Slapping your bass

[ChanMin]

kk ..will work on it. thanks man .

been doing the very cliche funk slap bass lines... was hoping to go deeper.

 

[3notesAbar]

Youre doing it on guitar on bandstand? If so, I'd say you have to re-look at the relationship between what you and your bass player are playing. If not, ignore my post, i think i get what you mean.

 

[ChanMin]

no lah just play at home for fun one.... self enrichment

 

[serialninja]

i enjoy slapping bass. it's pretty tricky, though, so sometimes i prefer to slap trout or salmon instead.

:smt040

 

[zhifa]

oh, i jus picked up bass too. slapping is a must learn. i think it's actually a technique used in double basses i think.. u can find more info at http://www.activebass.com/

 

[FeElDaGrOoVe]

i been pratiscing in a worng way i been slapping somewhere further near de bridge not at the neck -_- :roll:

 

[triplets]

bass playing, esp in slapping, is a relatively new technique. i suppose there isn't really right or wrong way per se, only some of the advices or ways ppl have experimented and thought more ergonimical or efficient. While checking out how other dudes are doing it, one can actually take it further, find the way tat's the most comfortable for himself, or even create sth new, just like victor Wooten's double thumping!

 

[CrispyEgg]

yeah, there are even inventions that "help" you to slap "better" like the SLAP RING!

 

[ZON_P]

there are alot of places where u can slaps.
near the bridge, on the pickups( becareful it might scratch ur pickup covers)
on the neck or the the area b4 inbetween the neck n neck PUs.

i've tried tem and i get diff tones. and if play around wif ur pickup selections u get alot of diff tones. . .

my two cent worth..

 

[CrispyEgg]

hey, which of you slap-fans use your bridge and which of you use your neck PUs? or a blend of both? and what PUs would you prefer?

i've noticed my neck soapbar gives a nicer tone, tho not as clear as my friend's MM PU.

 

[ZON_P]

i use both of it neck n bridge.
sometimes i use more to the bridge.

btw who slaps using the flea's style downwards one.. thumby is down..

 

[CrispyEgg]

wat do you mean thumb down? if u mean downward wrist motion slap, aye, me.