I was asked "Do you slap the bass?"

[bassmusic17]

I only slap when I'm recreating the theme music to Seinfeld.

Jerry!!

 

[drlndrve]

If a woman asks me if I 'slap the bass', I tell her that technically the 'b' in 'bass' is silent...

 

[GMC]

I only slap the bass if it's been naughty

 

[tpaul]

At least you weren't asked if you could "bounce the bass," like Tony Levin was.

 

[Worldeeeter]

The purists out there are lobbying to bring back Louis Johnson's term "thumpin' and pluckin'". A lot of pros refuse the use the word "slap" in reference to the style anymore. I'm hoping it catches on, so that what we do isn't reduced to a slogan on a t-shirt.

 

[dbase]

 

[JaredBT]

I wish I could do it. I always wanted to be cool.

 

[Qlanq]

Took my acoustic bass into work one day.
Supervisor: "Can you slap on that?".
Me: "No-one can slap on it".
Supervisor: "Why not?"
Me: "Because I say so".

 

[Richland123]

Maybe he saw this video.

 

[Richland123]

Or, maybe my Irish contact thought I slapped the bass like this.

Irish banjo open hand tremolo picking for slap bass