| bass sounds bad for slap
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i recently bought a used squire affinity jbass to use for slap (cause previously my only bass was a fretless corvette) and i'm a little disappointed with what i've gotten out of it. now keep in mind that i know almost nothing about slap. its just that i can get a consistent slap and pop on other basses, but not mine. it seems like only the lowest 5 frets are slapable. it also seems like when i slap (but not pop) the string hits the pickups and thuds. i tried lowering both the pickups and hitting at the very end of the neck, but it still happens sometimes. i dont know if its a neck relief issue...fingerstyle is decent, and visually the neck has a good curve. but i had to raise my saddles real high to stop buzzing. the only thing i can think of is a neck joint problem. bad angle? bad pocket (not that i can tell, but who knows)?
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Originally Posted by walker rosewood  Fieldy doesn't play bass. He swats at bungee chords loosely attached to a slab of wood. | | 
