basses on you tube...really? Slap rant...

[murph7489]

can everyone just stop with non stop slapping on bass reviews and pickup, preamps and amps...to my ears is says absolutely nothing about how the bass sounds other than how it sounds when doing slap..which is different that just playing...Its almost as if every song in the world includes slap and really very few do...

Is it that you are trying to show the world how great you are at slap? What is up with all this? if I am listening to an instrument or gear to get an idea of how it sounds..I don't want to hear all that popping and muted string sounds that slap has..I wanna hear how the bass sounds...or other gear...good lord just make it stop already...

thats all..

 

[Chris Doherty]

Imho the best bass reviews include very little talking or slapping, and a lot of long notes.

 

[DWBass]

Do we need yet another anti slap thread?

 

[Gorn]

 

[mark beem]

can everyone just stop with non stop slapping on bass reviews and pickup, preamps and amps...to my ears is says absolutely nothing about how the bass sounds other than how it sounds when doing slap..which is different that just playing...Its almost as if every song in the world includes slap and really very few do...

Is it that you are trying to show the world how great you are at slap? What is up with all this? if I am listening to an instrument or gear to get an idea of how it sounds..I don't want to hear all that popping and muted string sounds that slap has..I wanna hear how the bass sounds...or other gear...good lord just make it stop already...

thats all..

I suggest you never attend a NAMM Show..

 

[murph7489]

Do we need yet another anti slap thread?

I never saw one on here, but it makes me wonder if we need yet another anti - anti slap thread comment...lolol..just making a joke...be calm

 

[gjohnson441496]

Check this guys youtube video's. He hardly ever slaps. I think he just really enjoys playing the bass guitar.

 

[Crusher47]

But how can they show off their madd skillz if no slap?

 

[MonetBass]

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

can everyone just stop with non stop slapping on bass reviews and pickup, preamps and amps...to my ears is says absolutely nothing about how the bass sounds other than how it sounds when doing slap..which is different that just playing...Its almost as if every song in the world includes slap and really very few do...

Is it that you are trying to show the world how great you are at slap? What is up with all this? if I am listening to an instrument or gear to get an idea of how it sounds..I don't want to hear all that popping and muted string sounds that slap has..I wanna hear how the bass sounds...or other gear...good lord just make it stop already...

thats all..

If you want these people to base their gear reviews around your preferences, you could always pay them to do so. Seeing as how you're not and a lot of them do it just to be helpful and make no ad revenue, you don't really have a lot to complain about.

 

[40Hz]

a lot of them do it just to be helpful

A lot. But certainly not all. Some are obviously motivated by sheer maliciousness.

 

[cnltb]

Do we need yet another anti slap thread?

Obviously...

 

[Fredrik E. Nilsen]

Do we need yet another anti slap thread?

Yes.

 

[gln1955]

All YouTube videos have this nifty scrub bar so you don't have to watch the offending parts of the reviews.

 

[InhumanResource]

The reviews I end up watching seem to show all kinds of techniques over all kinds of pickup and EQ settings recorded through a nice audio interface. No complaints.

 

[Gorn]

I hate when free entertainment shows me things I don't wanna see.

 

[creaturegods]

I suggest you never attend a NAMM Show..

NAMM is hell on earth.

 

[saabfender]

NAMM Chops! It was as fun to say as I thought it would be.

 

[twinjet]

For every one of these threads, seven more slap videos are produced. Careful what you wish for.

 

[Raw N Low]

Don't you know that the only way to gauge a good bass player is by how well he slaps?

If you can't slap a bass like it's 1978, then your hopeless.