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08-29-2006, 10:41 PM
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like in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QogVfuENgE
i tried doing it on my classical, but its just kinda different from bass |
08-29-2006, 10:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Burlington Vt | | | I can do a bit, but I don't really play guitar. It can sound very cool if done well, but otherwise it just gets very clunky and out of place. I think slapping works best on acoustic guitars, electrics are too sharp and don't have enough body in their tone to support the attack of a slap or pop.
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08-29-2006, 10:58 PM
|  | prefers electric miles davis | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | if you like slap and tapping guitar check out
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08-29-2006, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dukerutledge I can do a bit, but I don't really play guitar. It can sound very cool if done well, but otherwise it just gets very clunky and out of place. I think slapping works best on acoustic guitars, electrics are too sharp and don't have enough body in their tone to support the attack of a slap or pop. | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3fPHMsX56k
this guy plays slap great on electrics too...
any tips on how to do it? |
08-29-2006, 11:40 PM
| | | | Wow, I'd been working on popping my acoustic, but the idea of good slaps hadn't occurred to me! -woodshed- |
08-30-2006, 06:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas City | | | I don't know how to slap a guitar, but I've sure wanted to slap some guitarists. |
08-30-2006, 06:47 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Toms River, NJ | | | Reggie Wooten
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08-30-2006, 08:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ireland, waterford | | | i saw one of reggie wooten , he sucked at it i thought it just sounded like total s**t to me.
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08-30-2006, 09:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio | | | It sounds like crap on electric... |
08-30-2006, 10:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rochester NY | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ludwig109 i saw one of reggie wooten , he sucked at it i thought it just sounded like total s**t to me. |
just because something doesnt please your tastes doesnt mean he sucks...reggie wooten is amazing at slap...he can lay it down on a bass too, in fact hed probably be a lot more popular if it werent for vic overshadowing him....
go to youtube and type in reggie wooten and check out the slap battle that him and vic have, its nuts. |
09-01-2006, 04:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Listowel/KW Ontario | | | I can slap on a guitar, it is harder because it is quite tight, but it took me about 30 minutes before I got used to it. I like the sound of it on both electric and acoustic.
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09-01-2006, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by iplaybassguitar just because something doesnt please your tastes doesnt mean he sucks...reggie wooten is amazing at slap...he can lay it down on a bass too, in fact hed probably be a lot more popular if it werent for vic overshadowing him....
go to youtube and type in reggie wooten and check out the slap battle that him and vic have, its nuts. | Reggie makes more noise than music, IMHO. It's all muting, whereas Vic can groove and will play melodies and non-slap sounding solos. |
09-01-2006, 05:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Springfield, MA | | Not slap guitar, but check out Kaki King http://youtube.com/watch?v=baGw5S72W5w
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09-01-2006, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Random Basser Reggie makes more noise than music, IMHO. It's all muting, whereas Vic can groove and will play melodies and non-slap sounding solos. | i agree with you, but thats what hes going for, i personally would MUCH rather listen to vic, it was just out of line of him to say he sucks...id like to see anyone in here do that stuff. |
09-01-2006, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by iplaybassguitar i agree with you, but thats what hes going for, i personally would MUCH rather listen to vic, it was just out of line of him to say he sucks...id like to see anyone in here do that stuff. | his technique is great, but his music suxx. i think he should be a stuntman instead of a musician |
09-01-2006, 09:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: new jersey, USA | | | Buckethead anyone?
Everytime he slaps, he plays the same line, but, it's still impressive nonetheless. |
08-03-2009, 01:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ireland, waterford | | Quote:
Originally Posted by iplaybassguitar just because something doesnt please your tastes doesnt mean he sucks...reggie wooten is amazing at slap...he can lay it down on a bass too, in fact hed probably be a lot more popular if it werent for vic overshadowing him....
go to youtube and type in reggie wooten and check out the slap battle that him and vic have, its nuts. | slightly delayed reply...
i said i thought anyway so just an opinion. isnt my cup of tea ive seen much better at it imo.
a guy called tomo fujita (i think?)... was really good
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08-03-2009, 01:50 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NYC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by markjazzbassist if you like slap and tapping guitar check out
Kaki King | yeah, she's awesome!!
theres also this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vdJvHE8qxA |
08-03-2009, 03:27 PM
| | | This video shows an awesome example, to me, of what slap guitar can really do. It's just as funky as bass could ever be. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foDrMw5UkbU
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