Search found 5 matches

by bargeanimal
Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:47 pm
Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
Topic: Vibrato / Glissando
Replies: 11
Views: 14077

Sliding Vibrato

Wow this has really turned out to be a most informative document you've created. Hopefully many people will benefit from it in the future. The video link is absolutely fantastic. Why couldn't I find something like that in the first place? I'm still working on it every day. Not really any progress to...
by bargeanimal
Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:57 pm
Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
Topic: Vibrato / Glissando
Replies: 11
Views: 14077

Sliding Vibrato

Hey Fretlesssince68 thanks so much for all this extremely interesting information. My D'addario Chromes arrived today so I stuck them on the bass straight away. Of course I wasn't in the slightest bit surprised to find out my vibrato still doesn't work. However there is a lot less pain which is hope...
by bargeanimal
Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:57 pm
Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
Topic: Vibrato / Glissando
Replies: 11
Views: 14077

Sliding Vibrato

"Basically, you start the vibrato using violin technique, then break the skin contact of the intonating finger and let it slide. Continue to slide up and down the fingerboard in a controlled manner. Get as radical as you wish." I'm trying to visualise this. I wish I could see it done on video. The b...
by bargeanimal
Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:12 pm
Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
Topic: Vibrato / Glissando
Replies: 11
Views: 14077

Sliding Vibrato

Hey thank you so much FretLessSince68 for your reply, the information and especially the warm welcome. I'm surprised no one has brought this up before. I appreciate if done badly vibrato is horrible but I love nice vibrato. The violin type vibrato is beautiful but being a much smaller instrument, I ...
by bargeanimal
Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:42 am
Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
Topic: Vibrato / Glissando
Replies: 11
Views: 14077

Vibrato / Glissando

Hi all, I've been looking all over the internet and youtube for a video which shows how to do sliding vibrato on a fretless bass. I think the correct term for what I'm talking about is "Glissando". I mean not just rocking the fingers back and forth on the string but actually sliding to get that wide...