Help with Rockabilly Slap

[SICbass]

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

[itu]

What PDF?

[Geek99]

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 

[SICbass]

Oops, sorry. Thanks for pointing that out.

4.) ThatsAlrightMama copy.pdf

[SICbass]

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 😎

[Beedster]

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 

[SICbass]

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...

 

[Beedster]

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 👍