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10-03-2007, 02:19 PM
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Hey guys, after 25 years on and off of an "I'll only play metal" mind-set, I would like to learn how the slap technique. After reading several threads on here I see that most here know what they are talking about. Can anyone recommend a place, material, or website to get started out right? Thanks  
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10-03-2007, 02:19 PM
| | floppy b strings | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bronx, NY | | | Everyone starts on some Red Hot Chili Peppers stuff... most is pretty basic and really helps with the pop/slap/mute technique.
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10-03-2007, 02:23 PM
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10-04-2007, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by SuperSnake2012  Everyone starts on some Red Hot Chili Peppers stuff.... | Everyone?  |
10-04-2007, 06:00 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperSnake2012 Everyone starts on some Red Hot Chili Peppers stuff... most is pretty basic and really helps with the pop/slap/mute technique. | Who are the Red Hot Chili Peppers?  |
10-04-2007, 06:10 AM
|  | Endorsing Curmudgeon: Mal's Kitchen Cruelties ... | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Columbia River Gorge | | | I would recommend getting a lesson or two from some local slap-god if one exists. There are a couple of folks that teach slap in Portland, OR - they advertise on CL so those refugees from the land 'o slap are out there lookin' to spread the word.
Even though slap is somewhat out of fashion it is one of those techniques that doesn't hurt to have down. It's like having an Octave or Envelope filter pedal - you only turn 'em on once a night or they kinda lose their charm.
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10-04-2007, 06:13 AM
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Artist:TC Electronic RH450 bass system | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fort Madison, IA | | | Bass player magazine online has some good beginner slap lessons. Look in Bass Player TV |
10-04-2007, 06:14 AM
|  | passionate hack | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Malone, NY/ Montreal, Quebec | | | Ed Friedland's Ultimate Slap Bass DVD is very worthwhile IME.
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10-04-2007, 06:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada | | As far as material I would recommend 'Slap It' by Tony Oppenheim. For usually under 20 bucks you get over 100 exercises and an accompanying cd. http://cgi.ebay.com/Slap-it-Slap-bas...QQcmdZViewItem
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10-04-2007, 06:21 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC | | | I'd also recommend RHCP, like beginning of Higher Ground, walking down the road and the like (there are obviously som very fast licks which should be later). Just might be up your alley coming from the mindset you stated.
If you want to get a dvd, I seriously agree with the Ed Friedland suggestion. There are a few lessons on youtube, and a more than a few threads in the technique sections. But just start off being able to do easy and smooth 'kick snare' patterns to a solid beat (use metronome if you need to), and then I would either go with the old school funk as some has listed, or maybe you're thinking about going the Ryknow path, which is also a good time. |
10-04-2007, 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by SuperSnake2012 Everyone starts on some Red Hot Chili Peppers stuff... most is pretty basic and really helps with the pop/slap/mute technique. | Actually, I'd recommend Trevor Dunn as a better example. Go grab the first Mr. Bungle CD and play it over and over and over... |
10-04-2007, 06:22 AM
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10-04-2007, 06:22 AM
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10-04-2007, 06:23 AM
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Endorsing Artist: MLaghus Custom Basses | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boca Raton - FL | | | Marcus Miller is the key.
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10-04-2007, 06:26 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | Try to find Tony Oppenheim "Slap it" or Alexis Sklarevski instructional video.
Those 2 will cover almost everything you`ll need to play slap.
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10-04-2007, 06:35 AM
| | | | Er Friedland has some great instructional books on it. |
10-04-2007, 06:51 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Papersen Try to find Tony Oppenheim "Slap it" or Alexis Sklarevski instructional video.
Those 2 will cover almost everything you`ll need to play slap. |
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10-04-2007, 06:57 AM
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10-04-2007, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 4Mal Even though slap is somewhat out of fashion... | ??? You may technically be right in that slap bass lines are very much a minority, but there have always been far more songs recorded with fingerstyle or pick than slap. Slap is still very much alive and well in jazz and its sub-genres, and jazz never goes out of style.
As for OP's question, I concur that a couple of lessons or an instructional video to show you how it's done will definitely be beneficial. You can hear/read descriptions of the hand position and technique, and even see still pictures, but it's the exact motion that's hard to perfect, and seeing it done will get you far farther than any other method of learning. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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