I've had enough!

[Slammin]

Reading at it's finest.

Spanked today s**t out of my first bass, Ibanez Gio, no string snapping whatsoever.




This sound like a valid point, I've always liked high action. I'll lower it and see if it helps.

High action would require a lot more effort to get a good 'pop' from the string, especially on the G. Unless that G is seriously fat, it's not going to last under those conditions, including what was mention about bridge angle.

My strings are so low that I get the 'pop' just using a more aggressive finger style. Of course you have to have a bass built and setup well enough to allow such low action because some basses just can't go there.

 

[FlyingFinn]

Yeah, I'm pretty confident now the problem lies in my high action.

Here you can see me playing RHCP Aeroplane with my old band:

YouTube - ‪RHCP - Aeroplane Cover‬‏

It's recorded 3 years ago, I was stoned as hell and sound quality is poor but it might you picture how I slap.

 

[edfriedland]

I watched the video. Dude, you're simply popping too hard, and wasting a lot of energy. Think - economy of motion, think - relax the right shoulder, pivot from the elbow, keep the thumb loose and parallel with the strings, pop on the side of the finger, don't get caught under the string.

Work on your technique. It'll be a challenge because you have muscle memory in place, but work it out. You'll sound better, break less strings (probably none), and be able to slap/pop effortlessly.

 

[slaphappychappy]

simple video to fix all the problems. I wish life came with a video.

 

[hamertek98]

Bass Whisperer to the rescue!