Can i slap my ibanez?

Goose72 · #1 01-08-2007, 07:59 PM

hey guys im a noob, and am really really intrigued by slap bass

i currently have an Ibanez GSR200 and am wondering if that is somewhat reasonable to learn with? which pickup should i use? to get the ultimate tone?

also i have another question for ya

which would be better for slap, a P or a J bass? im thinking J, but could either be used fairly well?

The_Ryst · #2 01-08-2007, 08:04 PM

I learned how to slap on my GSR200

so rock on.

cowsgomoo · #3 01-09-2007, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Goose72

which would be better for slap, a P or a J bass? im thinking J, but could either be used fairly well?

better technique-wise? there's no difference

but very generally more people prefer the sound of a slapped Jazz...

Bruce Lindfield · #4 01-09-2007, 07:55 AM

The thing for me was always string spacing - narrow spacing makes it harder to slap IMO - nice, wide string spacing allows you to get your fingers in for a good pop!!

TheInsane · #5 01-09-2007, 11:36 AM

I havent played the kind of Ibanez you have. However I have found it hard to slap on my Ibanez edb605. Its got tight string spacing and in general isnt made for slapping. Then again Im sure you can slap on it and make it sound good. Im just a beginner when it comes to slapping (since I never use it in my bands songs anyway). You can probably slap on any bass guitar but some will sound better and be easier to play than others.

Enden · #6 01-09-2007, 01:14 PM

I learned to slap on a GSR200. IMO, still one of the most confortable basses for slap I've played.

Now I play a jazz, and it's great, so there's my suggestion.

Wingviper · #7 01-09-2007, 01:41 PM

I learned to play bass on a GSR200, still have it and will never get rid of it, great little growler, I not much for popping, but have done it with no problems on it.

Basshole · #8 01-09-2007, 01:44 PM

I've seen people slap guitars. It boils down to technique. Wider spacings can be easier, but as with everything, YMMV.

tZer · #9 01-09-2007, 02:00 PM

You can learn to slap on just about anything. I have seen people "slap" on a guitar, so narrow string spacing, while making is more challenging for some, does not preclude being able to slap, per se.

As for P vs. J - what sort of slap sound are you looking for? From what I have heard, you can get a strong slap sound from both. You can make the J sound like a P pretty easily, but vice-versa is a little more challenging, since the J has one pup in the relatively same location at the P's pups. They are different types of pups, but not on different planets like the difference between a P and a Stingray, for example.

Ok... sorry... that was probably a whole lotta no help.

In short - I think most of what you get out of your bass is what you put into it if the bass is in reasonably good shape and does not have any obvious impediments to playing it.

Goose72 · #10 01-09-2007, 03:00 PM

alright, lets go back to normal bass mode(fingers or pick, no slap)...

so you say i could get a J to sound like a P? but it would be very difficult to get a P to sound like a J?
so you say that a J would be more versatile in a sense?

Bassist4Life · #11 01-09-2007, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Goose72

hey guys im a noob, and am really really intrigued by slap bass

Cool. Have you checked out The Slap Bass Welcome Center?

Joe

cowsgomoo · #12 01-09-2007, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Goose72

alright, lets go back to normal bass mode(fingers or pick, no slap)...

so you say i could get a J to sound like a P? but it would be very difficult to get a P to sound like a J?
so you say that a J would be more versatile in a sense?

there are zillions of threads on the differences between J & P basses... do a search and you could read all day on the subject if you wanted

basically you can get a J to sound kinda P-ish by rolling off the volume on the bridge pickup, leaving the majority of your sound coming from the neck pickup... it gives you a similar kind of midrange woodiness to a P but I wouldn't stretch so far as to say it 'sounds like a P'... only a P sounds like a P

but it might be close enough for someone to live with

user101 · #13 01-10-2007, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by cowsgomoo

basically you can get a J to sound kinda P-ish by rolling off the volume on the bridge pickup, leaving the majority of your sound coming from the neck pickup... it gives you a similar kind of midrange woodiness to a P but I wouldn't stretch so far as to say it 'sounds like a P'... only a P sounds like a P

but it might be close enough for someone to live with

I second that. I have tried for ages to get a J to sound like a P. And then i gave up and got myself a P.