Open Bass Strums (GH:M) Broken?

**metabetalligata** · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:35 pm Post subject: Open Bass Strums (GH:M) Broken?

I did search to see if this kinda topic had been covered but didn't find anything.

Anyway, I want to know if the open (purple) strums for bass on GH:M and possibly other games are broken, particularly when used as a hammer-on, I've noticed that whenever I try to play open strum as a hammer-on, it nearly always drops the note, resulting in me having to strum every one of them so I don't muck up and FC.

Anyone else noticed this? or is it just me over-reacting about it?
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**superspaz117** · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:49 pm Post subject:

I think what you are doing (and what I used to do quite often starting out on bass) is that you are letting go of the open pull-offs too early, try keeping hold of the fret for a little longer before letting go

and to my knowledge the open strums are not broken in anyway
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**ElementOfZero** · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:50 pm Post subject:

How do you hammeron an open note?
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**metabetalligata** · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:00 pm Post subject:

I've tried it like that, still doesn't work

guess I just have bad luck when it comes to them, not really a fan of them either tbh, preferred the GH3 method of doing bass, even though this method is more 'realistic'.

And what I mean is say for example I had a blue note followed by an open strum that was glowing (as a HO/PO does) I'd strum the blue, then release it to hit the open note and around 7/10 times it will actually hit, the other 3 times it doesn't and I end up strumming it in the paranoia that it won't work.
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**metabetalligata** · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:08 pm Post subject:

Guess so, I s'pose that's the price I pay for being mainly a drummer and only having limited hand/eye co-ordination :P

Meh, I'll get there eventually I guess
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**iceefudgesickle** · Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 517

I think I encountered occasional issues with broken notes on bass charts in GH:Van Halen, and I think that was because purple tapping notes were mixed in and it messed things up. Otherwise, they work perfectly. You're probably letting go too early. If that's not the case, there's a chance your buttons are slightly sticky and they're still considered held down after you release, which would cause the problem.
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**metabetalligata** · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:16 pm Post subject:

Hmm, that's interesting, because I use the LP (have used it for ages) but then bought an Xplorer cos I liked the shape better, and it's actually the Xplorer that has a key that is bad (the blue) which takes a considerable amount of force to push it.

That being said my LP is starting to show it's age and is now randomly dropping notes

only upside is the strumbar still works fine

Thanks anyway, I'll give what you guys have said a try and report back tomorrow (hopefully)
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**Ontwikseltsaar** · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:35 pm Post subject:

On SH and within every GH community the term hammer-on and pull-off is interchangeable. Usually the term hammer-on is used for a glowing note. One note is often even referred to as being a "HOPO", an acronym which, when fully written out as hammer-on pull-off, comprises both terms.

Besides, who, besides people playing GH1X, actually "pulls" off notes when doing, for example, scales (meaning a lower fret is pressed in before releasing the higher fret)?

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**metabetalligata** · Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:00 am Post subject:

Damn, ya got me :P

I guess this was sort of a half rant, cos I do get quite annoyed with them..

Anyway, tried what you guys said to do (played No Leaf Clover/ X Bass) and it worked, the first couple of times then it went back to not working.

Guess I'll just have to get used to it, if someone would be kind enough to lock the thread?
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**SpoonMan** · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 3631

desimate bass was FC'd. open note pull-offs work just fine.

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**metabetalligata** · Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:11 pm Post subject:

Ok, so it seems to only be me who has trouble with them

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