are all guitards bad slappers?

vbasscustom · #1 05-24-2009, 04:28 PM

ok so i cant slap at all, except for one line from a spice girls song, wanna be. (shut up its cool sounding) and this stupid guy that used to be my friend until he turned into the ultimate douche, picks up my bass. and starts slapping. hes like oh man, im so freakin good at this. but like, theres not sound of the slap at all, just him smashing my strings with his thumb/palm. and then, he broke my g string and refused to pay for it. they, were brand new, 45 dollar, just that morning, flats that i was planning on having for a while. i told him i wanted 10 bucks for that string, nope. wouldnt give it to me.

Stickk · #2 05-24-2009, 04:31 PM

NoobOnRoad · #3 05-24-2009, 04:33 PM

Take that string and strangle him. Or just break a leg....

Bassman316 · #4 05-24-2009, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by NoobOnRoad

Take that string and strangle him.

+1. Every flatwound G that I've played have been a fairly thick gauge. A righteous flatwound G to the throat would make him recognize...

RadioMasterDude · #5 05-24-2009, 04:38 PM

tell him that if he doesn't pay you you'll hit him in the head with your bass...

BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Bassman316 · #6 05-24-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by RadioMasterDude

tell him that if he doesn't pay you you'll hit him in the head with your bass...

BWAHAHAHAHAHA

This reminds me of a video I saw on Youtube a few times a while back. Can't remember what band it was to save my life... bottom line, a fight breaks out in the audience front row, all hell breaks loose on stage, fight spills on stage, and, well... the bass player conks one of the guys right on the temple with his Music Man bass. How it didn't freakin kill the guy I don't know, but any MM bass to the face will leave a mark!

two fingers · #7 05-24-2009, 04:42 PM

Yes...every single one.

**jmattbassplaya** · #8 05-24-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Bassman316

This reminds me of a video I saw on Youtube a few times a while back. Can't remember what band it was to save my life... bottom line, a fight breaks out in the audience front row, all hell breaks loose on stage, fight spills on stage, and, well... the bass player conks one of the guys right on the temple with his Music Man bass. How it didn't freakin kill the guy I don't know, but any MM bass to the face will leave a mark!

Cop comes up to the bassist after the incident and tells him that he could be charged with assualt with a deadly weapon for knocking the guy over the head with his bass.

The bassist in one quick, cool motion tosses his cigarette to the side and looks the cop dead in the eye and says...

"So what? I`m the bass player."

4stringman · #9 05-24-2009, 05:28 PM

To answer your question
yes they all suck, all of them

Bassman316 · #10 05-24-2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya

Cop comes up to the bassist after the incident and tells him that he could be charged with assualt with a deadly weapon for knocking the guy over the head with his bass.

The bassist in one quick, cool motion tosses his cigarette to the side and looks the cop dead in the eye and says...

"So what? I`m the bass player."

NICE!

bassmanred84 · #11 05-24-2009, 05:31 PM

Heh, I laughed out loud when I read the title of this thread. It's SO true! My brother can tear it up on the guitar, but any time he picks up my bass and tries to slap and pop it makes me wince.......especially when it is plugged it lol.

DerHoggz · #12 05-24-2009, 05:33 PM

My one guitard friend isn't that bad at slapping suprisingly lol.

ProffesB · #13 05-24-2009, 05:43 PM

I met these guys a week or so ago and the guitarist was actually slapping on his strat, never seen that before the song is called after spring
http://www.grilledlincolns.com/music

rockwarnick · #14 05-24-2009, 05:45 PM

i wouldnt be so quick to judge. they are most likely new to slap just as you once were. i wouldnt judge them because it would be hypocritical to shoot them down for trying it every now and then expecting it to sound great.

as for slapping a spice girls song, slapping on flatwounds, and spending 45 on strings...well. i wont comment. honestly it just sounds like you are bitter towards that ONE guy

groooooove · #15 05-24-2009, 05:54 PM

..what?

coreyfyfe · #16 05-25-2009, 02:16 PM

Didn't read all the comments, but I immediately thought of this guy Van from a local band. He can out-slap most bass players:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McqQonacKhs

Enjoy.

Muusers · #17 05-25-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by rockwarnick

i wouldnt be so quick to judge. they are most likely new to slap just as you once were. i wouldnt judge them because it would be hypocritical to shoot them down for trying it every now and then expecting it to sound great.

as for slapping a spice girls song, slapping on flatwounds, and spending 45 on strings...well. i wont comment. honestly it just sounds like you are bitter towards that ONE guy

What's wrong with spending 45 dorrars on strings?

I spend 60 euros on my last set of elixirs, they're just about to be replaced after a year.

Deacon_Blues · #18 05-25-2009, 02:34 PM

45 bucks for a set of flats is not that much. They're supposed to last for years. I personally think slapping sounds better on flats (at least with certain brands - the differences are huge) than rounds, and what's wrong with slapping a spice girls bass line? I can imagine that song being quite fun to play.

On topic... I have a guitarist friend who is a badass slapper. He's got an infinitely better technique that I have...

Oh and he should replace the broken string for you. A set with one string missing is no fun.

Blown Cone · #19 05-25-2009, 07:28 PM

Is it just me, or do all guitarists on bass go straight for slap?

Wayne8 · #20 05-25-2009, 07:39 PM

Go break his E and A strings.