I don't slap often, and when I do it's not pretty. I sometimes watch reviews on YouTube and they usually contain slapping. I drive an automobile and occasionally need a new one. At that time, I do diligent research on the models of interest. If the car being shown is a Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye, the expectation is that of speed, acceleration and other high fuel consumption feats. If the model in question is a Toyota Prius, the criteria to judge it on would be a little different. The same can be said for gear demos. The most useful kind of bass demo would contain examples of each pickup combination with the tone knobs in various positions performing slap, fingerstyle and picking techniques in a few different musical settings. This would give the widest audience of bassists the information needed. For many of us, longer notes that showcase their attack, bloom and decay would be helpful. That seems to be one area of demos that are routinely absent. Granted, for mere entertainment, twelve or fifteen seconds of A 440 isn't exactly thrilling. Informative, but boring. Chances are poor for gathering large numbers of subscribers by playing whole notes.
