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Is Slapping Over? I Think It Is.

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+1000 agree that it`s overused and abused. Every time I`m in GC, some kid comes in, grabs a bass, and sounds like they`re having a seizure on it, much to my amusement :) But when it`s done tastefully, properly, and with a certain amount of restraint, it is incredible to hear. I can`t slap; I wish I could. Sure, I could just beat the piss out of my bass and call it "slap", but I have enough sense not to. Truly good slap players are few and far between, IMO.
 
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DougD said:
True. But why is it that people think that if a person slaps, that must be all they can do? It takes a lot of practice to be good at slapping. And people that put in the amount of time to get good at it are also good at other aspects of their playing. Take Wooten, Miller, Clarke, Ham, and King for example. All known for astounding slap technique, but play finger style equally as well. They often have better finger style chops, but people don't really notice that. Too busy hating them for being better than most at slapping
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+1 I actually much prefer hearing Victor play fingerstye than slap

That being said, I love good slap, and by good I mean FUNKY.

J
 
#78
i still have fun with it, not much room for it in my band though. some of the first songs i ever learned how to play were a bunch of tracks off of mudvaynes LD50 which was my favorite rock/metal band at the time. when i first got in the band im in now about 3 years ago i tried to put a bunch a slap in the mix. some of it was good and some of it was a bit overplaying. it wasnt until we got to the studio that we realised it didnt sound so good as opposed to some nice big simple bass. that and the guy who we recorded with couldnt get a good tone, it ended up sounding like a second kick drum on the lower strings. i tried to do some thumb and pinky mixed with double stops on some of our heavier songs, i.e what the guy from korn does. it sounds cool when your jammin but when you get to the studio you always hear things that should be different. i think slap still has a place in the world and isnt completly dead yet. theres always room to be experimental in my opinion. god bless, AARON.
 
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