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Originally Posted by srick
I've been working with a thumb pick in this position for several days and notice a couple of good things:
- My bass is more regular and I insert fewer extra notes. This was a problem I had when the pick was above the knuckle (most folks pick placement). I suspect that my distal (furthest out) thumb flexed at a different rate than the main thumb and tend to double up on the note. IOW, I wasn't keeping the whole thumb stiff. My thumbpicking always seemed to lack consistency and a good rhythm. Let's hope that this is a watershed moment.
-There is better palm muting and I am getting a really good bass thump.
Hey, if this technique was good enough for "The Rev" . . .
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I've just been trying this again too, and it is particularly good for palm muting. Also, the pick feels much more 'locked' in place. Am going to keep practicing with this. Cheers