How to make a funky punk slap bassline (early flea style, freakystyle)

[Bongo]

Hey folks, my band and i are diving into a punk-funk vibe with our latest tune, and we're craving a slap bassline with a thick groove. While I've nailed the technique, writer's block is hitting hard. Any tips to break through, writing normal finger style basslines arent a struggle but this is a whole diffrent world for me. Thanks a ton in advance. 

[Beedster]

I'd start by trying to play the finger style basslines you've written using slap. It'll probably sound crude at first but as you get more into the lines you'll find that using slap brings new ideas and options to what was a fingerstyle line

 

[Bongo]

3 hours ago, Beedster said:

I'd start by trying to play the finger style basslines you've written using slap. It'll probably sound crude at first but as you get more into the lines you'll find that using slap brings new ideas and options to what was a fingerstyle line

 

yes ill try! so if i understand correctly, write a bassline with fingerstyle and play and rearrange things to suite slap style?

[Beedster]

13 minutes ago, Bongo said:

yes ill try! so if i understand correctly, write a bassline with fingerstyle and play and rearrange things to suite slap style?

 

In essence yes, same notes & same timing to start with, with as much of the originally fingerstyle part slapped or popped as is reasonably possible, see how things work, and then adapt as necessary

[Bongo]

3 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 

In essence yes, same notes & same timing to start with, with as much of the originally fingerstyle part slapped or popped as is reasonably possible, see how things work, and then adapt as necessary

 

3 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 

In essence yes, same notes & same timing to start with, with as much of the originally fingerstyle part slapped or popped as is reasonably possible, see how things work, and then adapt as necessary

thankyou very much! ill keep you uopdated if u wish