Bass guitar thumb position

Your fingers should be on their tips and placed just behind the frets (not on top of them). For greater support, the left hand thumb should be placed behind the neck of the bass, approximately opposite your index and middle fingers as shown in the photo below.

1. What is thumb position bass?
2. What is proper thumb position guitar?
3. Is it bad to play bass with your thumb?

What is thumb position bass?

In music performance and education, thumb position, not a traditional position, is a string instrument playing technique used to facilitate playing in the upper register of the double bass, cello, and related instruments, such as the electric upright bass.

What is proper thumb position guitar?

The proper placement of your thumb should be at the back of the neck, opposite your index finger. Sometimes your thumb will be around your middle finger, but that's fine too. The key thing to remember is that your thumb should generally be pointed upwards, almost perpendicular to the neck of the guitar.

Is it bad to play bass with your thumb?

The standard right-hand technique for playing bass guitar nowadays is plucking the strings using the first and second fingers alternately. Thumb plucking, however, has always been used as well. ... Using the thumb is the best way to get the fattest tone from your bass for certain music styles.