Slapping with finger tips?

[Flippyhogwash]

Does anyone know the downside to slapping strings with your index, middle, and ring finger tips? I like the sound that it produces, I still achieve the “slap” sound, but don’t want to waist my time perfecting a bad technique. Thoughts?

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited March 11, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[Maude]

I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but if it's a technique that produces a usable sound that you like then crack on. 

John Entwistle of The Who had a technique where he did what I think you're doing. His fingers were kind of in line with the strings and he tapped with his fingertips to produce his heavy clanking tone, like a typewriter. 

[Ricky 4000]

Like Stan Sargeant.

Unusual how he has the bass strung upside-down as it were. 🙂

[Doctor J]

Doug Wimbish does that a lot, doesn't not do him no harm.

[mr4stringz]

8 hours ago, Doctor J said:

Doug Wimbish does that a lot, doesn't not do him no harm.

This. Leave it Alone off Living Colour’s Stain is a particularly great example to check out. Bloody love Wimbish.

Edited February 17, 2021 by mr4stringz

[Cuzzie]

Another nod for Doug Wimbish, and there is also that gentleman who straps his bass like a violin almost - his name escapes me - phenomenal player 

[Cuzzie]

Quinton Berry

 

Found him for ya - he is funky

[Maude]

That is quite the most bizarre way I've seen a bass played, and just looks plain wrong. But it sounds great and doesn't appear to be holding him back so crack on I say. 

I wonder what led to him adopting that style though. 

[Cato]

36 minutes ago, Maude said:

I wonder what led to him adopting that style though.

My thoughts exactly.

It's like someone handed a bass to a guy who'd never seen one before and told them to work out how to play it for themselves.

There's no denying it works for him though.

He's a better player than I am.

Edited February 17, 2021 by Cato

[Maude]

I've just noticed the black bass is a lefty, converted to a righty to get the controls and jack out of the way but keep the E string at the top. He hasn't just stumbled on this way of playing. 

[fleabag]

He's amazing and pretty unique.

[Maude]

14 minutes ago, Maude said:

I've just noticed the black bass is a lefty, converted to a righty to get the controls and jack out of the way but keep the E string at the top. He hasn't just stumbled on this way of playing. 

I'm wrong, it must be a righty due to the length of the top horn, but the controls and jack must have been relocated. Or it was built from scratch for him. Intriguing. 

[Ricky 4000]

He's a circus freak. But I gets to steal his funky way of playing 'Fame', so I gets the last laugh. 🤗

[visog]

Arch-denizen of the music show, Nigel Clutterbuck (surname sounds like the technique) does a good line in this combined with slap and pull. Here's one of his typical note-sandwiches...

 

[Cuzzie]

 

man himself explaining

[Bassassin]

8 minutes ago, visog said:

Arch-denizen of the music show, Nigel Clutterbuck (surname sounds like the technique) does a good line in this combined with slap and pull. Here's one of his typical note-sandwiches...

That's amazing for all the wrong reasons. Could almost have been me, after I worked out how Mark King did that machine-gun triplets thing. Assuming my next thought had been "wonder how I can make my bass sound like a box of springs & ball bearings being chucked down the stairs".

[Cuzzie]

 

[Ricky 4000]

I can't stand Doug Wimbish.

[Cuzzie]

7 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

I can't stand Doug Wimbish.

Muzz was better - but our Doug still ain’t too shabby

[AndyTravis]

51 minutes ago, visog said:

Arch-denizen of the music show, Nigel Clutterbuck (surname sounds like the technique) does a good line in this combined with slap and pull. Here's one of his typical note-sandwiches...

 

He’s a lovely bloke - had a few beers with him a good while ago now.

I can’t remember what he calls that stuff he does, it’s got a name like “tappaclique” or something along those lineswhich could’ve been pulled out of thin air.

Anyhow, he absolutely knows it can empty a room like a post egg cress butty fart.

He’s is a very decent player otherwise, but sharing a trade stand next to it for a full day Is exhausting 😂

Edit - he calls it “Rhythmsync” - so catchy a name I had to go looking to remember it. 
 

Still, lovely fella.

Edited February 17, 2021 by AndyTravis

[AndyTravis]

8 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

I can't stand Doug Wimbish.

He never shuts up about you though, funny isn’t it...how two people can have such oppositional views on their friendship...

😉

[Frank Blank]

11 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

I can't stand Doug Wimbish.

He speaks well of you...

[Ricky 4000]

Hhhhh, he's probably trying to Carl his way into my band as well then. 😬

[4000]

58 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

That's amazing for all the wrong reasons. Could almost have been me, after I worked out how Mark King did that machine-gun triplets thing. Assuming my next thought had been "wonder how I can make my bass sound like a box of springs & ball bearings being chucked down the stairs".

I’ve never really understood why Nigel gets so much grief. He’s usually asked to do this stuff when demonstrating gear, or when he’s just amusing himself (he used to work in A1 Music in Manchester, my regular haunt). He’s a lovely bloke too. 

God forbid anyone ever films me playing in a music shop, razzing around like Matt Garrison on speed. 😂