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08-01-2007, 05:32 AM
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This is gonna sound like a stupid question but is it possible to slap on a 6-stringer? It's just I've never seen any slap bassist slap anything other than a 4 stringer, and yet I've just got back into slap and love 6ers too.
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08-01-2007, 05:37 AM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI | | | Defintely possible....check out Bill Dickinson for an example |
08-01-2007, 05:38 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal,Canada | | | Why wouldn't it be possible it has strings, you slap a string then pop another one, hell it's possible to slap on a guitar. It may be difficult though since you'd have to mute more strings, also the two extra strings are probably a bit too low to get that classic slap sound so you'd have to get out of the way of those ( but there are people who can do it and sound good). 4 is the best for slapping IMO. |
08-01-2007, 05:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY | | | I do it all the time! It definitely takes a little more control than slapping on a 4 string, but it is far from impossible. |
08-01-2007, 05:44 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal,Canada | | Slapping on a violin on the other hand  |
08-01-2007, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Fassa Albrecht This is gonna sound like a stupid question but is it possible to slap on a 6-stringer? It's just I've never seen any slap bassist slap anything other than a 4 stringer, and yet I've just got back into slap and love 6ers too. | To answer your question........... YES! |
08-01-2007, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Fassa Albrecht This is gonna sound like a stupid question but is it possible to slap on a 6-stringer? It's just I've never seen any slap bassist slap anything other than a 4 stringer, and yet I've just got back into slap and love 6ers too. | definatley. it takes some getting used to, mostly because when you pop on a 4, if u pop the g, its very open and accessable, however if u pop on a 6 u have to aim right and sneak in there next to the c...thats about it. i slap all the time on my six.
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08-01-2007, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by xgabriele I do it all the time! It definitely takes a little more control than slapping on a 4 string, but it is far from impossible. | +1  
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08-01-2007, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by RADUB1 Defintely possible....check out Bill Dickinson for an example | I was just thinking, Bill Dickens can slap like mad on a 7 string! |
08-01-2007, 08:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL | | Yeah. I do it. Like mentioned before, Bill Dickens slaps a 7 string.
I wonder if Jean could slap his 11s and 12s?
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08-01-2007, 08:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | Check out Alain Caron he slaps the daylights out of his 6-string.
I play 6-string and a little tight but just have to get used to spacing.
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08-01-2007, 10:44 AM
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He slaps a Carl Thompson 6 String Fretless. |
08-01-2007, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ba55i5t Has all of you forgot to say LES CLAYPOOL.
He slaps a Carl Thompson 6 String Fretless. | Of course he does, Claypool could slap a pineapple and get a good sound out of it lol. It's a given that he slaps a 6 string 
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08-01-2007, 11:09 AM
| | | but the real question here is...is it possible to play a bass? 
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08-01-2007, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by MarkMyWordsXx but the real question here is...is it possible to play a bass? | THIS reminds me of an All That (SNL for teens) skit from back in the day. This metal band was looking for a new bass (not fish) player and were having auditions. The first person was a little girl who I believe had an upright bass or something similar and they ran her off. The second person was some hick that brought in a bass (fish) and a bow, but they ran him off pretty quick as well. The last person was a bassist that said nothing but "GWAAAAAAAAAAAAR" and they were a match made in heaven lol.
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08-01-2007, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Chipsonfire Claypool could slap a pineapple and get a good sound out of it | Chips wins this thread.
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08-01-2007, 01:10 PM
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I've got a short little ditty that features some 6 string slappin' on my Curbow Petite here: http://www.myspace.com/andrew_neely
The song should auto-load with the page and the slapping starts about halfway through the track.
The cool thing about slapping on a sixer is that you can dig into the low register on the B,E and A strings with your thumb and nail chord extensions on the D, G and C strings with your index and middle fingers. This makes for some cool and really full-sounding riffs if your band likes to leave you and the drummer to fend for yourselves when it's your turn to solo.
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08-01-2007, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by peaveyuser Slapping on a violin on the other hand | I was actually trying that on my grandpas violin last night.. it didn't work 
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