what instructional material would you recommend for slap?

daveyfunk · #1 01-08-2007, 12:01 PM

im looking to improve on my slap, bit sloppy at the mo...i want something funky and reall y like the look of larry grahams dvd...what would you guys recommend?

DGbass70 · #2 01-08-2007, 12:51 PM

A video by Alexis Sklarevski.....i bet you'll like it.
It's old but the guy's really good+ he's/was(not sure) a teacher at BIT.

fryBASS · #3 01-08-2007, 01:14 PM

larry graham's dvd is pretty good. I have it and its great.

Christopher · #4 01-08-2007, 03:29 PM

The Ed Friedland DVD is very good. It's well paced and covers all the basics.

Jared Lash · #5 01-08-2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DGbass70

A video by Alexis Sklarevski.....i bet you'll like it.
It's old but the guy's really good+ he's/was(not sure) a teacher at BIT.

+1

The best bass video I've ever purchased. The "Fingerstyle Funk" video from the same company (by Rocco Prestia) is a close second.

Well paced, good examples, great transcriptions & excellent production. I have the old VHS version, but I believe it's available on DVD now.

morf · #6 01-09-2007, 04:27 AM

Get the SlapIt! book+CD. Its definitely the best thing I've seen yet to learn strong basics and develop your slapping.

daveyfunk · #7 01-09-2007, 02:10 PM

thanks for all the advice guys

...at the moment im thinking the alexis book. but anymore suggestions would be most welcome

lomo · #8 01-10-2007, 06:47 PM

I also highly recommend Ed Friedland's DVD-it's detailed, comes with tab. After that, try the funky chops cd-it's cheap and shows 100 slap grooves with each one shown slowly and in time.

Dharmabum · #9 01-10-2007, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by morf

Get the SlapIt! book+CD. Its definitely the best thing I've seen yet to learn strong basics and develop your slapping.

+1. Great, great book.

Bassist4Life · #10 01-10-2007, 09:33 PM

Check out some of the lesson samples here.

Joe

trasser · #11 01-12-2007, 02:43 PM

Try this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBFKkiju5N0
It looks and sounds difficult, but just take a bit of time going through it, don't play exactly what he is, just try and copy some licks...it really is quite simple

DistortedBass · #12 01-12-2007, 04:19 PM

I second the alexis video. I think it's a little better than the book as it's shows you multiple angles for right and left hand.

He was my private teacher at BIT for a while and a great teacher for the style.

stuart clayton · #13 01-16-2007, 08:03 AM

Bit of a shameless plug here, but my book Ultimate Slap Bass is a great resource for slappers, beginners to advanced. It's had tons of great feedback and recieved compliments from many great players including Stu Hamm. Check it out at: www.basslinepublishing.com

Additionally, I'll add a vote for Alexis's video which is excellent. Victor's Super Bass Solo Technique video (if you can find it) is also very good at explaining what he does.

Stu

Baryonyx · #14 01-16-2007, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by lomo

I also highly recommend Ed Friedland's DVD-it's detailed, comes with tab.

That dvd, as I have said before, is the boy. Great to run through for a workout, and it's good for everyone from your Flea fans to your full on, Mark King style thumb wizards!