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Double Bass Slap resources

Macch5

Macch5

Nov 8, 2014
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#1
I'm looking for any good leaning material for upright slap. I've already been playing for years but it was a technique I didn't need for the music I usually play. Now I may have some decent paying gigs coming to me that will require a little slap. If you could point me to some good instructional videos that would be great. If there in YouTube that would be even better.
 
#3
IMHO, the Ungentle Art Of Slap Bass by Mark Rubin and Kevin Smith is the best commercially available instructional video on the market.
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A cat named Dan Enriquez posts as "Memphisevil" on youtube- lots of great stuff here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Memphisevil

When you think you're getting good and you need a reality check, look at some Joe Fick:

Joe
 
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#4
In addition to the excellent Ungentle Art and MemphisEvil already mentioned...

... I'll add Pete Turland:



Nicholas Dubouchet should be on your radar as well, the vid is in French, but still worth a listen and to glean some slap off of it.


As much as I like Lee Rocker, I wasn't impressed with his Slap video. It put me to sleep, literally – I couldn't stay awake all the way through it.
In addition, he didn't tune to A440 when he shot the video, and IIRC he didn't give a tuning note to tune to him, so everything he shows you in the video is impossible to play along with.

I own the Ungentle Art, Pete Turland's instructional DVD and the Lee Rocker vid as well. I liked Pete Turland's best with Ungentle Art a close second.
 
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