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Topic: technique to "bounce" the bar |
Don Walters
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Saskatchewan Canada
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Posted 19 Sep 2006 2:19 pm |
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What's the best way to "bounce" the bar when playing songs like Remington Ride, etc. I always life the bar and use the nose, but it seems to me there may be a more efficient way. I've tried sliding it "away" and "towards", but either that's wrong or I need a lot more practise doing it.
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Jerry Roller
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Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 19 Sep 2006 6:35 pm
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Don, I will try to help you. Try tightening up or tensing the muscles in the bar hand from the elbow down and you will find it much easier to bounce the bar and do it quicker. It's like trying to get opposing muscles to work against each other at the same time. I know no other way to say it. Just give it a try. I would also recommend using the nose of the bar.
Jerry[This message was edited by Jerry Roller on 19 September 2006 at 07:36 PM.] |
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Tracy Sheehan
From:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 19 Sep 2006 9:02 pm
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| What Jerry said.And if you want to play the Speedy West style using bar chatter it is sort of the same thing.You hold the bar and strain the mussles up to the elbow. |
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David Wren
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Placerville, California, USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2006 7:36 am
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I would add, use enough force that you are getting a "spring" action from the string's tension.
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2006 9:44 am
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| I used to have to do a "bar-chatter" during a break, in an up tempo swing tune. Just before I started, I switched the bar to my right hand and when I bounced it, I blocked the strings with my left hand. |
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Bryan Bradfield
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Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Posted 20 Sep 2006 6:30 pm
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| Damping is definitely necessary. It can be done with the edge of the left hand while bouncing the bar with the same (left) hand. Also, the bar bounce can be accomplished without tensing muscles. One helpful thing is to increase the volume with the pedal when bouncing the bar, in order to reduce the power behind the bounce, thereby reducing the chance of chewing up the fretboard. |
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2006 9:35 pm
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Bryan is correct of course for the Speedy West bar chatter, you would block the strings with the back of the bar hand but you asked a question concerning "Remington Ride" in which case you would not dampen the string as you are alternating the 2nd fret note and the open string in a sort of pull off, hammer on effect. These are actually two completely different techniques but I can't accomplish either one with any speed without tightening up the muscles in the lower arm.
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John Daugherty
From:
Rolla, Missouri, USA
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 21 Sep 2006 8:13 am
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Don,, stay out of the bars. 
check your email.
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Kenny Dail
From:
Kinston, N.C. R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Sep 2006 4:44 pm
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Don your technique for the bounce on Remington Ride is the way you indicated with the nose of the bar. If you bounce the bar (not the nose) one the E string and use the nose on the C you might find it easier. Of course if you are using the high G as the first string on a C6 tuning you would use the nose as you indicated. It is not an easy thing to master but with practice you can do it...
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kd...and the beat goes on...
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Kenny Dail
From:
Kinston, N.C. R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Sep 2006 4:46 pm
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BTW: I herd Herbie did this tunevusing the A6 tuning.
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kd...and the beat goes on...
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