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Instructional DVD for SLAP!!!

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Eric1977

Jan 19, 2005
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Hi All,
I really wanna make a good effort to learn to play slap bass. I am sort of still a newbie and I dont hang out with other players. I dont know of any teachers either so its a DIY job I am afraid.

What I am looking for is a decent clear beginner guide to slap bass . . i am not lookihng to become the next Mr.Clayppool or anything I just wanna add something (different) to my playing . .


Thanks
Eric
 
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Murf said:
Ed you are DA MAN!!!..seriously I learnt so much from your "bass improvisation" book...reallly well written and you seem to have that rare gift of being able to explain tricky concepts in laymans terms.

great stuff


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Thank you Murf, that's a tough book. Not too many people crack that one open.

I think Alexis' slap program is very good too, it came out at a time when there was precious little video material available (especially GOOD material). However, if you ask me, I'll tell you which one you should buy..... :smug:
 
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Yeah, I'm not sure which one Ed's talking about, but I really get a lot out of Slap Bass, The Ultimate Guide on DVD from Hal Leonard, featuring some articulate bald guy.

The disk is in very discrete modules, so it's easy to go in, learn something, then feel like you can work on that until you're ready for the next step. Very impressive and digestable, like all that guy's work.
 
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edfriedland said:
Thank you Murf, that's a tough book. Not too many people crack that one open.

I think Alexis' slap program is very good too, it came out at a time when there was precious little video material available (especially GOOD material). However, if you ask me, I'll tell you which one you should buy..... :smug:
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And I've got both the Alexis and the Ed versions! Well, Ed's arrives next week. I never worked with the Alexis' book much, because my VCR/TV was nowhere close to practice room or amp. Ed's is a DVD, so I can sit at my 'puter, next to my full rig, practice, and read TB. Not much better than that!


dcr
 
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I have all three recommended here, Alex, Ed, and Tony. I think Ed is the best one for the beginner. I'd start from Ed's DVD, then Alex, then move on to Tony's book. Tony's SlapIt! is the best book out there, but it requires some learning curve.
 
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Un fu!@#(*ing believable. We have MODERATORS here that CONSTANTLY spam the gear of their choice, and someone had the nuts to ban Ed Friedland. Gimme a break. You guys DO know that Ed is one of preeminent Bass Educators on the planet, and has answered TONS of questions from seasoned players and newbies alike, all free of charge, right? TB is LUCKY to have a player of Ed's stature posting here.
 
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Hate to rain on the parade, but it's against the commercial user policy for someone to "advertise" their product in such a manner. The principle of it being that some places pay to advertise on the banner locations on TB, and when a commercial user like Ed posts about his own book/DVD, it's basically free publicity. This isn't fair, hence, commerical users aren't allowed to post freely about their own products. It'd be the same thing if Ken Smith popped out of the DB side to post his basses in the "For Sale" section of the BG forums.

Cheeze, the difference between Ed and the moderators who "constantly spam the gear of their choice" is that Ed makes money when people buy what he's "spamming" with. When embellisher plugs his (admittedly swank) Benaventes, he's not going to make any money when someone buys one.

Ed's done a lot for the bass community. From his other posts here, he's a pretty class guy, too. However, there are rules for a reason. Editing the post to remove the free advertisement? I'd say that's Chris doing his job as he's supposed to. Banning, a bit far.


EDIT: Oh, and guys, he's unbanned. Must've happened pretty damn quick, too.
 
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bovinehost said:
Someone (hopefully someone WITH a clue) do me a favor.

1. Unban Ed immediately and let's move on, or -

2. Leave things as they are and ban my sorry ass, too, because a place that doesn't want Ed Friedland is a place I don't ever want to be tempted to visit again.

Seriously.

Jack
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As scary as this is, I agree with Jack. Ed Friedland is huge asset to the bass community and banning him from posting here is just insane.
 
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