People who whine about slapping

[bobyoung53]

This is one of the coolest slap tunes I've ever heard, I'm not much of a slapper and don't bash others who do it.........but please turn the treble down.

 

[Gorn]

I don't care for it. When it's come up in conversation, I've said that. I'm very, very sorry.

 

[SpankBazz]

The bass player is Juna Serita. She's killer.
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[bobyoung53]

Unfortunately.
It's very much a thing.
The great Anthony Jackson has gone on at length about how silly he thinks the technique is, which is interesting because there is great music that has come from it from very skilled players.

I remember his LAST column for Bass Player magazine in which he went on a rant about it, not sure if it was because if he went on the rant because it was his last column or it was his last column because of his rant.

 

[bobyoung53]

For a long time, I kind of got it. I was not a slap fan. I never found slap bass players to really be super inspiring... Larry Graham did good. But Flea, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, etc... all these guys just didn't really do it for me. But then I witnessed this live clip from 1979 by Casiopea, featuring Tetsuo Sakurai on slap bass:
I don't know what it is, but just how rock-solid his tone and playing are pretty much everything I would ever want out of slap bass. The fact that he slapped for this entire tune and never once sounded thin or weak in the mix amazes me. And he knows when to hold back and groove, and he knows when to let loose.

I've heard he's not considered anything particularly special in slap bass circles, but for me he's pretty much the slap bass player I would want to sound like. Plus, because this was Japan in the 1970s the entire band sorta looks like they're dressed as my grandpa, but Sakurai still looks so cool.

I think he gets a great sound with his thumb, I could definitely do without the pops though. Years ago a drummer asked me how those jazz players get that 'burping sound' it took me a while to figure out what he meant.

 

[Pacman]

This has been beat to death, even when it's posted in the *correct* forum.

We're done here.