thebigyin Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I'll be the first to admit it i can't play Slap Bass to save my life but i have never really been that bothered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) If your good at it, and I mean really good and know when to use it, that's great. Otherwise it can come off as very corny, IMO Blue Edited October 20, 2017 by blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@23 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 [quote name='scannerman' timestamp='1508357072' post='3391698'] Gm is my slap key preference! [/quote] 😂 I use it more for fills in our set, or in a bridge maybe. We only do a couple of tunes that need it. Punters do like it. The breakbeat 16ths thing is so cliche, but people love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1508538403' post='3392904'] If your good at it, and I mean really good and know when to use it, that's great. Otherwise it can come off as very corny, IMO Blue [/quote] That is all performance ever summed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmjos Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Slap is about tone. If your tone is good and you can groove tightly its very nice. The odd bit of exhibitionism is also ok but machinegun bollocks - not even musical.Good pick work an be every bit funky.Its a tool which, if used well and in the right place, gives some great accent in a broader palate. For me its in - I don't care what other people's hang-ups are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 [quote name='pmjos' timestamp='1508675606' post='3393675'] Slap is about tone. If your tone is good and you can groove tightly its very nice. The odd bit of exhibitionism is also ok but machinegun bollocks - not even musical.Good pick work an be every bit funky.Its a tool which, if used well and in the right place, gives some great accent in a broader palate. For me its in - I don't care what other people's hang-ups are. [/quote] +1 to that! I'll have to 'fess to bringing out thumb slap for my first time ever at a gig on Saturday night just gone. Just one track in a 2 hour set: Kinks "You really got me". Not done on the original, I know, but just really seems to fit. And it was fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) I think this is a good example of tastefully incorporated slap into a bass solo. Early Bonamassa stuff. http://youtu.be/cGv5x7jKu0A Edited October 23, 2017 by PawelG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 +2 here viz tone Yes, too much treble and it's pretty irritating..Louis Johnson's tone was the mutts nuts for me but I can see why Level 42 Mark King's could grate. I can play machine gun style but it lacks the swing needed for deep down and dirty funk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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