Best Source for learning to Tap

[Delberthot]

I've been playing 21 years now and I've toyed with the idea of learning how to tap for while.

What would be the best method of learning this style?

Not sure whether it would be video, book or whatever else and if so can anyone name some titles for me that would be good?

Looking to do a bit of this:

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JwaMeThlvzE"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JwaMeThlvzE[/url]

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OHHYWiTSNcI&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OHHYWiTSNcI&...feature=related[/url]

The tapping part of it is what interests me but would also be interested in the chording and slap side of it. I can slap but have never studied it properly to get the best from it. I get the chance to do solos with the rock band so it would be good to do something a bit different from playing a million miles an hour which is what I normally do.

Edited January 24, 2009 by Delberthot

[velvetkevorkian]

I have [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Hand-Tapping-Workouts-Electric-Qwikguide/dp/0786658819/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232889455&sr=8-1"]this book[/url] which is rather good for less than the price of a couple of pints. I also have a couple of basic piano transcriptions I can post if there's any desire for them.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

I suppose the best thing would be to find out if one of your
fave bass players has a DVD ie Hotlicks.
I had a Stu Hamm one . Trouble is ,I spent more time running before I could walk
and eventually went back to the basics.

I find that what I do (playing rock covers) doesn't require all the tricks of the circus.
When I first learned the very basics and was looking for inspiration,
I got the Rudy Sarzo one. (ok, I was a metalhead and it was back in the hair days)
It was great for me as it showed bits from all of the party tricks but never went off track with the fundamentals.

I do wish that I could go back in time,be transported to LA and Jeff Berlin was my teacher.. ^_^

Good luck anyway

[xgsjx]

Hi,

I got a few books in the 80's about all sorts of techniques & one had Bill Sheehan talking about how he would put his middle finger over his index finger to tap as it would give more pressure onto the "tap". I used to do this but as I got better at the technique I found I crossed my fingers less & less.

A lot of tapping in the vein of what Mr Hamm is doing requires turning the volume up louder than what you would have it for "normal" playing (you can see him do this on the Japan vid) as to hear the hammered on notes clearer with left & right hands & learn to have a more lighter touch than you would for most other styles. He's still some player!

Hope this info assists you a little.

G

[Randy_Marsh]

im into a little bit of tapping and found that some primus really helped me to learn how to do it, especially DMV as it's quite simple. The question i have is, where the hell in a song can a bassist do this unless its a solo as iv put a tapping riffs over the guitar in my band and it just sounds empty... an tips?