Let's hear some bad rhythm

MichaelHorowitz

klaatu wrote:

I'm just guessing here, based on my own experience, but it may be that doing even an inaudible up stroke helps one to get more of a relaxed swing feel into the hand and keep the rhythm from becoming stiff.

I don't think anyone does a totally inaudible upstroke....it's just very subtle and light. When you do it right it sounds like a ride cymbal which is very cool. But not the doo wacka doo wacka doo sound that very heavy handed and slow upstrokes create.

No upstroke is cool too....very clean and you can mash the bass strings a little more which gives it a heavier sound.

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klaatu

Michael Horowitz wrote:

I don't think anyone does a totally inaudible upstroke....it's just very subtle and light.

Yeah, it would be almost impossible to be totally inaudible. I guess I meant inaudible in the midst of two or three other rhythm instruments.

djangology

I would love to hear some persons post some (short) recordings of bad rhythm of their own (when they first started this style) and then say something about how they overcame it. If I remember, I will try to post something later.