All thumbs Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) Hi y'all! First post on here since the 'Richwood vs Warwick' bass poll lol! I've just completed the first of a series of short youtube videos introducing folk the the SLAP BASS technique which I thought I'd share here :-) I've never done anything like this before so I'd be really interested to know what you think of the way it's presented etc. Here we go... Lesson 1 - Overview of Slap Bass Lesson 2 - Slap Pattern 1 Lesson 3 - Getting a clear Slap Lesson 4 - Slap Pattern 2 Lesson 5 - Hammer-ons & Pull-offs Cheers, Scott. Edited July 7, 2011 by All thumbs Quote
BottomE Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 [quote name='All thumbs' post='1262802' date='Jun 9 2011, 03:25 PM']Hi y'all! First post on here since the 'Richwood vs Warwick' bass poll lol! I've just completed the first of a series of short youtube videos introducing folk the the SLAP BASS technique which I thought I'd share here :-) I've never done anything like this before so I'd be really interested to know what you think of the way it's presented etc. Here we go - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GObmwIYwnMQ"]Slap Bassics by Scott Whitley - Lesson 1[/url] Cheers, Scott.[/quote] Hi Scott, Good luck with your videos. Watch out for the anti-slappists who don't seem to have found your thread yet I had a look and my feedback would be to be more concise and to start playing sooner. You are gonna loose peeps interest if there is too much talking - low attention spans and all that. Also a closer camera shot of the hands would be better. Cheers, Jerry Quote
All thumbs Posted June 9, 2011 Author Posted June 9, 2011 [quote name='BottomE' post='1262875' date='Jun 9 2011, 04:29 PM']Hi Scott, Good luck with your videos. Watch out for the anti-slappists who don't seem to have found your thread yet I had a look and my feedback would be to be more concise and to start playing sooner. You are gonna loose peeps interest if there is too much talking - low attention spans and all that. Also a closer camera shot of the hands would be better. Cheers, Jerry[/quote] Thanks for the feedback Jerry! Lol at 'anti slappists' :-) Strange folk! Anyhow that's one of the barriers I want to break down with these vid's and help folks understand that slap is a way of playing a note - note a style or fashion accessory. Quote
jay249 Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 Cool looking guitar. I'm always surprised by how bass players in particular can be tempted by puns and wordplay Quote
All thumbs Posted June 9, 2011 Author Posted June 9, 2011 [quote name='jay249' post='1262915' date='Jun 9 2011, 04:53 PM']Cool looking guitar. I'm always surprised by how bass players in particular can be tempted by puns and wordplay[/quote] Bass players using puns? On what BASSIS do you draw this conclusion? ...sorry! Quote
skidder652003 Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 1st lesson was great, look forward to checking out the rest! As a begginer of slap the "secret" was in the left hand slap as you said. You showing just how relatively slowly you can actually move your thumb was really encouraging! Looking forward to being shown some cool licks, well done and thanks! Quote
All thumbs Posted June 9, 2011 Author Posted June 9, 2011 [quote name='skidder652003' post='1262934' date='Jun 9 2011, 05:13 PM']1st lesson was great, look forward to checking out the rest! As a begginer of slap the "secret" was in the left hand slap as you said. You showing just how relatively slowly you can actually move your thumb was really encouraging! Looking forward to being shown some cool licks, well done and thanks![/quote] No problem - thank YOU! Quote
kjm Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 excellent well explained and easy to follow look forward to next one Quote
All thumbs Posted June 9, 2011 Author Posted June 9, 2011 [quote name='kjm' post='1263012' date='Jun 9 2011, 06:04 PM']excellent well explained and easy to follow look forward to next one[/quote] Cheers :-) Quote
All thumbs Posted June 10, 2011 Author Posted June 10, 2011 (edited) 2 more videos uploaded (in first post). Edited June 10, 2011 by All thumbs Quote
Conan Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 That Richwood sounds nice! Videos are pretty good! Even "basic" slap is a very difficult thing to get across on a video, so I think you do a good job on that front. You maybe want to position your mic a bit closer to your mouth though, as there is quite a big volume difference between the bass and your voice - especially on the first video. What strings do you use on the Richwood BTW? Quote
All thumbs Posted June 10, 2011 Author Posted June 10, 2011 [quote name='Conan' post='1263783' date='Jun 10 2011, 11:56 AM']That Richwood sounds nice! Videos are pretty good! Even "basic" slap is a very difficult thing to get across on a video, so I think you do a good job on that front. You maybe want to position your mic a bit closer to your mouth though, as there is quite a big volume difference between the bass and your voice - especially on the first video. What strings do you use on the Richwood BTW?[/quote] Thanks for the comments! The strings on the Richwood are Elites 35-95, but I normally use Rotosound Funkmaster 30-90 (not much difference). Quote
FuNkShUi Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 Good quality vids. great playing and great tone!!! but i agree with the gent up the top, if i was using these lessons as a tool for my development id prefer a bit more playing, earlier on. Maybe leave each video with a really basic riff to learn befor ewatching the next one? Hope you dont think of this as negative criticism, its like i said, i thought the vid/playing/tone was great throughout! Quote
bassicinstinct Posted June 10, 2011 Posted June 10, 2011 Absolutely bloomin' marvelous!! You deserve a knighthood my friend! Quote
All thumbs Posted June 14, 2011 Author Posted June 14, 2011 [quote name='bassicinstinct' post='1264329' date='Jun 10 2011, 07:57 PM']Absolutely bloomin' marvelous!! You deserve a knighthood my friend! [/quote] Why thanks you very much kind Sir! :-) Quote
gazzer86 Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Scott I am new to bass guitar and am interested in learning a bit of "slap" in the future. You explained things very clearly and I found the lessons very informative. I am looking forward to trying out the techniques and pattern set out in your lessons. Thanks Gazzer Quote
All thumbs Posted June 15, 2011 Author Posted June 15, 2011 [quote name='gazzer86' post='1268365' date='Jun 14 2011, 11:02 AM']Scott I am new to bass guitar and am interested in learning a bit of "slap" in the future. You explained things very clearly and I found the lessons very informative. I am looking forward to trying out the techniques and pattern set out in your lessons. Thanks Gazzer[/quote] Thanks Gazzer - I'll have more videos online soon too :-) Quote
All thumbs Posted July 6, 2011 Author Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) Lesson 4 just uloaded into 1st post :-) Edited July 6, 2011 by All thumbs Quote
Blademan_98 Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 A very brave post on this forum! I have seen so many 'I hate slap' posts over the last few months I have had a go and still can't do it (but will keep trying). Just don't tell anyone else I am trying to slap! Quote
All thumbs Posted July 6, 2011 Author Posted July 6, 2011 [quote name='Blademan_98' post='1294771' date='Jul 6 2011, 02:20 PM']A very brave post on this forum! I have seen so many 'I hate slap' posts over the last few months I have had a go and still can't do it (but will keep trying). Just don't tell anyone else I am trying to slap![/quote] Hey I'm just being me :-) Keep trying - building up from a very slow tempo gradually is the key. Takes lots of practice but is a great expressive tool once you've got it. :-D Quote
All thumbs Posted July 7, 2011 Author Posted July 7, 2011 And here's lesson 5 - Hammer-ons & Pull-offs... Lesson 5 - Hammer-ons & Pull-offs Quote
Andy Posted July 7, 2011 Posted July 7, 2011 Excellent stuff Scott! - I just watched them all - very clear / concise and, as you said your were aiming to do, demistyfied the basic technique. I hope you're going to keep going with these lessons - can't wait to see the intermediate/advanced series Quote
All thumbs Posted July 7, 2011 Author Posted July 7, 2011 [quote name='Andy' post='1295666' date='Jul 7 2011, 09:15 AM']Excellent stuff Scott! - I just watched them all - very clear / concise and, as you said your were aiming to do, demistyfied the basic technique. I hope you're going to keep going with these lessons - can't wait to see the intermediate/advanced series [/quote] Cheers Andy :-D Quote
All thumbs Posted July 7, 2011 Author Posted July 7, 2011 [quote name='Badass' post='1295811' date='Jul 7 2011, 11:38 AM']Nice insight into this technique. Thanks [/quote] No problem - thank you! Quote
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