Gregory's Server@sabandijo @amiserabilist p-bass had a tug bar below the strings because originally it was thought that players of the electric bass guitar would use their thumbs.
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@sabandijo @amiserabilist Me too, as an upright bass tends to be fingered I would have assumed the electric 'horizontal' bass would have been designed to be played the same way. It was only after I heard someone say it was originally designed to be played with the thumb that I wondered about it and did a little digging. I'm not sure it was designed that way but it was expected to be played with the thumb. 😁 I'm currently checking info on it 😁 It's so amusing. I'll try to play mine like that to see how it feels. PD: by looking for info I realized I still don't have a P bass and have been checking them out 😅 I hope I can resist buying one. |
@Bearfaced @amiserabilist oh! Thanks! I had no idea. It just feels weird to me 😁.
I use to place my thumb on the pickups, but I learned with an electric Jazz bass.
(And I am not very knowledgeable).