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03-23-2003, 06:56 PM
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Ok, I was just wondering if you guys could help me out with some useful exercises that you might be using to improve your slapping and popping speed. I have ONE for slapping. But I wanted to know what you guys do to practice for these two things... _-soto-_  |
03-23-2003, 07:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: massachusetts | | | just flip out and go nuts and try it out dude, its the best way to learn. that and watching other people flip out and trying to pick up their technique. |
03-23-2003, 08:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Braintree, Massachusetts, USA | | | ...s..........p.s.............s........p..s....p..
g---------0-0h5-------------7------9-
d-----------------7---0h5------7-----
a-0h5h7----------------------------
e-----------------------------------
s=slap p=pop (duh)
this is what i play to practice. start slow, gradually build up til it's really fast. i dunno, it's just some cool thing i like to fool around with.
(oh...on that first 7 on the D, i don't strike it, i just bring my left hand down and it sounds it out nicely.)
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03-23-2003, 11:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | This exact thread was done like a week ago... less than a week ago actually.
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03-23-2003, 11:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | Sorry if I'm seeming harsh Obsolex, but if you wanna make friends on talkbass, starting a subject on something that has been done to death is not the way to do it. Check out this handy little Talkbass feature!
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03-24-2003, 07:24 AM
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Sorry if I'm seeming harsh Obsolex, but if you wanna make friends on talkbass, starting a subject on something that has been done to death is not the way to do it.
| Yeah. This is the way to make enemies... grrr.
Anyway Obsolex. way to go speed up that slapping, fast slapping is the only righteous way to play bass dude. |
03-24-2003, 07:34 AM
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03-24-2003, 07:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: UK | | Can I mention machine gun triplets or is that banned by the anti-war-talkers front? |
03-24-2003, 07:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hampshire, UK | | Quote: Originally posted by Howard K
Can I mention machine gun triplets or is that banned by the anti-war-talkers front? | No, but it is banned by the anti-tasteless-bass-playing front 
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03-24-2003, 08:01 AM
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No, but it is banned by the anti-tasteless-bass-playing front
| As your man would say 'hang up yer hang ups' moley!
Slap bass is an awsome techique, it really is. Just because the majority do it badly doesnt mean it cant be done well. |
03-24-2003, 08:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hampshire, UK | | Quote: Originally posted by Howard K
As your man would say 'hang up yer hang ups' moley!
Slap bass is an awsome techique, it really is. Just because the majority do it badly doesnt mean it cant be done well. | "No but it is banned by the anti-tasteless-bass-playing front "<------- Note the smiley, Howard - I was kidding!
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03-24-2003, 08:09 AM
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03-24-2003, 03:38 PM
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03-26-2003, 05:27 PM
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03-26-2003, 05:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York, NY | | | To play fast, use as little motion and string contact as possible. Most of the motion should come from the rotation of the wrist. Keep your fingers and thumb loose and don't dig in under the string; you don't need to hook your fingers into a rigid claw to get a good pop.
Lastly, don't tense your arm and don't hang on the string once you've completed your attack. Use the natural rebound from the string to move your hand back to starting position. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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