noteman Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Another Bass Lesson From Josh Fossgreen. [b] [url="http://interactivemusicteacher.com/blog/2012/01/23/how-to-sound-good-at-slap-bass-without-being-that-good/"]How To Sound Good At Slap Bass (without being that good)[/url][/b] Quote
Chris2112 Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Despite the fact that it takes a lot of work to be god-like slap player, this is a neat trick. I picked it up off Stuart Hamm's first instructional video years ago. Quote
chris_b Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 [size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial]If you're going to learn slap put your effort into learning a basic riff not some trick that won't sound that good in a number anyway. [/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial]If this is all you can play then don't slap in public until you've learnt something better than this.[/font][/color][/size] Quote
skidder652003 Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 but ive been a slapper in public my whole life! Quote
ZMech Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Does anyone else suspect that he probably put the Bach and Realbook nicely propped up in view for some minor kudos? Then again, I might just be a cynic. Quote
shizznit Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 I'm not a proficient slap player, but I do okay. I will bust it out if 'asked'. It doesn't really form any significant part of my style and I never wanted to concentrate on that technique as religiously as a lot of players out there. I'm certinaly not on the same level as Mark King or Les Claypool! You need to have a very good inbuilt clock in your head as well as the fingering dexterity for that technique. One doesn't exist without the other, even for basic phrasing. You have to play with confidence because you can make yourself sound like a right t*t when you mess up! Cool lesson for beginners. Thanks for posting. Quote
Killerfridge Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 I'm pretty certain that noteman is in fact Josh, and is just advertising (seeing as I've seen the username on multiple forums, and all they have ever posted are these videos) Quote
Pete Academy Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Probably the most pointless lesson ever. Quote
discreet Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 You can't practice while watching TV! It doesn't count! Quote
leftyhook Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 er.. I was doing that back in '84........then I put notes in there...........= a slap song.............then Mark King did it with great songs! Quote
Chris2112 Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 [quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1327433936' post='1511204'] Probably the most pointless lesson ever. [/quote] If you had seen the Expert Village lessons on slap you wouldn't be saying that! Quote
MB1 Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 MB1. At 2.20 does he say "Bass Players are total Wangsters?" Quote
Randy_Marsh Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Conan did a video like this on his youtube aaages ago. Still a neat trick to be able to bust out Quote
daz Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Randy_Marsh' timestamp='1327519780' post='1512868'] Conan did a video like this on his youtube aaages ago. Still a neat trick to be able to bust out [/quote] Conan ?? By Croms beard.! You mean they had the bass in ancient Cimeria ? Was a video found buried in an undergound castle, in ancient Hyborian lands ? Edited January 25, 2012 by daz Quote
Pete Academy Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 [quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1327518775' post='1512845'] If you had seen the Expert Village lessons on slap you wouldn't be saying that! [/quote] Sorry Chris, but I don't see how that can be anything but the thing that annoys the anti-slap brigade. Quote
Count Bassy Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 I've no idea about his slap ideas, but he doesn't seem to take himself too seriously, and I found it quite entertaining. Good for him! Quote
Randy_Marsh Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 [quote name='daz' timestamp='1327520419' post='1512887'] Conan ?? By Croms beard.! You mean they had the bass in ancient Cimeria ? Was a video found buried in an undergound castle, in ancient Hyborian lands ? [/quote] I should have said Conan off of this here site Quote
daz Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Randy_Marsh' timestamp='1327529539' post='1513081'] I should have said Conan off of this here site [/quote] Damn I bet Conan the Warrior would have played a mean slap bass. (unlike me who has utterly failed at slap bass despite two people attempting to teach me, and both failing miserably, Both mystified as to why although I was seemingly doing what i was supposed to, I was still getting either a dull thud or a horrible twang!) Edited January 26, 2012 by daz Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 [quote name='daz' timestamp='1327612682' post='1514322']...I was still getting either a dull thud or a horrible twang!) [/quote] ...as do all the other exponents of this 'dark art'. Sounds like you nailed it as good (or bad...) as them. Well done (I think...). Quote
Sean Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Does he have similar lessons for plectrum technique and fingerstyle, [i]I'm like seriously interested, Dude! [/i][i] [/i] Edited January 27, 2012 by Sean Quote
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