Best bass for slap?

[thmsjordan]

So I guess the moral of the story is that you can slap on just about anything as long as you are comfortable with it.

 

[Rickett Customs]

I love my Euro Spector, with my Alembic Epic, in close second for slap.

 

[dece]

Pavey Cirrus all the way.

 

[line6bassist]

The Marcus Miller formula: Ash-bodied bass, with a J-bass pickup config (both pickups on or close to full-on), maple fretboard, roundwound strings, and a good active preamp.

D7

+1

 

[Agito]

It depends, a lot of basses are great for slapping and there are a lot of different slap tones you can get from a bass, some will like the slap sound of a Jazz bass on steroids and some will like Fodera Monarch sounds or Spector or whatever.

 

[t0t0m]

IMO MTD USA have the best slap voice, very nice..

 

[vin*tone]

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[DaleTitus]

I played Warwicks for many years and thought they had a great slap sound. A few years ago I started playing the MTD Kingston basses and I think they have an incredible slap sound. The low end is beefier and warmer than my Thumb basses. It is easy to see why so many gospel and R&B players are drawn to MTD and MTD Kingston basses.

 

[line6bassist]

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that sure is purty

 

[Thunderthumbs73]

Anyone have an opinion on the best slap bass? I have a Zon and it is among the best I have tried (though the Legacy Elite model I had was better than the one I have now), but I don't get to try a lot of different models around here.

The best?

Yes, I have an opinion, as do probably 2000 other bassists here, but the reality is this:

a.) What YOUR ear likes
b.) what feels comfortable TO YOU to play.

It doesn't matter what any one of us, or even a "consensus" likes. If whatever said bass is doesn't fullfill both requirements a and b, then it should be a no-go.

 

[Darko74]

in fact, the only bass i've played (over $500) that i thought didn't sound good for slap was a p-bass. if your technique is there, almost anything will sound good.s

P bass sounds fine to me

 

[Darko74]

Does anyone know which variety of $3000 bass is best for playing in the key of F# minor, with a pick, on a rainy day, in a leap year, in the Southern Hemisphere?

 

[brotherbassj]

Modulus with graphite necks and boards...........

Warwick NT thumb basses............

MTD ZX5....oh baby

Best 3 in no particular order of all I have tried..............

 

[brotherbassj]

Darko74.............a left handed 1973 jazz bass, strung righty, with dual 1970 p bass pickups replacing the jazz pickups..........but must have an ebony custom nut and exactly 30% of the original paint peeled/scuffed and scratched..................and must be make in the 4 month of 1973.................and all mods performed in the first 1/3 of the 80's...................with a cigarette burn above the d string tuner..............yeah.......that's it! The bass might be worth 3k but with all the mods............a million!

YES (say like Napolean Dynamite)

 

[electracoyote]

The three that are currently doing it for me are a couple of my Jazzes (Fender and custom builds), my Music Man 'Ray, and my Peavey Cirrus USA. Oh yeah, I have a Yamaha SBV that is pretty zingy as well.

 

[Barkless Dog]

Why a Ric of coarse




Claypool on a Ric

 

[Darko74]

Darko74.............a left handed 1973 jazz bass, strung righty, with dual 1970 p bass pickups replacing the jazz pickups..........but must have an ebony custom nut and exactly 30% of the original paint peeled/scuffed and scratched..................and must be make in the 4 month of 1973.................and all mods performed in the first 1/3 of the 80's...................with a cigarette burn above the d string tuner..............yeah.......that's it! The bass might be worth 3k but with all the mods............a million!

YES (say like Napolean Dynamite)

sweet!

 

[MNAirHead]

In europe I"d be considering Status or Bogart

 

[Gtrslngr]

MTD baby. My MTD has me slapping and popping like crazy. Done made the wife jealous. MTD 5's w/maple fretboard and comfy neck profile seem to encourage infinite slap lines that sound great and make you wanna just slap forever. Must have right strings and amp to experience this obsession, but beware cause you may not be able to stop. .......

 

[bassdaddyfive]

It's not just the bass it's self. The strings, setup, and the cat standing behind the bass makes up all the diffrent factors in slap bass. I am a little partial to my BTB 1306, but don't tell my other basses that..