1949 slap solo

hublocker · #1 03-07-2011, 10:31 AM

Check it out at .50 minutes in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X77zc...eature=related

Gearhead43 · #2 03-07-2011, 05:16 PM

Hell yeah, love that one. I like the old Pee Wee King stuff alot, and am really into the hillbilly boogie genre / period.

fenderphil · #3 03-07-2011, 05:23 PM

cool! my Dad used to call the bass a bull fiddle, lol

Downunderwonder · #4 03-24-2011, 04:07 AM

Very cool. I'm getting asked to play a bit of that slap rockabily stuff on my EUB. I'm not too sure what I'm hearing so it's making me nervous.

I hear mutilple tapping clicks like snare rim taps between the walking notes but how does he get that without "popping" off additional notes between the taps? Or is he going a bazzilion miles an hour to get all the clicks with a downslap?

Gearhead43 · #5 03-26-2011, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Downunderwonder

Very cool. I'm getting asked to play a bit of that slap rockabily stuff on my EUB. I'm not too sure what I'm hearing so it's making me nervous.

I hear mutilple tapping clicks like snare rim taps between the walking notes but how does he get that without "popping" off additional notes between the taps? Or is he going a bazzilion miles an hour to get all the clicks with a downslap?

Slap bass is a very unique and extensive technique that requires ALOT of practice to get good at. There are some videos out there that explain the basics - I recommend "Slap Bass: The Ungentle Art" by Mark Rubin & Kevin Smith.

In that DVD, they assume you already know the basics on playing the bass - and concentrate on slap technique.

Downunderwonder · #6 03-26-2011, 10:08 PM

I saw a short vid of that really old "inventor" of upright slapping, (was it Milt someone?) and he was very gentle with it. Completely different to the bashing "guru's" on youtube, but so groovy. Something about his style appeals to my inner drummer. Those little percussive accents are magic.

I've been slapping away at my Stagg and getting some flashes of coherence. Hope it clicks soon.

**john turner** · #7 03-26-2011, 10:25 PM

yeah, that'd be milt hinton.

a little taste

YouTube - Milt Hinton Slap Bass Demo

Gearhead43 · #8 03-28-2011, 10:41 AM

I'd give more creedence to Pops Foster as being one of the "original" slap players over Milt - Milt was great but Pops beat him to it by a long shot. No one person "invented" the style per se.

KStewart · #9 03-29-2011, 10:18 AM

Here's a Pop's clip from '64.

His solo is at the 3:45 mark.

YouTube - Beale Street blues - Spanier.mov

KStewart · #10 03-29-2011, 10:29 AM

There's also this gem from 1929... Wellman Braud slappin' the bass in Hot Feet.

YouTube - Orthophonic Victrola - Hot Feet - Montgomery Ward M-4989

(wear headphones if you got 'em... very bad quality)

Gearhead43 · #11 03-29-2011, 01:34 PM

Those are awesome Kev!! It's cool to get to see Pops play - he's not on film much. He had an amazing career and really had a huge impact on popularizing the string bass in Jazz over the tuba in the early days. One of my all time favorites.

Wheel · #12 05-23-2011, 04:20 PM

YouTube - ‪Cab Calloway - Reefer Man High Quality‬&rlm;

Ruuumble · #13 05-25-2011, 09:28 PM

That fricken cab Calloway vid is a-fricken-mazing!! He was such a cool character - the moves are smooth - the bass playing is bad azzz! The song too.... Imagine for this time period! If the modern swing band movement had half the spunk, outspokenness, style, and swing that Cab had it wouldn't be dead. Thanks for sharing that.......

Dr. Cheese · #14 05-25-2011, 09:42 PM

I like that clip the OP posted. One of these days, I'm going to have to buy a Western Swing compilation.

superman · #15 05-25-2011, 09:56 PM

Here's a clip from about 1940 live from the Opry,,Joe Zinkan on the bass,,the godfather of Country/hillbilly bass players
YouTube - ‪Pee Wee King & The Golden West Cowboys Mama don't Allow‬&rlm;

Dr. Cheese · #16 05-25-2011, 10:15 PM

I like this clip. It's the first time I ever saw Willie Dixon show his chops:YouTube - ‪Willie Dixon - Bassology‬&rlm;

ElMon · #17 05-25-2011, 10:40 PM

Subscribed!

salcott · #18 05-26-2011, 03:16 PM

Notice the minimal effort and motion Milt uses-he doesn't have to beat the bass like it owes him money.

rkf · #19 06-10-2011, 05:02 PM

Watching those videos has made me reconsider my aproach to slpping

TheCush · #20 07-25-2011, 05:01 PM

These are great cuts, but really love the Bull Fiddle Boogie post - thanks for that.

I guess you've all probably seen this, but what the heck - I'll post it anyway, just because it's so fun to watch Willie play:

‪Willie Dixon - Bassology‬&rlm; - YouTube