Bass Lesson: The Fast “Fade” Trick (All in the Fingers)

Here’s a quick lesson about a little trick for manually fading a note without using a volume control.

It really is all in the fingers, and I bet it’ll come in handy.

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  1. u can also do it with your fretting hand too, just as long as u dont press too hard

  2. Good trick. Resting your palm behind the bridge and rolling it forward can be useful in a similar way.

  3. Usefull when you don’t have a volume pedal..