SICbass Posted Monday at 09:21 Posted Monday at 09:21 Hello to upright players, I have a technique question about rockabilly slap. It's regarding bars 34-37 In the attatched pdf in the solo in That's Alright Mama. The solo section as a whole, I would play a slightly different line, but putting that aside, on the 5-chord E, if I try and play it on the D and G strings, I struggle to control sympathetic resonance of the open, un-played E string. So, do I: a.) somehow dampen the open E? b.) focus on my right hand technique when striking the D and G strings? c.) play the line higher up on the A and D stings? Your thoughts, please? Cheers, Paul Quote
Geek99 Posted Monday at 14:06 Posted Monday at 14:06 Just use your nails a bit more and don’t bother with the slap (unless a guitard is in range of course) I was experimenting with it whilst playing INXS last night Quote
SICbass Posted Tuesday at 13:53 Author Posted Tuesday at 13:53 Oops, sorry. Thanks for pointing that out. 4.) ThatsAlrightMama copy.pdf Quote
SICbass Posted Tuesday at 13:57 Author Posted Tuesday at 13:57 23 hours ago, Geek99 said: Just use your nails a bit more and don’t bother with the slap (unless a guitard is in range of course) I was experimenting with it whilst playing INXS last night Sorry, I don't quite understand. Use more nail on a double bass? I do always practice slapping guitar players at any opportunity 😎 Quote
Beedster Posted Tuesday at 15:08 Posted Tuesday at 15:08 Without wishing to offend anyone, here's my advice re Rockabilly Slap Just don't, or at least, if you do, 20 seconds max per set Quote
SICbass Posted Tuesday at 15:38 Author Posted Tuesday at 15:38 26 minutes ago, Beedster said: Without wishing to offend anyone, here's my advice re Rockabilly Slap Just don't, or at least, if you do, 20 seconds max per set Gladly. To be honest, it's as a just-in-case, if the Elvis in our Rock'n'Roll show insists on having it á la original. I'm risking a stress injury in my right hand as it is... Quote
Beedster Posted Tuesday at 18:29 Posted Tuesday at 18:29 2 hours ago, SICbass said: Gladly. To be honest, it's as a just-in-case, if the Elvis in our Rock'n'Roll show insists on having it á la original. I'm risking a stress injury in my right hand as it is... I was in a band with a guy like that, middle if gig ‘Slap that bass Mr Bassman’. He got a look of complete indifference as I continued to play pizz as I had the whole gig. I didn’t offer my services again. All joking aside that, you’re not wrong mentioning risk of injury in picking up a new technique, anything from blisters to tendinitis, quite minor unless you’re an upright player 👍 1 Quote
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