Hi, im in a metal band...mkay. So im looking to create a metal sounding slap riff/song/line. I dont want TM Stevens or flea or Claypool, im not looking for funk metal (while they are great players) i dont want any funk in my sound. Completely devoid of funkiness. Its a long story why i want this but if you guys could point me in some direction that would be great.

Fieldy from Korn pops up in my head. Um...as far as metal slap players dont really know of many. And any harder rock or numetal like distured had like one song where the bassist did some slap, dont remember which one though.

-1 to fieldy.

not a fan of his playing

i think ryan amrinie fom mudvayne is the best example of metal slap out there€(IMO)....check out the cd LD 50....some mazing stuff on there.

bassist from cryptopsy employs slap technique.

+1 on Ryan Martinie. He is the man, very very metal slapping. Dig has some awesome slapping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7LNWX3pU74 (Live with facepaint) Better vocals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoH-sl2xdAw (Live without facepaint) More slapping

+1 to Martinie
he's got mad slaps

Are you looking for more of a percussion bass/ fill in the blank sound? I would go with paul gray from slipknot. He does a lot of that. And fieldy. also... you may want heavy magnetic pickups for that real plinky metal sound.

+1 to Martinie


+1

Listen to Blackwater Park by opeth(the song) most tasteful slapping in metal

Tony Choy's playing on Elements by Atheist definitely sounds like he's slapping the strings on occasion.

He's definately slapping on Elements. Awesome album.

Oh never said i like Fieldy it was just the first name that popped up in my head but I dont listen to much metal so I dont know of many

bassist from cryptopsy employs slap technique.

Exactly what I was thinking of. A few songs on None So Vile came to mind. The most 'metal' slap/pop I've ever heard.

Check out Mr. Bungle - My ass is on fire

Note on Claypool: He isn't always funky when using His slap technique.


Good Luck:)

Note on Claypool: He isn't always funky when using His slap technique.


that's true,
Anti-pop is probably a good album to mention for metal slapping

Are you looking for more of a percussion bass/ fill in the blank sound? I would go with paul gray from slipknot. He does a lot of that.

i haven't heard Paul do any slap on an album since MFKR. is that what you were talking about? cus the slapping on that album is far from what was being asked for

I would check out Disturbed's first album "The Sickness" with their orginal Bass player Fuzz. On the tracks "Voices" and "The Game" are a couple examples of non funky metal bass slapping. On Believe he does some harmonic tapping as well. To bad their new guy plays with a pick, and completely ignores this when he plays the older tunes.

I play metal as well, and do some slap bass in some songs. I use it to make the bass cut through the mix and give it that punch that neither a pick or finger style can achieve. This is basically the way I approach it. On a new original song, I write my bass line as if I normally would. After listening to it a couple of times, I can determine what kind of tone works best for the song. Usually the part I slap on is during a part that is real heavy on the drums and toms. I listen to the beat, and try and match each drum beat with a note. On the kick drum, I use the root notes and mutes, and on the toms I start adding in the popping. If you sit back and listen to your drummer play, you will hear how the slap should sound since slap bass is more percussive, and played like a drum beat most of the time. Don't be afraid to mix up your styles either. I generally use pick, finger and slap during a show. Each one has it's own strength that outweighs another style, and if used properly, can really set the mood of the song. Oh, and as far as the funk sound goes in metal, try experimenting with it once in awhile. You can really pump up a song just by adding a few measures of funk in the right place, i.e. just before a guitar solo, or during it. I hope this helps you some, good luck finding your new groove. :bassist:

Its hard to have a non-funk slap because slap was created by Larry Graham for funk. It is a funk technique, but to answer question I reccomend Rober Trujillo in his Suicidall Tendencies era.

Ya, Rob Trujillo by far. His stuff with Infectious Grooves was textbook stuff for rocking out with slap. Suicidal Tendencies was heavier, though.

Rob Trujillo
Tony Choy
how about Faith No More?
I know you dont want to get funky but it's Faith No More dude!

it's not exactly metal, but "what was i thinking" by 311 is a cool slapped song.

it's not exactly metal, but "what was i thinking" by 311 is a cool slapped song.

also "Nutsymptom" by 311. On the live version, the use the slap bass riff as the intro

Faith no More's "Angel Dust" has alot of metal and slap.
Worth checking out

Listen to Blackwater Park by opeth(the song) most tasteful slapping in metalThere is slap in that song?

+1 to Trevor Dunn (of Mr. Bungle) and +1 to Choy on Elements.

Also, a little more vague example could be Jean Baudin in Nuclear Rabbit. He gets really heavy and slap oriented on a lot of tracks. Some of the material is not metal, per se, but the technique/sound is there. Check him out on MySpace at myspace.com/jeanbaudin, he has a lot of Nuclear Rabbit material there.

There is slap in that song?

yes about two-thirds of the way through, Martin also slaps The Grand Conjuration live.

Amazed nobody has mentioned Novy from Vader. Check his videos for some sweet circle headbanging Slapping.

No Martinie, but still.