...nor do I ever want to. Nor do I want to hear it. Ever.
Discuss.*
*Disclaimer: Because of the newbie status of this user please think of this thread as the first shot in a snowball fight with nothing derogatory or mean spirited implied.
You're not alone in this. I gave it a shot. I've no feel at all for making this technique work, rhythmically and in the kind of music that I play. It just doesn't do it for me!
Its ok if you don't, slapping is just another way to get a different sound out of your bass, some people over do it, i personally do it and like it, but we are all different, anything in moderation is usually good.....key word moderation.
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The first time I sucessfully slapped a song out on bass was the first time I was doing the art of bass justice. Slap is one of those things that can be done on bass and not guitar.
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Its ok if you don't, slapping is just another way to get a different sound out of your bass, some people over do it, i personally do it and like it, but we are all different, anything in moderation is usually good.....key word moderation.
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I am a bass player that doesn't always play slap bass but I do when it fits in or is part of the music. The old song from the early 80's "just the Two of Us" was the first song i started to play in a slap and pull style. No crime and now the slap sound is part of everday commercial music. You are really closer to playing the bass like a drum with this approach and it sounds real cool in songs where its called for......................you can't be narrow-minded and call yourself a well-rounded musician.....
I gave it a shot. I've no feel at all for making this technique work, rhythmically and in the kind of music that I play. It just doesn't do it for me!
