests"). Also "down" and "below" in this context I mean pitch-wise. (you might think of this as up because, well, it's further from the floor haha) | |
| Jul 30, 2015 at 19:40 | comment | added | gigahari | Thanks @Some_Guy, but what if it is the other way round, ie playing the G string but want to mute the D string, can the same approach work? | |
| Jul 30, 2015 at 16:29 | comment | added | user28 | Agreed with this. You can also use your left palm in the event where you need your other fingers. | |
| Jul 30, 2015 at 9:31 | history | answered | Some_Guy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |