Left Hand Slap Question

[Matt Till]

OK. In the slap bass book I bought, LHS was a big part in it, it seemed to be in every riff. When playing an open note then left hand slapping, it was no problem. But there were fretted notes followed by a left hand slap. How do you do this effectively? Is it just laying your hand down to stop the note from ringing out or is it an actual slap on the fretboard. It's hard to explain what I'm talking about, I hope I'm explaining it ok.

[Wrong Robot]

That's pretty much how I do it.

I just slap the fretboard with my fingers.

some people grip the fret board, wrapping their thumb around and do that.

I don't know...I'd say it's all about being quick.

[PollyBass]

Slap?

Come on matt.



COME ON!

[JMX]

Fret a note with the index finger, slap, and then hit the string<b>s</b> with the other three fingers.
Keep the fingers slightly curved to match the fingerboard radius, so you hit all, or at least several, strings at once for volume. You should use at least two fingers to avoid unwanted harmonics.

[Matt Till]

Originally posted by PollyBass
Slap?

Come on matt.



COME ON!

But I want the other kids to like me

[Matt Till]

Beans... thanks folks. I'll see what I can do.

[Matt Till]

Wow.. errmmm huh... that was really easy. It turns out I was pretty much doing it right.


Well it helps to know that I'm doing something right.






*Someone in the crowd yells "GET A TEACHER YA LOUSY BUM" followed by the throwing of rotten fruit*